MSc Computer Science R&D Engineer, Vortex IoT
embedded systems and working around the growing world of IoT systems. What I enjoyed about the MSc course and study environment at Swansea University was the free thinking environment where we were encouraged by the lecturers to face new problems and approach them from any angle. The Computer Science Department is full of very knowledgeable people with contacts and interests in many areas. As a student of the department you have access to this vast pool of knowledge. I would encourage students to take advantage of this. Talk to your peers and lecturers about more than computer science, and use the time you have to explore interests that make you a more rounded individual. Your degree/qualifications will get you an interview, but your surrounding knowledge and interests will secure you the job.
I currently work for Vortex IoT as an R&D Engineer where we design and develop innovative products and IoT systems for harsh environments. Our current work is in developing air quality monitoring systems and railway intrusion and obstruction detection systems. These systems are designed and built in-house from the ground up by the R&D and Software team. As well as hardware, we design web interfaces and data management and analysis systems to gain further insight into what our sensor networks are detecting. This is done through our machine learning and AI systems which are all developed in-house. During my master’s I focused on ‘Hardware and Devices’ and ‘Embedded Systems’ modules which gave me an opportunity to work at the boundary of where the physical meets the digital. This led me to conduct my research for my dissertation in mesh networking. These skills helped me to secure a job in developing
These skills helped me to secure a job in developing embedded systems and working around the growing world of loT systems.
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