Profile
Joseph Finlayson
I'm off to a conference today. And I'll have no internet :( - hope to answer all your questions when I get back!
My CV
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Education:
Wallington County Grammar School 2000-2005, Rochester Independent College 2005-2007
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Qualifications:
University Of Leeds, Philosophy with the History and Philosophy of Science 2007-2011
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Work History:
I’m currently working on improving non-real time natural language processing. Feel free to ask me about this project.
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Current Job:
I program at monoton.us
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My Typical Day:
I’m working on natural language processing but I’ve recently recieved a grant from my university to spend some time looking at how smartphone apps can help treat mental illness – particularly how social anxiety can be treated by cognitive bias modification
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So generally I get up, check my email and spend the rest of my day at my desk programming, either testing language processing programs, or implementing cognitive bias modification techniques into the Android platform. I occasionally pause to meet academics in Leeds to find out ways to make my programs more effective.
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What I'd do with the prize money:
I’d try to encourage students to study the History and Philosophy of Science.
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My Interview
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How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
Driven, Argumentative, Sociable
Were you ever in trouble at school?
All the time, especially in chemistry.
Who is your favourite singer or band?
Deltron 3030, or Handsome Boy Modelling School, of MF Doom. I like hip hop.
If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!
1. Have a team of underlings to implement my crazy ideas. 2. Live in a Nozickian utopia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarchy,_State,_and_Utopia) 3. Upload my mind to a computer
Tell us a joke.
“To be is to do” – said Socrates. “To do is to be” – said Satre. What did Sinatra say? Do be do be do.
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