Christopher Haworth
Computer Science and Electronics graduate, with MBA and PhD degrees from University of Edinburgh. Currently working as Business Development and Project Manager at IceRobotics Ltd.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Skills: | Engineering |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Schools: | University of Edinburgh |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | IceRobotics Ltd |
| Position: | Business Development and Project Manager |
| Time period: | May 2007 - Present |
| Description: | Brought in to manage development of company roadmap moving products from low‐volume research sales to highvolume
farmer sales. Products involve custom wireless sensor technology and thermal imaging cameras with the development of image / signal processing algorithms for interpretation. • Identified business opportunity, developed business plan and obtained grant funding. • Developed product roadmap, including market assessment and business strategy. • Involved in pitching of business opportunity and negotiating of distribution agreements, in particular providing rapid technical assessment of scenarios. • Management of new product development through initial scoping, detailed planning, R&D, field trials and customer delivery. • Management of manufacturing moving to manufacturing 1000’s of units • Management of patent applications and regulatory approval process (FCC, R&TTE) • Line management of highly‐skilled multi‐disciplinary staff. |
| Employer: | University of Edinburgh Business School |
| Position: | MBA |
| Time period: | August 2006 - July 2007 |
| Description: | MBA undertaken to develop managerial skills whilst focusing on strategy, innovation and commercialisation of new
technology. • Awarded MBA with Distinction. Overall grade average of 75% • Dissertation undertaken at IceRobotics conducting broad strategic review. |
| Employer: | Heriot‐Watt University |
| Position: | Research Engineer |
| Time period: | December 2003 - August 2006 |
| Description: | A collaborative project between Heriot‐Watt University, QinetiQ and the Home Office, that developed weapon and explosive detection software using non‐visual sensors for use in airport security. The development involved novel computer vision algorithms implemented on a real‐time Linux platform. Mathematical techniques included advanced multi‐target tracking filters, robust parameter estimation and algorithm optimisation for real‐time applications.
• Project managed technical work including integration work across multiple organisations. • Co‐authored technical proposals and feasibility study as part of a bid to develop project for full scale use in airports. • Maintained business contacts with project partners throughout the lifecycle. • Designed and implemented key technical work, including image reconstruction, multi‐target tracking filters and 3D model fitting for subject acquisition. • Recruited and managed Software Engineers and supervised students. |
| Employer: | Crocodile EDA |
| Position: | Software Engineer |
| Time period: | September 2002 - November 2003 |
| Description: | Dynamic Scottish‐Enterprise funded start‐up company that developed advanced microprocessor designs for security applications. |
| Employer: | VVL Vision |
| Position: | Software Engineer (Contract) |
| Time period: | June 1999 - July 1999 |
| Description: | Contract to develop computer vision algorithms for internal proof‐of‐concept project. |
| Employer: | Salomon Smith Barney |
| Position: | IT Summer Internship |
| Time period: | May 1998 - August 1998 |
| Description: | IT division in Central London office. |
| Employer: | Scottish Life Assurance Company |
| Position: | IT Work Experience |
| Time period: | May 1995 - July 1997 |
| Description: | IT division in Edinburgh Head‐Office |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of Edinburgh |
| Time period: | 2005 - 2007 |
| Degree: | MBA |
| University: | University of Edinburgh |
| Time period: | 1998 - 2002 |
| Degree: | Computer Vision, PhD |
| University: | University of Edinburgh |
| Time period: | 1994 - 1999 |
| Degree: | Computer Science and Electronics, BEng |
PUBLICATIONS
| Papers: | C. D. Haworth, Y. De Saint‐Pern, D. Clark, Y. Petillot, E. Trucco, "Detection and Tracking of Multiple Metallic Objects in Millimetre‐wave Images", International Journal of Computer Vision, Vol. 71, No. 2, pp. 183‐196, February 2007.
C. D. Haworth, Y. Petillot, E. Trucco, "Image Processing Techniques for Metallic Object Detection with Millimetre‐wave Images", Pattern Recognition Letters, Vol. 27, Issue 15, pp. 1843‐1851, November 2006. C. D. Haworth, "Application of PHD Filtering to Threat Detection with Millimetre‐Waves", Bayesian Workshop, University of Edinburgh, July 2006 B. Grafulla‐González, C. D. Haworth, A. R. Harvey, K. Lebart, Y. R. Petillot, Y. De Saint‐Pern, M. Tomsin and E. Trucco, "Millimetre‐wave Personnel Scanners for Automated Weapon Detection", International Conference on Advances in Pattern Recognition, LNCS 3687, pp. 48‐57, August 2005, Bath (UK). C. D. Haworth, Y. De Saint‐Pern, Y. Petillot, E. Trucco, "Public Security Screening for Metallic Objects with Millimetre‐wave Images", Imaging for Crime Detection and Prevention, IEE International Symposium, pp.1‐4, London, June 2005. C. D. Haworth, B. Grafulla‐González, M. Tomsin, R. Appleby, P. Coward, A. Harvey, K. Lebart, Y. Petillot, E. Trucco, "Image Analysis for Object Detection in Millimetre‐wave Images", Vol. 5619, pp. 117‐128, Optics/Photonics in Security and Defence, SPIE, London, October 2004. C. D. Haworth, "Review of the State‐of‐the‐Art for Automatic Detection and Visualisation of Concealed Weapons using Millimetre‐wave Imaging", Home Office Technical Report , Heriot‐Watt University, May 2004. C. D. Haworth and D. Renshaw, “Image‐sequence Motion Estimation for the Dervish Mine‐clearance Vehicle”, PhDEEE, September 2002. C. Haworth, A. M. Peacock, D. Renshaw, "Performance of Reference Block Updating Techniques when Tracking with the Block Matching Algorithm", IEEE International Conference on Image Processing 2001 , pp. 365‐368, October, Thessaloniki (Greece). C. Haworth, D. Renshaw, "Image Sequence Motion Estimation for the Dervish Mine‐clearance Vehicle", IEE Proceedings on Science, Measurement Technology, Vol. 148, Issue 3, pp. 89‐94, May 2001. |
INFORMATION
| Sports: | Coached a wide range of Korfball teams at all levels, including coaching the Scotland Squad. Currently coaching the Scotland Student Korfball Squad. Also play competitively on a regular basis, awarded Colours after wining BUSA Championships with Edinburgh University team. Enjoy hill walking, rock climbing and sailing on a regular basis. |
| Hobbies: | Have travelled around Continental Europe, Scandinavia, Egypt, South America and Australia gaining good cultural awareness. |
