CV

Education

• PhD in Informatics, University of Sussex (ongoing)
• Gatsby Bridging Programme, Mathematics for Computational Neuroscience and Machine Learning, UCL (Summer 2023)
• MSc in Artificial Intelligence and Adaptive Systems, University of Sussex, 2021-2022
• BSc in Neuroscience with Cognitive Science, University of Sussex, 2018-2021

Experience

• AI Ethics Representative for MetaTool (Autumn 2023 - Ongoing)
  • Participated in Working Group discussions for a Portfolio of projects (‘Awareness Inside’) funded by the EU EIC Pathfinder Challenge
  • Engaged with panels discussing the ethical implications of AI
  • Helped draft roadmap for Working Group activities
• Gatsby Bridging Programme, UCL (Summer, 2023)
  • 7 week postgraduate course in Mathematics for Computational Neuroscience and Machine Learning run by the Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit
  • Linear algebra, Calculus, Probability theory, ODEs, Fourier Transforms
• Research Assistant, Neuromorphic Computing Group, University of Sussex (Summer, 2021)
  • Helped develop benchmark dataset of dynamic vision sensor data (Turner et al., 2022)
  • Conducted research project to improve ‘sim-to-real’ generalisation during training by synthesising and injecting noise into dataset (a novel application of ‘domain randomisation’, see James et al., 2017 ).
  • OpenCV, Docker, Linux command line
  • Supervisor: Professor Thomas Nowotny
• Web developer (December 2017 - February 2021)
  • NCompass: Web design and digital services agency
  • HTML, CSS, Google Analytics, Wordpress, Magento, Google Adwords, Git
  • Wesbite design and development, database management, marketing

Skills

• Python
• Git
• Web development

Publications

Understanding Tool Discovery and Tool Innovation Using Active Inference

Collis, P., Kinghorn, P.F., Buckley, C.L. (2024). Understanding Tool Discovery and Tool Innovation Using Active Inference. In: Buckley, C.L., et al. Active Inference. IWAI 2023. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1915. Springer, Cham.

Talks

International Workshop on Active Inference, 2023

September 15, 2023

Conference proceedings talk at Sint-Pietersabdij, Ghent, Belgium

Teaching

Intelligence in Animals and Machines (826G5)