Bio
Simon Caton is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at University College Dublin (UCD), where he is one of the founding members of the UCD Centre for Quantum Engineering, Science, and Technology (C-QuEST). His main research area is the applications of machine learning and optimisation for and with quantum computing. Where key examples are: quantum machine learning, reinforcement learning to control quantum systems, and in the design and application of quantum optimisation methods. He also works in the area of fairness in machine learning applications, and previously also in social media research. Prior to joining UCD, he was a lecturer of data analytics at the National College of Ireland, and a PostDoctoral researcher at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.
