I am a principal software and data architect who joined EPCC in 2003. I provide the technical lead for software development or data analysis projects for both academic and commercial clients.
Mr Ally Hume
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My current role is as the principal architect for DataLoch where I lead the scalable infrastructure solution and technology strategy as well as work on data ingestion, data quality assessment and production of research-ready data. I look to engineer solutions, tooling and innovations that will help the DataLoch team deliver quality data in the most straightforward way, and with robust data-security controls.
My background covers a wide range of data-related projects including the Scottish medical imaging research repository, mathematical modelling of plant biology, distributed data integration systems, cloud computing infrastructures and financial data mining.
Prior to joining EPCC, I worked on several research and industrial applications including control and monitoring systems for ocean-based seismic surveys and a computer-vision system for cancer detection.
I have a BSc (Hons) degree in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence from The University of Edinburgh.