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bendthompson/README.md

Hi 👋, I'm Ben

I'm a Data Scientist based in Tokyo, originally from Edinburgh.

🌍 I'm passionate about using the power of Data and Machine Learning to solve problems and make a positive difference in the world.

🛠️ From working on many projects across diverse domains, I've developed my practical skills in handling real-world data, uncovering valuable insights, and building impactful AI solutions.

🤖 From my academic background, and personal curiosity, I have a strong technical understanding of the maths and stats underpinning much of AI & ML.

Public Projects (5)

Sign Language Processing

Although not working in the field professionally, I have a particular interest in the field of Sign Language Processing (SLP) when it comes to side projects.

It’s very unique from a technical point of view, as it combines the latest developments in both Computer Vision and NLP, which I find fascinating. Also, I feel a personal connection to the field, as my parents are Deaf and I grew up using British Sign Language.

🧏‍♂️🧏‍♀️ AI Sign Language Translation for Brazilian Healthcare - Omdena Challenge [2025]

I was Project Manager & Lead ML Engineer for the development of a Pose Estimation to LSTM Model Sign Language classifier with Omdena, a platform for social-impact AI solutions.

👌👋 American Sign Language (ASL) Classifier - Personal Project [2022]

To continue honing my skills after completing the Data Science course at Le Wagon Tokyo, I developed a CNN Deep Learning model that can classify 28 different ASL signs with 89% test accuracy.

Other AI Applications

🎼✍️ MiniMozart - Team Project [2022]

Created a tool to assist writing piano melodies by modelling Mozart music with RNN's in a team of 3. The capstone project for the Le Wagon Tokyo DS course.

Data Scraping & Analysis

🔥🚒 London Fire Response Times - Personal Project [2022]

Got familiar with GeoJSON data and GeoPandas by analysing the London Fire Brigades incident response times across the 32 London boroughs from 2010 to 2021.

📽️🍿 Cinema Times - Personal Project [2022]

Used web scraping and called API's to source data for my frequently visited cinemas in Tokyo & Saitama, and created an interactive web app with Streamlit.

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  1. OmdenaAI/SaoPauloBrazilChapter_BrazilianSignLanguage OmdenaAI/SaoPauloBrazilChapter_BrazilianSignLanguage Public

    AI for Brazilian Sign Language Translation

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  2. mini-mozart-project mini-mozart-project Public

    Forked from sevans47/MiniMozart

    Deep learning RNN project that creates a melody one note at a time with Mozart's help

    Jupyter Notebook

  3. london-fires london-fires Public

    Exploring the London Fire Brigades incident response times from the start of the 999 call to the first fire engine arrival across the 32 London boroughs from 2010 to 2021

    Jupyter Notebook 2 1

  4. cinema-times cinema-times Public

    Using web scraping and calling API's to source data for all my nearby cinemas and display it in one place with Streamlit and Heroku

    Jupyter Notebook

  5. asl-classifier asl-classifier Public

    A CNN Deep Learning model that can classify 28 different ASL signs with 89% test accuracy

    Jupyter Notebook