Working Life
Ian has a MSc(Ind) and BA(Mod) in Computer Science from Trinity College Dublin.
They have been working in NPU Architecture teams since 2015 in significant roles at Intel (Movidius) and AMD (Xilinx).
For more up-to-date information, visit their LinkedIn or JSONResume
Publications & Presentations
- 2024 PAPERUnlocking Industry-Leading Inference on XDNA2 NPUs (AMD GTAC Conference) 🏆 Best Paper SW-AI Track
- 2024 PAPERKyĹŤgi Karuta Overseas: Analysing how Phonetic Variation in the Kimari-Ji of The Hyakunin Isshu affects Gameplay in International Adaptations (Published in the Electronic Journal of Contemporary Japanese Studies)
- 2024 POSTER/DEMOConfidential Title (AMD EMEA Tech Summit)
- 2023 PAPERGNOLL: Efficient Software for Real-World Dice Notation and Extensions (Published in the Journal of Open Source Software) (Citations: 1)
- 2022 PAPERTowards Optimal VPU Compiler Cost Modeling by using Neural Networks to Infer Hardware Performances (Modified public version. Published in the Intel Design & Test Technology Conference) (Citations: 1, 2, 3)
- 2020 THESISEffective Index-Mapping of Quantized Values for Low-Precision Neural Networks on Power-Efficient Embedded Devices (Master’s Thesis)
- 2016 POSTER/DEMOMovidius Fathom: Deep Learning in a USB stick (NIPS)
- 2016 POSTER/DEMOFathom: Myriad2 Neural Compute Stick (EVS - Embedded Vision Summit)
- 2014 THESISOptimizing Web Content Download in Low-Performance Networks (BA(Mod) Final Year Project) 🏆 Winner Best Poster / Q&A 🏆 Honourable Mention - Best Presentation
Work in Progress
- Bayesian Search Strategies for Single-Player Battleship — Shielded Cells, Missile Choice and Bogus Items in the Pokémon Underground
- Automating Pedigree Construction on a National Scale Using Early 20th-Century Ireland Census Records (1901-1926)
- Old Stories for New Audiences: A Case Study in Localizing a Japanese Visual Novel on the Game Boy Advance
Peer Reviewer
- 2025 - Journal of Open Research Software
- 2023 - Journal of Open Source Software
- 2020 - Intel Software Professionals Conference
- 2019 - Intel Design and Test Technology Conference
Patents (Filed/Accepted)
- 2023 - Graph neural network model for neural network scheduling decisions
- 2022 - NEURAL NETWORK BASED POWER AND PERFORMANCE MODEL FOR VERSATILE PROCESSING UNITS
Notable Projects
- 2023 - Tone Indicator Chrome Extension
- 2014 - WordQuest - An RPG inside your Wordpress Blog
- 2013 - Androkon Convention Organizer App
Personal
Ian is living in Ireland along the border of the counties of Cavan & Meath. He is enjoying remote working and his dogs love to sit under his desk.
Interests
Board Games, Genealogy, Digital Rights, Hackathons, Anime/Manga, War History, Guitar, Copyright Reform, Film, Geocaching, Volleyball, Photography, Tabletop RPGs, Casual Programming, Crafting, Tea/Coffee, Travel, Fantasy Novels, Ethnography, Chillies, Geocaching, Japanese Language Learning, HYROX, Fitness Video Games, Parody Publications, Dogs, Running / Athletics, Puzzles.
Notable items
- Top 3 ranked member of the Anime StackExchange network
Publications (Humourous)
- “It’s Complicated” - Love Pyramids, Love in the Seventh Dimension and other Geometric Romances (Journal of Immaterial Science)
- Programming Socks: Is it high time for thigh-highs? An investigation into the perceived unreasonable effectiveness of Programming Socks on productivity levels in the field of Software Engineering (SIGBOVIK 2024) (Also picked up by a popular YouTuber)
- Solving C’s biggest flaw — Hemispheric divergence (SIGBOVIK 2024)
- Scrum-volutional Neural Networks: Revolutionizing Agile Development with JIRA-Net (SIGBOVIK 2025)
- brat summer of code (SIGBOVIK 2025)
- “Introducing: Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs)” (Forthcoming - SIGBOVIK 2026)
Non-Technical Projects
- Why Won’t You Love Me?! - A yandere-themed micro tabletop role-playing game. Submission to Yan-Jam 2025.
- EuroTrip - A bookmark for license-plate I-Spying rare license plates while travelling in the European Union. Submission to the Road Trip Game Jam.
- The Hunger - A nano RPG about scrounging food from your larder. Submission to the 36 Word Game Jam.
- Spin & Slay - A business-card Solo TTRPG . Submission to the 36 Word Game Jam.