Gavin Thomson Email & Phone Number

London, England, Gb

My assigned role is Assistant Methodologist. This is a Data Science role at Higher Executive Officer grade within the UK Civil Service. My goal as a Methodologist is to research new methods and build new tools for statistical applications. My work on individual modules is frequently self-directed and research is conducted on my own initiative, but this is always as a contribution to larger collaborative projects and with a view to stakeholder requirements. I strive to adhere to best practices… Show more My assigned role is Assistant Methodologist. This is a Data Science role at Higher Executive Officer grade within the UK Civil Service. My goal as a Methodologist is to research new methods and build new tools for statistical applications. My work on individual modules is frequently self-directed and research is conducted on my own initiative, but this is always as a contribution to larger collaborative projects and with a view to stakeholder requirements. I strive to adhere to best practices in version control, quality assurance, and unit testing.Current research is focused on development of a tool to automate quality analysis in large-scale record linkage, implementing a Bayesian approach to optimise stratified sampling for estimation of precision and recall metrics and associated uncertainties. This has involved working with Markov Chain Monte Carlo methods using PyMC and PySpark. I am also working on adapting Goldstein's Scalelink algorithm for real-world linkage applications. Show less

Kent, England, United Kingdom

Duties include:• Lectures and Seminar Teaching• Essay and Exam Marking• Creating supporting teaching materials (slides, exercises, handouts, visual aids)• Liaising with colleagues to deliver a consistent learning experience in line with intended outcomesCourses Taught:• Logic and Reasoning (Stage 1)• Introduction to Philosophy (Stage 1)• Philosophy of Language (Stage 2)• Philosophy of Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence (Stage 3)

Kent, England, United Kingdom

• Multi-institutional collaboration with two senior academics• Formalising and verifying undergraduate mathematics (Real Analysis) using the type-based proof assistant Microsoft Lean• Designing and coding content for an interactive Real Number Game• Collaborating using Git version control software and Github• Approved funding by Arts & Humanities Research Council• Code viewable at https://github.com/ImperialCollegeLondon/real-number-game

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

• Temporary full-time work at the Centre for the Study of Perceptual Experience interdisciplinary research unit• Producing text and interactive content for an educational website exploring the cognitive science of visual and auditory illusions• Working under Creative Commons licenses• Working independently but in coordination with colleagues and Professor Fiona Macpherson• Online at www.illusionsindex.org

Glasgow

• "Front Line" registration and enrolment guidance for students• Temporary position while studyingDuties:• Fielding student queries both in person and via helpdesk software• Producing and amending official documents (academic transcripts, certifying letters)• Amending and updating student records

Bsc (Hons), Mathematics

Final Year Modules: • Functional Analysis • Further Topics in Group Theory • Differential Geometry • Mathematical Physics • Numerical.

Phd Candidate, Philosophy

"Logic, Types and Expressivism" A thesis in the philosophy of mathematics and logic, examining the relationship between deductive formal.