Robert Woodward

Principal Engineer, Senior Scientist Team Lead at Toshiba Europe Ltd

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
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Robert 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.
code9 years of coding experience
job4 years of employment as a software developer
bookBA MEng, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Distinction, BA MEng, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Distinction at University of Cambridge
bookPhD, Laser Science and Nonlinear Optics, PhD, Laser Science and Nonlinear Optics at Imperial College London
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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)

TypeScriptJupyter NotebookCythonPython

Github contributions (5)

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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
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riwoodward/boxstarter

Jan 2017 - Nov 2019

Contributions:8 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 10 months
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