VIVIDATA

Barty Wardell is completing a Masters in Engineering at the University of Cambridge, with specialisms in Aeronautics and Materials. He is also an active part-time researcher at the Cambridge Centre for Micromechanics, with a focus on computational methods and polymer mechanics. He previously directed Cambridge University Spaceflight, and presided over a successful rocket launch. His experience spans managing large technical teams and solving research grade challenges. In his spare time he collects Vinyl and is an avid skier.

Aleksander Krużewski holds a degree in Economics and Management from the University of Oxford and is pursuing a Master in Management at HEC Paris, where he received the Excellence Scholarship. His experience spans advisory roles in restructuring projects, Energy M&A, and startup scaling. Aleksander is deeply involved in financial research, focusing on lending practices of institutions acting as secondary support mechanisms. A former competitive fencer, he now enjoys surfing as a hobby. He is recognized for his skills in process design and managing complex projects.

Benedict Davies is completing a Masters in Engineering at the University of Cambridge, with a focus on Machine learning and Information Engineering, having achieved a starred Class I. His research project is investigating the use of large speech models to automatically grade English speaking exams and has worked on other machine learning projects with experience in both supervised training and reinforcement learning. Benedict also has experience as a Software Engineer working on iOS development with Expedia Group. His other interests outside of Engineering include piano, tennis and climbing.

Alex Hayward is completing a Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering at Imperial College, having studied advanced modules in Mathematics, Statistics, Optimisation and Machine Learning. He has experience in scientific computing at the UK atomic Energy Authority; as a front-end software engineer at Publicis Sapient; and as an alpha trader at a quantitative trading firm. He has pursued several projects focused on ML, spanning spiking neural networks and convolutional neural networks in medical imaging. His interests are broad, reading books on economics, psychology and philosophy. In his spare time, he plays piano, squash and does yoga.

Owen Hein-Phillips is the Chief Communications Officer for Vividata, with strategic oversight for all company and client communications, content creation and design, and thought leadership for stakeholder engagement. Owen has focused on building his skills in brand, communications and strategy throughout his time at the University of Chicago where he was responsible for launching several new initiatives at the Institute of Politics, and in his professional experience with roles at Pythia Public, The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, KJD Strategies and New Ways to Work. Owen is a recent graduate of the University of Chicago, where he studied History.

Nik is fascinated with tackling interesting and challenging problems, driving him to find novel and innovative solutions. While achieving first place in his mechanical engineering exams at the University of Cambridge, Nik furthered his software engineering experience by working on computational fluid dynamics technology for Formula 1 and Aerospace clients. In his spare time, he plays trumpet in the Trinity College Brass Quintet and enjoys the occasional ski trip