Martin Ellis
| I am an IT professional working in Yorkshire, and an IT hobbyist.
Computer Science graduate with well-rounded programming skills and the ability to rapidly learn and utilise new skills. R & Python are the two languages I use most frequently these days. Notably over the years I have used these languages: C++, C#, JAVA, PHP, SQL; and the following software: TensorFlow, CUDA, SPARK. I run Windows on my desktops and Linux on my servers. In my mind it aids the understanding of computers to use both. |
Past Projects
The projects below relates to my hobbyist efforts and is entirely unrelated to current or past employment.
Football Predictions
In 2018 I completed my first web based AI / Machine Learning project which involved training a predictive model to assess the probability of football match outcomes. I then deployed this on to a Raspberry Pi programmed to collect results and predict upcoming fixtures. The Pi collected odds data to find under-rated teams and posted these tips to Twitter and to a blog.
This project used R, shell scripting and Linux automation techniques.
Kaggle
I have been a Kaggle member for many years and published an amount of data analytics pieces there using the R Programming Language and RMarkdown. Two of my favourites include exploring the prominence of special parts in Lego, and the rather less serious look into where UFOs approach from.
I also maintain a dataset on kaggle, NHL Game Data. This is based on a PostgreSQL database server I setup to automatically ingest data from the NHL’s API which I periodically export. I use this platform to both share my analytics and encourage others. As a hockey fan, one day I’d like to develop this into an automated hockey advanced stats analytics site but thus far I await the muse to strike me with features not available elsewhere.
I have occasionally dabbled in the Competitions side of kaggle, playing around with a range of software including R, Python, TensorFlow, CUDA and SPARK.
Xbox Live Indie Games
I developed a number of games published on this platform between 2009 and 2011. These predominantly used the object oriented languages C++ and C#, together with HLSL and Direct-X graphics technologies using Microsoft Visual Studio as a development environment.
I also exercised my artistic skills using the tools Blender for 3D modelling and animation, and Photoshop for 2D graphics including textures and sprites.
Contact Me
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