Global talent investor

EF Alumni

Jameel Marafie

CEO, Headlight AI

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Construction, Physics

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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.

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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 develops multisensor solution for underground networks

1 November, 2020

Headlight AI designs cave-exploring drone for network rail

11 December, 2020

Ivo Tedbury

Expert in distributed robots and computation for building construction

Xavier Millot

Co-founder, Nectar

Computer Science graduate, grew team and technology at Hinge Health

Jurek Kozyra

PhD in DNA Nanotechnology, background in complex AI

Gustavo Silva

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Machine learning specialist

Qiaojia Li

CEO, Rosecut Technologies

Record-breaking private bank advisor

Dennis Sandmark

Full stack software engineer, built robust, scalable systems

Chris Jones

Ex-Merchant Navy, experience conducting cargo ships

Alex Kosenkov

Experience in high performance computing

Lottie Liebling

Experience in marketplace business development teams

Ravinder Bhadhal

Expertise in delivering world-class data infrastructure and commercial experience

Sam Shannon

Ex-quantitative trader, graduate in Particle Physics

Matthew Morrison

MSc in Computer Science, experience in financial services

Mo Shana’a

Experience improving productivity in construction, implemented digital transformation

Hira Virdee

PhD in astrodynamics with the US Air Force, worked on satellite tracking and laser ranging

Haroon Hassan

CEO, Sense Street

Experience working on bond trading desks in Europe and the US as a trader and research analyst

Yanwen Chen

2 PhDs in Real Time Optimisation, built high performance software

Yassir Al-Refaie

MSc in IC Design, youngest department head in former company's history

Ferdinando Randisi

CTO, FabricNano

Phd in Computational Biophysics, co-authored oxDNA

Grant Aarons

CEO, FabricNano

PhD in Economics, worked in systems engineering and mathematical modelling

Puneet Chhabra

CTO, Headlight AI

Experienced in LiDAR, Radar, and Sonar technologies, PhD in Electrical Engineering

Zeena Qureshi

Speech and language therapy expert

Rayna Patel

CEO, VineHealth

Doctor and neuroscientist, previously Cambridge, Harvard, MIT, Columbia

Georgina Kirby

CTO, VineHealth

Data scientist, previously Imperial College London and GSK

John Flynn

MSc Sound Computing, film industry

James Thewlis

Computer vision expert, previously Facebook and AdTech

Pahini Pandya

Cancer researcher, post-doctorate from Cambridge

Pandu Raharja

Machine learning expert, experienced in developing models for cancer detection

Leighton Turner

Interdisciplinary scientist, PhD in Molecular Genetics

Ivo Tedbury

Expert in distributed robots and computation for building construction

Gong Yiwei

Co-founder, VRcollab

Brings experience in network and distributed systems

Gideon Farrell

Astrophysicist with software experience

Raphael Scheps

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

Mo Shana’a

Experience improving productivity in construction, implemented digital transformation

Alan Mosca

Researched deep learning theory and optimisation methods, previously worked in quantitative finance

Dev Amratia

Led national review on AI, ex-project manager

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

Rishita Changede

CEO, TeOra.Life

Award-winning scientist, experience in genetic engineering, biosensors and biophysics

Kishan Kishan

Co-founder, Neurobit

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

Co-founder, MechaniX

PhD in Computational Physics, experience in algorithmic trading

Rose Haft

Studied Biomedical Optics at some of the world's leading engineering schools

Steven R Tsitas

PhD in Planetary Science, produced innovative work on 6U CubeSat

Narasimha Suda

Co-founder, Wavel.AI

Master's in Physics and Mathematics, experience with data ranging from voice, images, and text

Sheetal Sinha

PhD in Biophysics, expert in microbial interactions & detection

Marek Sirendi

CTO, Transformative

Ex-researcher at CERN, PhD in High Energy Physics

Ulf Bissbort

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PhD in Theoretical Physics, experience in simulation and machine learning

Roeland Nusselder

Master’s in Mathematics, researched Efficient Deep Learning algorithms

Gabriel Lau

PhD in molecular physics, experience in numerical methods and local optimization techniques

Raphael Scheps

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

Dominic Hosler

Software engineer, PhD in Relativistic Quantum Communication

Jack A. Cohen

PhD in Theoretical and Computational Physics, lifelong maker and creator

Alex Kosenkov

Experience in high performance computing

Misha Filippov

Chief Scientist, Quod AI

Mathematical physicist, built AI models for prestigious institutions

Sam Shannon

Ex-quantitative trader, graduate in Particle Physics

Ewan Munro

CTO, Entropica Labs

Specialist in modelling physical platforms for quantum computing and information processing

Tommaso Federico Demarie

CEO, Entropica Labs

Physicist with experience in the field of quantum computing

David Wood

Data scientist, PhD in Computational Neuroscience

Jack Weston

PhD researching sequential pattern recognition problems in particle physics using deep learning

Dimitri Labat

PhD in theoretical physics with expertise in superconductivity and its applications

Jon Forester

Built data and analytics products in startups and finance sector

Dr Stefano Goria

PhD in Theoretical Physics and ex-quantative analyst

Valerio Volpati

PhD in Statistical Physics and experience in applied interdisciplinary research

Matthew Wilson

Co-founder (Commercial), Omnipresent

Former software engineer and product manager

Ferdinando Randisi

CTO, FabricNano

Phd in Computational Biophysics, co-authored oxDNA

Pedro Freire Silva

Pedro Freire Silva

Expert in low-cost Nuclear Magnetic Resonance solutions, ex-researcher at world-leading institutions

Dr. Ravi Kumar

CTO, Atomionics

Expert in experimental quantum physics, one of few people to build a cold atom setup from scratch

Ali Safari

Trained as a nuclear engineer, passionate about using technology to impact climate change

Laurence Bargery

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