Dr. Priyanka Singh is the Theano Webmaster. She is currently working as a Data Scientist for ASV Ltd. ASV is the leading developer of Unmanned and Autonomous Marine Systems. She is working in the R&D team to build an image recognition system for autonomous boats using Deep Neural Networks.
After she finished her MSc in Web Technology from the University of Southampton, Priyanka continued on to do her PhD in Semantic Search Algorithms. She studied social networks and Q&A systems and applied AI techniques to improve search and information retrieval in these systems.
Priyanka got involved in various research projects while working as a Research Software Engineer in the Electronics and Computer Science department. She has always worked to promote girls and women in STEM. She played a key role in an international organisation called “CodeFirst” which teaches female students coding.
When she is not working, Priyanka enjoys running and hiking. She also develops games and takes part in game development competitions with her friends; she has won many international awards. Priyanka also loves travelling and exploring new places and cuisines. Reading and writing are some of her favourite things to do when it’s too wet to go outside and explore nature.