Darryl Woodford

Darryl Woodford has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries and roles. Darryl is currently the Chief Technology Officer at Cipher Sports Technology Group, a position they have held since November 2021. Prior to this, they were the Chief Technology Officer (Founder) at Hypometer Technologies starting from November 2015.

Before their entrepreneurial ventures, Darryl worked at Queensland University of Technology, where they held various roles. As a Visiting Fellow from February 2015 to June 2017, they supported the development of quantitative analysis tools for the Social Media Research Group and Digital Media Research Centre. Using Python, Pandas, SciPy, and API wrappers of social media platforms, they developed methods for analyzing social media data.

As a Research Fellow from February 2013 to February 2015, they led the development of a social media analytics platform and managed a team of three. Additionally, they were a Sessional Academic/Research Fellow from July 2010 to February 2013 at the same university.

Darryl also worked as an Assistant Lecturer at IT University of Copenhagen from January 2009 to December 2009. Before that, they worked in Sports and Odds Modelling from June 2002 to June 2009, where they developed models for sporting events and markets and focused on advantage gambling.

Darryl's work experience demonstrates their expertise in technology, data analysis, and management in various contexts, including academia, entrepreneurship, and sports modeling.

Darryl Woodford pursued their education in a chronological order. Darryl first attended the University of Essex from 2002 to 2005, where they obtained a Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) degree in Computer Gaming and Internet Technology. Subsequently, from 2007 to 2009, they studied at the IT-Universitetet i København, obtaining a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Media Technology and Games. Finally, Darryl completed their education at QUT (Queensland University of Technology) from 2010 to 2014, where they earned a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Regulating Virtual Environments: Participant Driven Approaches.