Tim Lukins
Scientist - Machine Learning at Forest Research
City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolTim Lukins is a scientist and machine learning engineer with 12 years of experience applying computer vision, graphics, robotics and AI to build commercial products and research-driven solutions. He co-founded Machines With Vision and served as its CTO/COO, combining hands-on engineering with product and operational leadership across startups and research institutions. Now at Forest Research, he brings a rare intersection of academic rigor (PhD, postdoc experience) and practical system delivery honed at companies from HP and Agilent to early-stage analytics and conversational AI ventures. Based in Edinburgh, he also recently added formal training in plant growth and development, signaling a unique orientation toward applying ML to environmental and biological problems. Known for turning challenging perceptual problems into deployable systems, he balances long-term research instincts with pragmatic product focus.
12 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Nanodegree, Nanodegree at UdacityPh.D., Ph.D. at The University of EdinburghB.Sc. (hons.), B.Sc. (hons.) at University of AberdeenRHS Level 2 Certificate in the Principles of Plant Growth and Development, RHS Level 2 Certificate in the Principles of Plant Growth and Development at Royal Botanic Garden EdinburghProfessional Certificate Program, Professional Certificate Program at HarvardX
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Github Skills (28)
opencv9
macos9
computer-vision9
homebrew8
aws-lambda7
xcode6
lambda6
serverless-framework6
aws6
pyinstaller6
python6
ios6
camera-calibration6
image-processing6
serverless5
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
timlukins/pylcs
Aug 2013 - Sep 2014
Contributions:5 commits in 1 year 1 month
pythonclassifiermachine-learninglearning-pythonlearning-classifier-systems
wildrate/tinybuild
Sep 2021 - Nov 2022
Docker build image for MCUs.
Contributions:3 PRs, 38 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 2 months
docker-builddockerimage-build
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