Ronan O'Malley
Director of Data Science @ CitySwift
Galway, Ireland
I'm a technical leader with fifteen years of experience designing, building and scaling data platforms and products. My background is rooted in applied R&D — I have a PhD in Computer Vision & Machine Learning from the University of Galway. Over the last decade my focus has shifted to building high-performance teams and architecting data-driven systems across transport, insurtech, IoT, energy and industrial domains.
Recent Experience
Leading an applied research and innovation team building the next-generation bus schedule simulation and optimisation platform for customers including Transport for London.
Staff Data Scientist overseeing applied DS across three teams, then Head of Tech leading a cross-functional team developing data-driven telematics services and infrastructure at a UK insurtech (Series C). Core member of the architecture review team.
Designed and deployed predictive models and data products for clients across energy and transport. Projects ranged from ML anomaly detection for industrial processes to bus network electrification simulation.
Led Intel's involvement in a €15M EU Horizon 2020 project on IoT smart-home energy optimisation. Developed smart-home gateway systems and schedule optimisation services. Co-authored several US patents.
Founded a computer vision startup bringing eye-tracking gesture control to browsers and mobile devices. Top ten paid photo app in eight countries.