Education
BSc Computer Science, University of Sheffield, September 2024 to June 2027 (expected).
First-class marks in Years 1 and 2. Relevant modules: Bioinspired Computing, Modelling and Simulation of Natural Systems, Reinforcement Learning, Advanced Algorithms, Data Driven Computing, Computer Vision.
Hills Road Sixth Form College, Cambridge, 2021 to 2023.
A levels in Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Computer Science and Economics; Extended Project Qualification.
Research Experience
SURE Research Project, Centre for Machine Intelligence, University of Sheffield, summer 2026. Supervisor: James A. R. Marshall.
Modelled a foraging animal as a single spiking neuron and mapped how foraging strategies perform as novelty decouples from value. Ran on the university HPC cluster and presented a poster at the Bernstein Conference 2026. See Research.
Final-Year Dissertation, University of Sheffield, October 2026 to May 2027. Supervisor: James A. R. Marshall.
Emulating biophysical models in insect vision. Building a statistical emulator of the Juusola lab's 2022 Drosophila photoreceptor model.
Research Assistant, Juusola Lab (Mikko Juusola), University of Sheffield, May to July 2026.
Wet-lab work on complex learning in Drosophila larvae.
Research Visits
Straw Lab (Andrew Straw), University of Freiburg, October 2026. Learned about the lab's research on honeybee vision and navigation.
Comparative Cognition Lab (Nicola Clayton), University of Cambridge, March 2026. Assisted with experiments using large language models to study prediction errors in cognition.
Other Experience
Mathematics and Computer Science Teacher, Hill Point Secondary School, Pokhara, Nepal, August to September 2026. See Teaching.
Web Developer for University of Sheffield student societies, June 2026 to present.
Divemaster and Guide, Nitro Dive Centre, Koh Tao, Thailand, May to July 2024.
Assisted instructors with student diver training, prepared equipment, ran safety procedures, and guided certified divers with dive site briefings.
Computer Repair Technician, GRAPE, Warsaw, Poland, September to November 2023.
Repaired computers and ran hardware diagnostics.
Front of House Assistant (part-time), Clare College, Cambridge, 2021 to 2026.
Positions of Responsibility
Organiser, Sheffield Wild Swimming Society, and Committee Member, Sheffield Surf Society, 2025 to 2027.
Expedition Staff, Duke of Edinburgh's Award, 2024 to 2025, after completing the Gold Award.
Skills
Python (NumPy, Matplotlib), HPC with SLURM, Git.
Languages: English (native), Polish (fluent).