Jamie A Ward

Technology Officer, Co-founder at LiveTree

Jamie A Ward has a diverse work experience spanning multiple roles and industries. They are currently working as a Senior Lecturer at Goldsmiths, University of London, where they previously held positions as a Lecturer in Machine Learning and a Visiting Researcher. They also worked as a Research Associate at UCL.

Ward has also been involved in tech startups, having served as the Technology Officer and Co-founder of LiveTree, where they were responsible for the overall technology strategy and roadmap. They have also worked as a Guest Researcher at Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz (DFKI) on a part-time basis.

In terms of academic research, Ward has held positions as a Research Associate, Marie Curie Research Fellow in Computing, and Post Doctoral Research Associate at Lancaster University. They also worked at Collegium Helveticum, ETH Zurich, where they were involved in prototype development, post-doc work, and research assistantship.

Earlier in their career, Ward worked as an Analog Engineer at Newlogic, and as a Hardware Engineer (Summer internship) at Edinburgh Designs. They also had a software engineering internship at Spectrum Energy & IT.

Overall, Ward's work experience showcases a strong background in academia and research, with involvement in industry and entrepreneurship as well.

Jamie A Ward completed a Ph.D. in Electronics - Wearable Computing from ETH Zürich, where they attended from 2001 to 2006. Prior to that, they obtained a BEng Hons. degree in Computer Science and Electronics from The University of Edinburgh, studying from 1996 to 2000.

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  • Technology Officer, Co-founder

    January, 2015 - present