About me
I'm a researcher and data scientist interested in artificial intelligence, natural computation, robotics, and computational neuroscience.
My Ph.D. thesis (brief abstract) investigated how homeostatic synaptic scaling mechanisms acting in Alzheimer's disease can result in the effect of information-selectivity. This defines the way the disease spreads, and how it attacks the least significant neurons first, thereby making the disease harder to detect in its early stages. It also reveals a potential method for slowing the progression of the disease, by using electrostimulation to restore lost activity and reduce the need for synaptic scaling.
I did my Ph.D. with John Bullinaria at the University of Birmingham, UK.
For a list of my academic publications, please follow this link.
Contact me
Email: mark@tamias.co.uk (PGP public key).
Skype: tamias_striatus
Google Scholar: http://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=9L-UquwAAAAJ&hl=en
Academia.edu: http://bham.academia.edu/MarkRowan
Current occupation:
(2020 - ) Founder, Rowan Cognitive Data Science Solutions, Zürich.
Previous employment:
(2019 - 2020) Data Science Lead, OTO Systems, Zürich.
(2017 - 2019) VP, Cognitive Data Scientist in Machine Intelligence and Strategy, Swiss Re, Zürich.
(2014 - 2017) Data Scientist at UPC Switzerland, Zürich.
(2013 - 2014) Post-doctoral researcher at the Institut für Physiologie, University of Bern.
(2009 - 2013) Teaching Assistant for Intelligent Robotics and Software Workshop in Java, University of Birmingham, UK.
(2007 - 2009) Research Scientist in Advanced Information Processing group, Advanced Technology Centre, BAE Systems, Bristol, UK.
Qualifications:
(2009 - 2013) Ph.D. Computer Science, University of Birmingham, UK.
(2006 - 2007) M.Sc. Natural Computation, Distinction, University of Birmingham, UK.
(2003 - 2006) B.Sc. Artificial Intelligence & Computer Science, Hons. 1st class, University of Birmingham, UK.
Full CV:
Please request by email (mark@tamias.co.uk).