Ben McClusky

Chemical Engineer turned Machine Learning Engineer. Currently researching Distributed Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning at Imperial College London. Former Special Projects at Hypergrowth Startup

Experience

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Imperial College London

MSc Computing (AI + ML)

Currently undertaking 1-year program at the top 10 globally ranked university. My thesis focuses on applying reinforcement learning to large-scale distributed multi-agent systems.

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Hiccup

Machine Learning Engineer

Second data hire at the seed-stage, VC-backed automated fashion brand, built and scaled much of the core data infrastructure including web scraping systems and state-of-the-art machine learning models.

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Gorillas

Special Projects Analyst

Joined Gorillas shortly after UK launch. Created, scaled and improved many of the core business processes during a period of hypergrowth helping Gorillas become the fastest european startup to reach unicorn status.

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Investec

Investment Banking Intern

Like many people, I had initially planned to become an Investment Banker. Luckily for me, I was selected for a joint program with the venture capital firm Outward VC, igniting a passion for technology and startups.

Skills

Expertise

Deep Learning
Reinforcement Learning
Computer Vision
Natural Language Processing
Web Scraping

Technical Skills

Python
SQL
JavaScript
PyTorch
NumPy
Pandas
Git
Docker
Kubernetes

Core Skills

Problem Solving
Determination
Communication
Teamwork
Fun

Projects

Collection of some of my best projects, click on the project to find out more.

Distributed Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning

Distributed Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning

Exploring how to apply multi-agent reinforcement learning to large scale distributed systems
Property Listing Scraping

Property Listing Scraping

Automated the work of 5 people through building a web scraping system for property listings
Darkstore Location Strategy

Darkstore Location Strategy

Developed geospatial machine learning model which led the expansion strategy of Gorillas UK
Top-Down Order Forecasting

Top-Down Order Forecasting

Redefined order forecasting methodology, helping Gorillas UK become leader in operational efficiency