Jesse Allardice

Jesse Allardice is an accomplished machine learning researcher with notable experience at Apple as a Senior Machine Learning Researcher focusing on Multimodal Foundation Models, where research involved improving large-scale computer vision for robotics applications. As an AI Resident, Jesse notably scaled a T5 LLM training setup significantly. Previous roles include a Machine Learning Research Engineer at Upside Saving, where groundbreaking work on natural language processing added value to the open banking data market, and a Data Science Fellow at Faculty, completing an intensive program to transition STEM graduates into AI careers. Additionally, Jesse has contributed as a Machine Learning Tutor at Cambridge Spark and has entrepreneurial experience as a Founder in Residence at Entrepreneur First. Academic credentials include a PhD in Physics from the University of Cambridge, concentrating on next-generation solar cell technologies, and a Bachelor of Science with Honours in Physics from Victoria University of Wellington.