Curriculum vitae
Education
2016 – 2019
PhD in Complex Systems Science, University of Sydney.
Thesis title: A New Framework for Decomposing Multivariate Information.
Supervised by Joseph Lizier and Mikhail Prokopenko.
2013 – 2014
MSc in Complexity Science, University of Warwick.
2012 – 2013
MSc in Computational Science, University College Dublin.
2008 – 2012
BSc (Hons) in Theoretical Physics, University College Dublin.
Professional Appointments
2021 – present
Postdoctoral Researcher, Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences.
Based in Prof. Jeurgen Jost's General Theory of Complex Systems, my work focuses on further theoretic development of information decomposition. I am particularly focused on understanding the various differences and commonalities between the various proposed approaches to information decomposition
2019 – 2021
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Complex Systems, University of Sydney.
During this position, I worked with Joseph Lizier to apply the framework developed during my PhD to identify where and when multiple input streams of information are being synthesised in emergent computation in complex systems.
2015 – 2016
Discretionary Trader, Geneva Financial Trading.
Live market trading of US and European fixed income, agricultural and energy derivatives, including eight months of live market trading on an individual account.
Teaching Experience
2019 – 2020
Lecturer, Faculty of Engineering & IT, University of Sydney.
Information Theory and Self-Organisation: Sem.2 19, Sem.2 20.
Introduction to Complex Systems: Sem.2 20.
Received a mean score of 4.77 across all questions on the university-wide Unit of Study Survey in 2019, including a score of 5.00 on the overall satisfaction questions.
2016 – 2019
Online Teaching Assistant, Faculty of Engineering & IT, University of Sydney.
Senior tutoring role that supported online only students. Responsibilities included recording video content, facilitating online tutorials, and designing online activities.
Project Process Planning & Control: Sem.1 17, Sem.2 17, Sem.1 18, Sem.2 18, Sem.1 19
Innovation Project Management: Sem.1 16, Sem.1 17.
Strategic Delivery of Change: Sem.2 17, Sem.1 18, Sem.2 18.
2016 – 2019
Teaching Assistant, Faculty of Engineering & IT, University of Sydney.
Self-Organisation & Criticality: Sem.2 18.
Project Process Planning & Control: Sem.2 16, Sem.1 17, Win.17, Sem.2 17, Sum.18, Sem.1 18, Sem.2 18, Sum.19, Sem.1 19, Win.19.
Innovation Project Management: Sem.1 16, Sem.1 17.
Project Variance Analysis: Sem.2 16, Sem.2 17.
2013 – 2014
Teaching Assistant, Mathematics Institute, University of Warwick.
Advanced Linear Algebra: Sem.1 13/14.
Analysis III: Sem.1 13/14.
Differentiation: Sem.2 13/14.
Groups and Rings: Sem.2 13/14.
2012 – 2013
Teaching Assistant, School of Mathematical Sciences, University College Dublin.
Applications of Differential Equations: Sem.2 12/13.
Multivariate Calculus: Sem.2 12/13.
Algebra for Engineers: Sem.2 12/13.
Maths for Computer Science II: Sem.2 12/13.
Grants, Awards and Achievements
2020
The article 'Generalised measures of multivariate information content' was selected as one of the Editor's Choice Articles in Entropy.
2019
Entropy 2019 Best Paper Award for the 'Pointwise Partial Information Decomposition Using the Specificity and Ambiguity Lattices'. One of three papers selected from over 950 articles that were published in 2018.
2018
Student Travel Grant. Centre for Complex Systems, University of Sydney.
2017
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Tutoring. Faculty of Engineering & IT, University of Sydney.
2017
Top-up Scholarship for PhD studies aligned with Data61’s research. Data61, CSIRO.
2016
Joint Research Cooperation Scheme for 'Measuring neural information synthesis and its impairment’, Lizier et al. Universities Australia and German Academic Exchange Service.
2016
Faculty PhD Scholarship for International Students. Faculty of Engineering & IT, University of Sydney.
2013
EPSRC EU Fees-Only Studentship. Centre for Complexity Science, University of Warwick.