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Matt Penn

Matt Penn

Head of Scientific Computing Infrastructure

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Biography

Matt leads the team that develops and operates Advanced Research Computing's compute platforms.

Prior to ARC, he managed the computing team in the Faculty of Natural, Mathematical and Engineering Sciences.

Prior to King's he worked in various systems roles at the hedge fund D. E. Shaw and then led the Technology Operations group at a FinTech spin-out Arcesium. Matt studied BSc at King's in Mathematics and Computer Science and has an MSc from UCL in Data Communications, Networks and Distributed Systems.

Research

King's Autonomous Labs logo
King's Autonomous Labs

King's Autonomous Labs brings together AI, laboratory automation, data and robotics to develop self-driving laboratories and accelerate scientific discovery.

Project status: Ongoing

News

King's launches initiative to accelerate scientific discovery with AI

King's Autonomous Labs is a new initiative helping researchers use artificial intelligence, robotics and automation to accelerate experiments, supported by a...

King's Autonomous Labs logo carousel

King's computer labs redeployed towards global coronavirus research

The Faculty of Natural & Mathematical Science’s (NMS) Computing Support team is taking part in a global computational effort led by Folding@home to identify...

NMS computer lab

Research

King's Autonomous Labs logo
King's Autonomous Labs

King's Autonomous Labs brings together AI, laboratory automation, data and robotics to develop self-driving laboratories and accelerate scientific discovery.

Project status: Ongoing

News

King's launches initiative to accelerate scientific discovery with AI

King's Autonomous Labs is a new initiative helping researchers use artificial intelligence, robotics and automation to accelerate experiments, supported by a...

King's Autonomous Labs logo carousel

King's computer labs redeployed towards global coronavirus research

The Faculty of Natural & Mathematical Science’s (NMS) Computing Support team is taking part in a global computational effort led by Folding@home to identify...

NMS computer lab