Dr Rob Firth
AI Researcher · Hartree Centre, STFC
AI researcher and certified data ethics professional. I work on applied AI and responsible innovation, with a background in astrophysics.
Areas of focus
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Ethical AI & Responsible Innovation
ODI-certified data ethics professional. Building AI systems that are transparent, robust, and trustworthy.
>_NLP & Large Language Models
Applied NLP and language modelling for technical and scientific domains.
◈AI for Science
Applying AI to accelerate scientific discovery, from automated observatories to literature mining.
✦Astrophysics
Former supernova researcher. PhD in the physics of Type Ia supernovae.
/Open Source & Software
Python, open-source scientific tooling, and the infrastructure that makes good research code possible.
