Matthew Maddock Email & Phone Number

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Kuunda is a B2B fintech solutions provider; building products and partnerships for sustainable economic change.

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Conducting research in theoretical physics related to the Wolfram Physics Project and Wolfram model. Research is done on approved WPP-related projects throughout the year including regular participation in colloquia sessions.My research focuses on quantum field theory, group theory and statistical mechanical aspects of the Wolfram model. All WPP-related papers must be made publicly accessible on Wolfram's website, arXiv, journals, etc.

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Data science consultant at Decision Inc SA. Decision Inc is a global technology services business that enables clients to create modern digital businesses that use technology to create a better future. Individual responsibilities include:- Develop and deploy machine learning (ML) pipelines with applications to the mobile money and digital financial services industry- Utilise unsupervised ML and anomaly detection algorithms to analyse daily transaction data to identify suspicious activity- Utilise supervised ML techniques to conduct portfolio risk management and creditscoring- Experience with Google Cloud Platform and Google SDK to build, deploy and scale applications- Preform customer segmentation and promotion analysis using unsupervised ML techniques- Develop and deploy data pipeline with python and SQL- Data wrangling and API integration- Geospatial analytics with QGIS and python- BI development with Power BI and Qlik Sense

Statistical Physics, Electrodynamics and Quantum Mechanics course tutor for honours course. Department of Physics, University of Cape Town.

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Python lab practicals for 1st and 2nd year physics students. The course focused on data analysis, mathematical modelling and 3D animations with the Python package VPython.

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

- Conducted lab experiments in 1st and 2nd year laboratory (50+ students)- Set up physical apparatus/experiments before laboratory session- Assisted students in performing physical experiments- Maintained experimental equipment-Invigilated tests and exam sessions- Marked weekly lab reports

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Participated in research considering gauge field theories on discrete fibre bundles and explored their connection to the Wolfram hyper-graph model of fundamental physics proposed by the Wolfram Physics Project. Also attended lectures on cloud applications, machine learning and neutral networks in the Wolfram language.Gauge field theories on principal fibre bundles.Abstract:The notion of symmetry is very powerful. Noether theorem tells us that every differentiable symmetry of the action of a physical system has a corresponding conservation law. In physics these symmetries are encoded in mathematical structures known as Lie groups. The defining feature of Lie groups along they are also differential manifolds. When combined with an underlying spacetime, usually Minkowski space, as well as a differential map form a mathematical object known as a fibre bundle. These spaces form the mathematical framework for the study of gauge field theories which form the mathematical basis for the Standard Model of particle physics which is the theory describing three of the four known fundamental forces in the universe, as well as classifying all known elementary particles. My project aims to construct and study discrete approximations to these continuous fibre bundles and relate them back to the Wolfram model, a purely discrete model of fundamental physics. In this project I was able to construct discrete approximations to fibre bundles given a discrete subgroup of a Lie-group and a discrete spacetime in the form of an undirected graph. Following this, the next goal was to calculate physically quantities on these discrete bundles. In the literature there is a discrete analogue of magnetic flux which one can use to scan the bundle for magnetic monopoles and study the resulting distribution, much more research needs to go into understanding these discrete bundles. A few examples of dynamics are introduced with the intention of relating these bundle back to the Wolfram model.

B.Sc (Hons), Physics, First Class

PHY4000W is a course in advanced physics topics meant to prepare students for a career in research. Modules taken: Electrodynamics Quantum.

B.Sc, Mathematics And Physics, Gpa 71.00

Activities and Societies: Dean' Merit List Member of the Golden Key Honours SocietyCompleted courses in Mathematics, Applied Mathematics.

Matric, 6 Distinctions

Activities and Societies: Physical Science: Placed in the top 40 IEB candidatesDistinctions: Accounting Advanced Program Mathematics Life.