Jess has had a broad and varied career focusing on applying AI and ML algorithms to finance, agriculture and medicine.

She is the co-founder of an independent science initiative that aids researchers with publication pathways, academic collaborations, upskilling opportunities, support with articles and presentations, partnerships with open-source projects and mentorship. Previously, she was the CTO and co-founder of Asteo.ai and she has worked as an AI architect in commodity markets. Jess has also published research on hedging strategies in incomplete markets with Springer. She has given talks at multiple events on AI, blockchain and fintech in collaboration with the UK Centre for Blockchain Technologies and UCL Financial Computing Department, as well as, supervising multiple Masters students.

Jess gained her MSci from UCL, completing her thesis on neural networks for CFD modelling of patients on ventilators.  She received her Undergraduate degree from UCL where she was awarded 1st Year Prize in Mathematics.  

Jess enjoys playing piano, running, swimming and hiking in her free time.