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Peter Allen

Artificial Intelligence
Sydney

Summary

Artificial Intelligence Researcher with specialist skills in large language modelling as well as skills in data analysis and a wide range of artificial intelligence technologies. Expertise with Pytorch. Keras, and wide range of other data science and ML libraries. Adept at identifying novel and creative approaches to solving problems. Reliable team player with excellent communication and problem-solving skills.

Overview

32
32
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications

Work History

PhD (Artificial Intelligence) Researcher - PT

University Of Technology Sydney (UTS)
01.2023 - Current

Supervisor: Professor Massimo Piccardi

Research on multimodal Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Computer Vision neural network model architecture.

Research employs a range of Large Language Models and Multimodal models for NLP tasks, utilising cloud hosted GPU infrastructure.

Clinical Psychologist - PT

Peter J. Allen & Associates
04.1997 - Current
  • Applying evidence-based approaches to the assessment and treatment of psychological disorders via individual therapy, group therapy, and couples therapy.'
  • Liaising with GPs and other treatment providers to coordinate treatment
  • Expert witness court reports.
  • Managing clinical team of up to 5 clinicians and one admin staff member.
  • Supervision of clinical psychology registrars and clinical psychologists
  • Recruiting staff.
  • Running workshops and seminars for other practitioners.

Casual Research Assistant

Department Of Psychology, University Of Sydney
01.1995 - 12.1996
  • Assisted in running both human learning theory and animal learning theory research for departmental researchers.

Casual Associate Lecturer

University Of Sydney
01.1994 - 12.1995
  • Casual teaching of undergraduate psychology students in adult and child psychopathology.

Sessional Clinical Psychologist - Part-time

CRS Australia (Commonwealth Rehabilitation)
01.1996 - 12.2005
  • Psychological assessment and therapy for individuals with physical injuries and psychological disorders.
  • Psychological Pain Management Intervention.

Psychologist (Intern)

NSW Department Of Community Services
01.1993 - 01.1994
  • Developed team communications and information for meetings.
  • Resolved conflicts and negotiated mutually beneficial agreements between parties.
  • Collaborated with team members to achieve target results.
  • Conducted research, gathered information from multiple sources and presented results.

Education

Ph.D. (Artificial Intelligence) - Natural Language Processing And Computer Vision

University of Technology, Sydney (UTS)
Sydney
01.2023 - Current

Graduate Certificate of Artificial Intelligence - Artificial Intelligence

Deakin University
Melbourne, VIC
07.2020 - 06.2022

Master of Psychology - Clinical Psychology

University of Sydney
Sydney, NSW
01.1992 - 01.1995

Bachelor of Arts With Honours - Class I - Psychology

University of Sydney
Sydney, NSW
03.1988 - 12.1991

Skills

    Advanced AI Skills including NLP

    LLM Design, Fine-tuning and Application

    Generative AI and Prompt Engineering,

    Machine Learning

    Data Science

    Algorithm development

    Python Coding including ML Libraries

    Effective Communication

    Analytical Skills

Certification

Python Programmer Certification (PECP) - Python Institiute

Awards & Scholarships

1992 Awarded Commonwealth Postgraduate Coursework Award (stipend) to undertake Master of Psychology


1993 Awarded A.H. Marton Scholarship for being placed first in Cohort for Master of Psychology


1995 Awarded Commonwealth Postgraduate Research Award (stipend) to undertake PhD (Science) in Psychology


2021 Awarded Second Place in the 2021 Deakin University AI Challenge, a computer vision competition open to all Deakin University undergraduate and postgraduate computer science students.

Timeline

PhD (Artificial Intelligence) Researcher - PT

University Of Technology Sydney (UTS)
01.2023 - Current

Ph.D. (Artificial Intelligence) - Natural Language Processing And Computer Vision

University of Technology, Sydney (UTS)
01.2023 - Current

Graduate Certificate of Artificial Intelligence - Artificial Intelligence

Deakin University
07.2020 - 06.2022

Python Programmer Certification (PECP) - Python Institiute

05-2020

JavaScript Course (CSC1401 University of Southern Queensland) - Grade: Distinction

06-2014

Clinical Psychologist - PT

Peter J. Allen & Associates
04.1997 - Current

Sessional Clinical Psychologist - Part-time

CRS Australia (Commonwealth Rehabilitation)
01.1996 - 12.2005

Casual Research Assistant

Department Of Psychology, University Of Sydney
01.1995 - 12.1996

Casual Associate Lecturer

University Of Sydney
01.1994 - 12.1995

Psychologist (Intern)

NSW Department Of Community Services
01.1993 - 01.1994

Master of Psychology - Clinical Psychology

University of Sydney
01.1992 - 01.1995

Bachelor of Arts With Honours - Class I - Psychology

University of Sydney
03.1988 - 12.1991
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