Mike Vella

Mike Vella has a diverse work experience in various roles and industries. Mike is currently working at Oxford Nanopore Technologies, where they hold the position of Senior Director, Machine Learning Operations. Prior to this, they served as the Director of Machine Learning Operations at the same company.

Before joining Oxford Nanopore Technologies, Mike worked at NVIDIA from 2018 to 2021. During their time there, they held multiple positions including Head of Solutions Architecture (EMEA) - Healthcare and Life Sciences, Senior Solutions Architect - Genomics & Deep Learning, and Senior Engineer - Genomics & Deep Learning.

From 2016 to 2018, Mike worked as a Contractor, although the company name was not specified.

Between 2014 and 2016, Mike worked at Oxford Nanopore Technologies Ltd as a Research Engineer. In this role, they combined statistical data analysis and software engineering, with a specific focus on machine learning, scientific programming, and signal processing.

In 2011, Mike served as the Technical Lead at OpenWorm. Mike contributed to the development of a simulation model for the C. elegans nematode, incorporating fluid-mechanical and electrical models of muscle tissue.

Mike started their career as an Intern Research Scientist at Siemens from 2008 to 2009.

Mike Vella completed their MSci in Physics at the University of Bristol from 2006 to 2010. Following this, they pursued a PhD in Computational Neuroscience at the University of Cambridge, which they completed from 2010 to 2014.