David Pickup

David Pickup

Data Scientist @ KLDiscovery

About David Pickup

David Pickup is a Data Scientist with a PhD in Chemistry from The University of Sheffield. He has extensive experience in data science and research, currently working at KLDiscovery and previously at Greatcell Solar and ICFO.

Work at KLDiscovery

David Pickup has been employed at KLDiscovery as a Data Scientist since 2021. He works remotely from London and Madrid. In his role, he established a Python package template for the data science team, which promotes standardized development practices. This includes the implementation of continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines and version control policies. Additionally, he developed a custom active learning algorithm aimed at reducing client labeling efforts in document classification models.

Education and Expertise

David Pickup earned his PhD in Chemistry from The University of Sheffield, where he studied from 2002 to 2005. He also completed an Applied Data Science Bootcamp at Cambridge Spark in 2019, focusing on Data Science and Machine Learning. This educational background equips him with a strong foundation in both scientific research and data analysis techniques.

Background in Research

Prior to his current position, David Pickup worked as a Research Scientist at Greatcell Solar from 2014 to 2019 in Manchester, United Kingdom. He also served as an ICFO Fellow at ICFO in Barcelona Area, Spain, from 2010 to 2011. His experience in these roles contributed to his expertise in data-driven research and development.

Technical Contributions

David Pickup has made significant technical contributions in his previous roles. He created a multiclass email segmentation tool that enhanced storage efficiency and processing speed. This project involved generating a synthetic dataset for model training, showcasing his ability to apply data science techniques to real-world problems.

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