CV
Basics
| Name | Alex Schutz |
| Label | Robotics PhD Student |
| alexschutz@robots.ox.ac.uk | |
| Summary | A keen researcher in robotics with a focus on autonomous decision making in multi-agent systems. |
Education
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Oct 2023 - Present Oxford, United Kingdom
DPhil Engineering Science
University of Oxford
Multi-Agent Planning Under Uncertainty
- POMDP Planning
- Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning
- Neural Algorithmic Reasoning
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2015 - 2020 Adelaide, Australia
B.Eng (Hons) w B.MaCSci
University of Adelaide
Mechatronics and Pure Mathematics
- Machine Learning
- Groups and Rings
Work
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Jan 2021 - Sept 2023 Adelaide, Australia
Rapid Prototyping Engineer
Myriota
Development of algorithms and software for the operation of satellite hardware in IoT applications.
- Designed software tools using C/C++ and Python for large scale cloud-based simulations
- Analysed data from simulation to determine optimal satellite network configurations
- Designed solutions to coordinate radio transmissions and receptions on a satellite
Volunteer
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Nov 2021 - Sept 2023 Adelaide, Australia
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May 2024 - Present -
Jan 2024 - Present -
Feb 2024 - Present United Kingdom
Awards
- 2023
General Sir John Monash Scholarship
John Monash Foundation
The General Sir John Monash Foundation awards postgraduate scholarships to Australians who demonstrate outstanding leadership potential and who wish to study overseas.
- 2021
Most Outstanding Engineering Student Prize
University of Adelaide
The Head of School of Mechanical Engineering will award the prize to the final year student who has completed all of the requirements for the degree and achieves the highest weighted average mark including all courses presented towards the degree.
Skills
| Machine Learning | |
| Reinforcement Learning | |
| Deep Learning | |
| Linear Regression |
| Programming | |
| C | |
| C++ | |
| Python |
| Organisation | |
| Events | |
| Leadership | |
| Tutoring |
Interests
| Academic | |
| Robotics | |
| Multi-Agent Communication | |
| Graph Neural Networks | |
| Neural Algorithmic Reasoning |
| Hobbies | |
| Korfball | |
| Board Games | |
| Video Games | |
| Bass Guitar + Drums |
Projects
- 2023 - 2024
Scalable planning for Deterministic POMDPs
A fusion of Monte-Carlo Value Iteration and Goal-HSVI to create a goal-oriented solver for Deterministic POMDPs. Published at IJCAI 2025.
- POMDP Planning
- Finite State Controllers