Robert Woodward
Principal Engineer, Senior Scientist Team Lead at Toshiba Europe Ltd
Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolRobert Woodward is a Principal Engineer and Senior Scientist Team Lead at Toshiba Europe in Cambridge, where he steers software-enabled research in quantum optics for advanced communication and cryptographic technologies. He blends a deep foundation in photonics and nonlinear optics with practical software development for hardware control, automation, and machine intelligence applications in quantum systems. His leadership role spans guiding a software development team within the Quantum Technology Business Division and advancing toward commercialisable quantum communication products. His career spans academia and industry, from a PhD in Laser Science and Nonlinear Optics at Imperial College London to postdoctoral and research roles on high-power ultrafast lasers, nanomaterials, and rare-earth systems. He holds a BA MEng in Electrical & Electronic Engineering from the University of Cambridge and is based in Cambridge, UK, reflecting a strong track record of turning fundamental science into scalable technologies.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
BA MEng, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Distinction, BA MEng, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Distinction at University of CambridgePhD, Laser Science and Nonlinear Optics, PhD, Laser Science and Nonlinear Optics at Imperial College LondonWirral Grammar School for Boys
Github Skills (48)
stable9
data-wrangling9
python8
data-visualisation8
scipy-stack8
cookbook7
data-visualization7
jupyter-notebook7
cuda6
notebook6
parallel6
ecology6
sympy6
risk-assessment5
instrumentation5
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
riwoodward/mqlab
Feb 2017 - Dec 2018
Instrumentation interfacing & control code for Macquarie University Mid-IR Fibre Lasers Group
Contributions:17 commits, 2 PRs, 4 pushes in 1 year 10 months
instrumentationfibremidmacquarie-universitylasers
riwoodward/boxstarter
Jan 2017 - Nov 2019
Contributions:8 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 10 months
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