Our team

I am a Chancellor’s Fellow within EPCC, where I work on accelerating high-fidelity simulations of marine energy systems through a combination of data-driven techniques and novel parallel computing strategies. My background is primarily in computational fluid dynamics (e.g. smoothed particle hydrodynamics, lattice Boltzmann method, high-order compact finite differences), but also includes high-performance computing, flow control, optimisation, uncertainty quantification and data-driven engineering. Aside from research, my main interests are travel and sport (both watching and participating). In particular, I am especially keen on rugby, football, triathlon (not so much the swimming) and golf, although I follow a few others as well.

I am a software applications consultant with a strong track record in leading, developing, and delivering innovative software solutions for both commercial sector and academic research. My expertise lies in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Data Management.

I joined EPCC in April 2026 after having worked in experimental particle physics research for around ten years at the ATLAS and CMS experiments at CERN. During this time, I analysed Large Hadron Collider data to study the Higgs boson (as well as new physics hypotheses involving it), the experiment’s data acquisition system, and tau leptons, among other topics.
 

I joined the application group in February 2023.

My background is in computational quantum many-body physics.

I obtained a PhD in physics from the University of Trento and later joined Newcastle University as a research assistant.

Prof. Mark Parsons joined EPCC, the supercomputing centre at The University of Edinburgh, in 1994 as a software developer working on several industrial contracts following a PhD in Particle Physics undertaken on the LEP accelerator at CERN in Geneva.

Zoë joined EPCC in September 2024 as Systems Programme Manager, helping the team deliver and operate the world-class IT infrastructure and systems on which our users across the research community depend. She came to EPCC with extensive programme and project management experience across the public and private sectors, most recently at NatWest where among other roles she helped lead the agile transformation for the bank’s debit card platform, and is passionate about creating delivery environments that enable teams to succeed.

After graduating from Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh, with a BEng degree in Computing and Electronics, I joined EPCC as an applications consultant in April 2002.

I joined EPCC in December 2013 as Project Officer of the Software Sustainability Institute, where I support Community and Training activities, as well as some of the Directorate’s tasks.

I joined EPCC, the supercomputing centre at the University of Edinburgh, in 2023 as part of the Systems team based at ACF. With a solid background in systems administration, my role involves supporting, deploying, and implementing changes across HPC services, as well as some EIDF services.

I joined EPCC in April, 1997. Currently, I am involved with the following project:

My background is in atmospheric science first as a researcher, and then as a research software engineer (RSE) where I provided technical and scientific support to users of Earth System models.  Through this, I became interested in management of research, and in 2020 I joined the SSI as a project manager.  I am still an active member of the RSE community, and I am a trustee for the Society for Research Software Engineers.   

I joined EPCC in March 2019 after graduating from Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, with a
BSc Hons in Software Development, and then working for a year with an AI startup.

I joined EPCC after completing a PhD in theoretical and computational statistical mechanics at the University of Edinburgh. 

I joined the EPCC in June 2022 after spending two years as a DiRAC RSE in the Physics department at the University of Edinburgh supporting Lattice Quantum Chromodynamics research and the deployment of the Tursa HPC system. Before my move to Edinburgh, I completed a PhD in Lattice QCD at the University of Southampton.

I hold a BSc and MSc in Computational Mathematics and Computer Science. Since 2021, I have been pursuing my PhD at EPCC, focusing on AI-driven approaches to support metacognition through computer vision models and intelligent interventions. In 2025, I joined the UKRI’s MetaScience project with Dr. Rosa Filgueira at EPCC, which aims to track and evaluate innovative research ideas across the UK.

Mark Sawyer is a Programme Manager at EPCC.

Service Manager for: ADR Scotland linkage service, SPACe analytic workbench