Scholar
Samuel J Cooper
Google Scholar ID: WrXP3Q8AAAAJ
Associate Professor, Dyson School of Design Engineering, Imperial College London. TLDR group leader.
Citations & Impact
Citations
4,277
H-index
33
i10-index
45
Publications
20
Co-authors
41
list available
Publications
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Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- In 2023, co-founded Polaron, serving as Chief Scientist. Developed several open-source packages such as TauFactor, SliceGAN, etc., widely used in material microstructure analysis. His team also developed a method using Generative AI to optimize the microstructure of advanced materials like battery electrodes.
Research Experience
- After completing his PhD, he became a postgraduate research associate in the Electrochemical Science and Engineering group led by Professor Nigel Brandon, involved with the Energy Storage for Low Carbon Grids project. Since May 2017, he has held a permanent position at the Dyson School of Design Engineering where he founded the TLDR group.
Education
- Obtained a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Imperial College London between October 5, 2008, and July 7, 2012; followed by a PhD in the Department of Materials under the supervision of Professor John Kilner.
Background
- Associate Professor focusing on the application of AI to materials design, particularly for next-generation energy storage technologies. Leader of the 'Tools for Learning, Design, and Research' (TLDR) group.
Miscellany
- Currently lectures the first-year Engineering Mathematics course and serves as the departmental Admissions Tutor. Created an online course on Multivariate Calculus for the Coursera specialization 'Mathematics for Machine Learning,' which has attracted over 600,000 enrollments since its launch in 2018.
