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Ethan
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First-Class MSci CS & Maths, Exeter. Now at Leonardo doing signal processing for fighter-jet systems — researching RFID side-channel analysis on the side.
About
A builder, researcher,
and tinkerer.
I'm Ethan Ray, a passionate South African / British software developer with a keen interest in everything from AI and machine learning to finance and mobile apps. I recently graduated with a First-Class MSci (Class 1) in Computer Science and Mathematics from the University of Exeter.
I'm now at Leonardo, working on signal processing for fighter-jet systems. Before that I spent time at Hatless Studios, a consultancy where I shipped everything from a mobile app for a local business to a web platform for a large international company — and along the way picked up a real feel for how software gets made in the wild.
Below are the skills I've built up and a selection of projects I've worked on. If you'd like to chat about a role, a project, or anything in between, my inbox is open.
2026
Leonardo — Signal Processing
Working on signal processing for fighter-jet systems. Currently exploring RFID side-channel analysis on the side.
Work2025
1st Place — IndySCC Atlanta
Selected as 1 of 6 to represent the UK at the international student cluster competition. Sysadmin role: tuning compilers, optimising HPC workloads on a Linux cluster.
Award2025
1st Place — HackSouthWest CTF
Captured flags across reverse engineering, web exploitation, malware analysis and cryptography in a 4-person team.
Award2025
COMPDYN — GNN Earthquake Research
Presented S²-MEIM: a spatio-sequential graph neural network for predicting earthquake intensity measures.
Research2024
Hatless Studios
Software consultancy work: shipped mobile and web products for clients ranging from local businesses to international companies.
Work2022—26
MSci Computer Science & Mathematics
University of Exeter — graduated with a First-Class degree (Class 1). Dissertation on AI Image Geolocation scored 78%.
First-ClassNow
Researching
RFID Side-Channel Analysis
Probing RFID cards for leakage and attack surface
Working at
Leonardo
Signal processing for fighter-jet systems
Learning
Rust
Going deep — embedded, CLI tools, the works
Tinkering with
Honda CBF500
Full rebuild — carb, starter motor, the lot
Skills
What I work with.
Six years of building across mobile, web, ML and HPC. Deep on Python and Flutter, comfortable across the stack.
Mobile Development
Native and cross-platform apps for iOS and Android. Flutter, React Native, Swift.
Web Development
Full-stack web apps. Next.js, React, modern tooling.
Machine Learning
Computer vision, GNNs, time-series forecasting, MCTS for game AI.
Mathematical Modelling
Spatio-sequential models, fluid dynamics, financial indicator analysis.
HPC & Systems
Linux cluster sysadmin, compiler tuning, embedded systems on ESP32.
Game / Graphics
Pure-Python, Rust and Lua game engines. Hexacomb (Play Store), PyOthello, Rothello.
Stack
Selected work
Projects.
Featured
workNeural Connections
Brain-injury detection technology for sport — chip-to-app interface for real-time impact reporting.
workUniversity of Exeter App
Official app for staff and students — timetables, email and university services in one place.
FeaturedIndySCC Atlanta — 1st Place
Represented the UK at the international student cluster competition. Sysadmin role on a Linux HPC cluster.
schoolAI Image Geolocation
3rd-year dissertation — multi-technique AI for predicting where a photo was taken. Scored 78%.
FeaturedCOMPDYN 2025 — GNN Earthquakes
Presenting my master's research: a spatio-sequential GNN for predicting earthquake intensity measures.
schoolFinance AI Trading Bot
ML model analysing gold–UK100 indicators, paired with a trading algorithm to simulate index trading.
schoolHackSouthWest CTF — 1st Place
Capture-the-flag champions across reverse engineering, web, malware analysis and cryptography.
hobbyFishfolio
3rd place at HackSouthWest 2024 — a parody stock-trading game built around fish.
hobbyDrone — Build & Fly
Built a drone from scratch — RF, soldering, drone mechanics, and the maiden flight.
hobbyOthello
Friendly competition with my dad — he wrote the web version, I wrote a Python engine.
hobbyUltimate Tic Tac Toe AI
Monte Carlo Tree Search agent for Ultimate Tic Tac Toe — inspired by AlphaGo Zero.
hobbyHexacomb
My first Flutter app — a hexagon puzzle game shipped to the Play Store with integrated ads.
hobbyLive Fourier Transform Light
Raspberry Pi FFT visualised on an LED strip in real time — sound to light.
hobbyRothello
Learning Rust by writing Othello again — this time terminal-only, in Rust.
hobbyESP32C3 Embedded Lighting
Rust on bare metal — controlling a relay-driven lighting system on an ESP32C3 microcontroller.
Contact
Got a project in mind?
Let's talk.
Whether it's a role, a project, or just a chat about tech — I'd love to hear from you.
contact@ethan-ray.com