My name is Julius Stopforth, I was born in Canada and have lived the majority of my life in South Africa.
I am currently pursuing an MSc Computer Science degree at the University of Cape Town with a focus on robust evaluation and reporting for stochastic continuous control problems in deep reinforcement learning. Previously, I have received both my BSc (Hons) and BSc Computer Science in 2017 and 2016 respectively.
My interests include artificial intelligence, scientific computing, and building personal tools. I thoroughly enjoy learning new things, and I am constantly fascinated by novel technologies and ideas. I strongly believe that science is improved through diversity and inter-disciplinary study.
My hobbies include surfing, rock climbing, juggling, and many more.
I have also been a Dungeon Master for a few years and enjoy writing/designing the campaign for my players.
To get in touch with me send me an email at jj at stopforth dot me
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Education
Current : MSc Computer Science @ University of Cape Town
Dissertation title "Towards a Robust Evaluation Method for Stochastic Deep Reinforcement Learning".
2017 : BSc (Hons) Computer Science @ University of Cape Town
Focus on artificial intelligence and computational geometry. Research project: "Towards a Cognitive Vision System for Astronomy".
2016 : BSc Computer Science @ University of Cape Town
Majoring in Computer Science and Computer Games Development.
Other
- GCP/GDocP Certified
- PADI Open Water Diver
Work
2022- present : AI Contractor @ Clinigma
Responsible for design and implementation of data pipeline and AI tools for working with internal qualitative research data.
2019-2022 : Lecturer @ University of the Western Cape
Taught the COS101 course in second semester for Java and Object-Oriented Programming.