About

Hi, I'm Tom Auger, Lead AI Engineer at the TUMO Center for Creative Technologies, a free educational program where teens build skills in technology and design.

My technical interests are in AI and cyber security. Occasionally I run workshops teaching AI to teens around the world.

If you spot an error, or have comments or questions, email me at [email protected].

You can outsource your thinking, but you can't outsource your understanding.

You can't be normal and expect abnormal returns.

1. Dec 2023 - Present

   

   Lead AI Engineer

   TUMO Center for Creative Technologies

   Yerevan, Armenia

   Building an AI-powered learning platform for teaching AI.

2. Sep 2021 - Aug 2023

   

   Senior Software Developer

   Cyacomb

   Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

   Built privacy-preserving digital forensics tools for identifying illegal content.

3. 2020 - 2021

   

   Master's degree, Computer Science

   The University of Edinburgh

   Focused on the intersection of AI and cybersecurity.

   MSc thesis: Anonymizing Network Traffic Datasets for Network Intrusion Detection

4. Oct 2018 - Sep 2020

   

   Software Engineer

   MathWorks

   Cambridge, UK

   Developed build and integration tooling for MATLAB and Simulink.

5. Oct 2015 - Oct 2018

   

   Software Developer

   Gas Management Services Limited

   Cambridge, UK

   Developed portfolio management and secure trading systems for UK and European gas markets.

6. 2012 - 2015

   

   Bachelor's degree, Mathematics

   University of Cambridge

   Pure mathematics.