Alistair Stead

Alistair Stead, PhD, has a diverse work experience in technology and research roles. Alistair is currently the Chief Technology Officer at HeidiPay since March 2021. Previously, from 2016 to 2022, they worked at Oodle Car Finance as the Technology Advisor and then as the Chief Technology Officer. Alistair also served as a Technical Advisor at Rent Ahead from March 2021 to September 2021. Prior to that, Alistair was a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Cambridge from April 2015 to March 2016 and a PhD Student from October 2011 to May 2015. Alistair also worked as a Software Engineer at Skin Analytics from May 2012 to February 2013, where they managed the design and development of Android apps related to skin cancer detection. Alistair started their career as a Developer at J.P. Morgan from June 2009 to September 2009, where they focused on trade risk platforms and developed a C# system for real estate loan risk tracking. Additionally, they briefly worked as a User Experience Developer at Google, where they contributed to the design and development of prototype visualizations and conducted user studies for online travel systems.

Alistair Stead, PhD, obtained their Ph.D in Computer Science from the University of Cambridge from 2011 to 2015. Prior to their doctoral studies, they completed their MPhil in Advanced Computer Science from the University of Cambridge between 2010 and 2011. Alistair also holds a Master's Degree in MEng Computer Science from The University of Manchester, which they completed from 2006 to 2010.