EF Alumni

Jameel Marafie

CEO, Headlight AI

Founded:

Cofounder:

Interests / background:

Construction, Physics

Location:

London

Cohort:

Jameel has commercial experience working with science and technology companies involved in business development, financial management, and R&D consulting. He holds a PhD in Physics and a Masters in Plastic Electronics from Imperial College London, along with a Masters in Chemistry from the University of Bath, and so his technical expertise spans materials, photophysics and optoelectronics.

“
We both came straight out of our PhDs to setup Headlight AI and solve major problems across sensing and data processing in extreme environments; EF was instrumental in helping us get off to a flying start.
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Jameel and Puneet, Headlight AI co-founders

Company:

Headlight AI

Headlight AI provides intelligent sensing and mapping software for harsh environments

Headlight AI designs cave-exploring drone for network rail

11 December, 2020

Headlight AI develops multisensor solution for underground networks

1 November, 2020

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Mo Shana’a

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Alan Mosca

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Dev Amratia

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Brittany Harris

Experienced civil engineer, recognised thought leader in building sustainable futures

Jade Cohen

Environmental advisor, managed environmental impact on Crossrail

Leopold Spenner

MSc Industrial Engineering, expert in cement and concrete industries

Robert Meyer

PhD in Machine Learning

Gian Luigi D’Alessandro

Physics PhD, ML expert at CERN. Indie Game Developer. Leading author of 3D modelling papers.

Aida Ahmadzadegan

Postdoc in quantum optimization at Perimeter Institute. Technical leader and a self-taught CEO.

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Phil Haynes

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James Branigan

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Alexandre Bonnet

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PhD in Theoretical Physics with expertise in deep learning and software development

Gabriel Dumy

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Expert in bioelectronic design and soft condensed matter physics

Alex Palmer-Walsh

PhD in Aerospace Engineering

Michael Curtis

PhD simulating black holes, building web apps since age 12

Thomas Yue

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Rose Haft

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Steven R Tsitas

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Narasimha Suda

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Sheetal Sinha

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Roeland Nusselder

Master’s in Mathematics, researched Efficient Deep Learning algorithms

Gabriel Lau

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Raphael Scheps

Trained theoretical physicist, with experience in large-scale data analytics

Jack A. Cohen

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Alex Kosenkov

Experience in high performance computing

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Sam Shannon

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David Wood

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Jack Weston

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Dimitri Labat

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Jon Forester

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Dr Stefano Goria

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Valerio Volpati

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Matthew Wilson

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Experienced entrepreneur and technologist

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Developer, skilled in producing high-quality usable scalable software in a production environment