Jeyan Thiyagalingam

Jeyan Thiyagalingam is the Head of AI for Science at the Scientific Computing Department at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL), Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), UK. In this role, he leads AI initiatives across the campus and various STFC laboratories, including Diamond Light Source, Central Laser Facility, and ISIS Neutron and Muon Source. Previously, he was the Head of the Scientific Machine Learning Group and a Principal Data Scientist at RAL-STFC, a position he has held since 2018. Prior to joining STFC, Jeyan was a faculty member at the University of Liverpool, within the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Computer Science, following his return from industry roles, including at MathWorks UK. His research interests and expertise lie in applying AI to a range of scientific problems, developing analytical and data processing algorithms, and advancing signal and image processing techniques. He is a Fellow of the British Computer Society (BCS) and a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).