Alex Upton

Alex Upton is an accomplished Senior Research Project Manager at CSCS since July 2019, previously holding roles as a Research Project Manager and as a Community Project Manager in Scientific IT Services at ETH Zurich from September 2016 to June 2019. Prior experience includes a position as a Marie Curie Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Malaga and as a Postgraduate Teaching Assistant at the University of Birmingham, where duties involved delivering lectures and seminars across various engineering courses. Academic qualifications include a PhD in Bioinformatics, an MRes, and a BEng (Hons) in Electronic and Electrical Engineering from the University of Birmingham, alongside a Postgraduate Certificate in Business Administration from Birmingham City University. Early career experience includes roles at CEMEX and STEFI/Gearhouse Broadcast, providing a broad foundation of technical and management skills.