I'm currently part of the software team in an award-winning catastrophe modelling company. I develop tools to estimate financial losses due to natural disasters such as floods. Previously, an academic researcher in network security, embedded and interactive systems and ubiquitous computing. Trained as a computer engineer but has a broad background in mechanical and electrical engineering, maths and physics. Specialties: Software development, databases, indoor localisation, prototype development (hardware and software), academic writing, field trials and deployments out of the lab, server and network administration, GNU/Linux systems.

Senior Software Developer @ Development of catastrophe modelling software. From January 2014 to Present (2 years) Senior research associate @ I took over development of the iCOP project which provided law enforcement with tools to identify new child abuse media shared on peer-to-peer networks. From October 2012 to November 2013 (1 year 2 months) Research Assistant @ I'm a researcher in the Embedded Interactive Systems group. I specialise in localisation systems. My work includes creating prototypes, writing software, running simulations, designing and running experiments in the field, writing up the results and publishing academic articles. I also maintain a Debian-based server for the research group. From October 2006 to September 2012 (6 years) Systems administrator @ Part time. Web development. IT deployment and support. From 2006 to 2007 (1 year)

PhD, Computer Science - Embedded Interactive Systems @ Lancaster University From 2006 to 2012 Masters, Computer systems and networks @ Université de Rennes I From 2005 to 2006 Engineering, Computer systems and networks @ École Supérieure d'Électricité From 2003 to 2006 Prépa, Physics, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering @ Lycée Eugène Livet From 2001 to 2003 Carl Fischer is skilled in: Matlab, Java, Unix, Academic Writing, Computer Science, Linux, Research, Embedded Systems