Simon O'callaghan
Head Of Technical AI Governance at Gradient Institute
Cork, Ireland
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Top SchoolSimon O'callaghan is Head of Technical AI Governance with over a decade of hands-on experience building and governing machine learning systems. He translates probabilistic research into practical governance—shaping frameworks, risk controls and oversight for finance, retail, public sector and beyond while leading Responsible AI and safety initiatives at Gradient Institute. A PhD-trained Bayesian modeller from the University of Sydney, he has applied uncertainty-aware methods across robotics, coral mapping and urban planning at Data61 and NICTA. Simon has co-authored national guidance on AI adoption and ethics and serves on Standards Australia’s national AI committee, bringing research rigor to standards and policy. He combines technical depth with practical advisory skills, uniquely skilled at turning complex probabilistic models into auditable, societally-aligned AI deployments. Based in Cork, he remains active in the international AI community through publications, teaching and standards work.
13 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
The University of SydneyBachelor of Engineering (BEng), Electrical and Electronics Engineering, First Class Honours, Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Electrical and Electronics Engineering, First Class Honours at University College CorkChristian Brothers College
Github Skills (22)
bayesian-deep-learning9
gaussian9
approximation9
bayesian8
fairness-ml8
bare8
sampling8
machine-learning-models7
artificial-intelligence7
machine-learning7
ai6
python6
gaussian-processes6
deep-learning5
data-science4
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
NICTA/dora
Nov 2015 - Dec 2017
Nonparametric Active Sampling
Contributions:26 commits, 16 PRs, 29 pushes in 2 years 1 month
nonparametricsamplingmachine-learning
gradientinstitute/lm-evaluation-harness
Oct 2024 - Oct 2024
Contributions:4 pushes in 13 days
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