Meet the past students of the AgriFoRwArdS CDT and find out what they are up to now.
Dr Grzegorz Sochacki
Dr Grzegorz Sochacki studied his PhD with the University of Cambridge. He finished his studentship in December 2023, submitted his PhD thesis in January 2024 and successfully defended his Viva in July 2024.
Since leaving AgriFoRwArdS, Greg has moved back to his home country of Poland, and is now working as an AI/NLP Engineer for Samsung Electronics.
Keep up to date with what Greg is up to on LinkedIn.
Dr Roopika Ravikanna
Dr Roopika Ravikanna studied her PhD at the University of Lincoln, she completed her studentship in February 2024, submitted her PhD thesis in February 2025, and successfully defended her Viva in April 2025.
Roopika is now working as a KTP Associate in Machine Learning and CNC Process Optimisation at the University of Leeds, in association with Movern Group
Keep up to date with what Roopika is up to on LinkedIn.
Dr Willow Mandil
Willow Mandil studied his PhD at the University of Lincoln, he completed his studentship in July 2024, submitted his PhD thesis in June 2025, and successfully defended his Viva in August 2025.
Since leaving AgriFoRwArdS, Willow has been working as a Research Scientist at Toshiba Europe Ltd.
Keep up to date with what Willow is up to on LinkedIn.
Dr Harry Rogers
Dr Harry Rogers studied his PhD at the University of East Anglia. He finished his studentship and submitted his PhD thesis in September 2024 and successful defended his Viva in October 2024.
Since leaving AgriFoRwArdS Harry has moved to Oxford and joined the University of Oxford as a Postdoctoral Researcher in Human AI Collaboration.
Keep up to date with what Harry is up to on LinkedIn.
Dr Elijah Almanzor
Dr Elijah Almanzor studied his PhD at the University of Cambridge, he completed his studentship in September 2024, submitted his PhD thesis in February 2025, and successfully defended his Viva in March 2025.
Elijah is now working as a Researcher at the University of Cambridge, developing his PhD research further as part of the CERES LINCAM project.
Keep up to date with that Elijah is up to on LinkedIn.
Haihui Yan
Haihui Yan studied her PhD at the University of Cambridge, she completed her studentship in September 2024. She submitted her PhD thesis in September 2025 and is now awaiting her Viva.
Dr Charalampos Matsantonis
Dr Haris Matsantonis studied his PhD at the University of Cambridge. He completed his studentship and submitted his thesis in December 2024. He successfully defended his Viva in March 2025.
Haris has gone on to become a Research Associate within the School of Mathematics & Computer Sciences at Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh.
Dr Amie Owen
Amie Owen studied her PhD at the University of Lincoln. She completed her studentship and submitted her thesis in January 2025. Amie successfully defended her Viva in June 2025.
Amie is now a Robotics Software Engineer for farmB Labs UK.
Keep up to date with what Amie is up to on LinkedIn.
Jack Foster
Jack Foster studied his PhD at the University of Cambridge. He completed his studentship in January 2025 and is currently working to submit his PhD thesis.
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Karoline Heiwolt
Karoline Heiwolt studied her PhD at the University of Lincoln. She completed her studentship in February 2025 and is currently working to submit her PhD thesis.
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William Rohde
Will Rohde studied his PhD at the University of Cambridge. He completed his studentship in March 2025 and is currently working to submit his PhD thesis.
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Mazvydas Gudelis
Maz Gudelis studied his PhD at the University of East Anglia. He completed his studentship in March 2025 and is currently working to submit his PhD thesis.
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Bradley Hurst
Bradley Hurst studied his PhD at the University of Lincoln. He completed his studentship in September 2025 and is currently working to submit his PhD thesis.
Bradley is now working as a Robotics Engineer at FarmB Labs Ltd.
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Alex Elias
Alex Elias studied his PhD at the University of Lincoln. He completed his studentship and submitted his PhD thesis in September 2025. He is currently waiting to defend his Viva.
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Vijja Wichitwechkarn
Vijja Wichitwechkarn studied his PhD at the University of Cambridge. He completed his studentship and submitted his PhD thesis in September 2025. He is currently waiting to defend his Viva.
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Callum Lennox
Callum Lennox studied his PhD at the University of Lincoln. He completed his studentship in September 2025 and is now working to submit his PhD thesis.
Paul-David Zuercher
Paul-David Zuercher studied his PhD at the University of Cambridge. He completed his studentship in September 2025 and is now working to submit his PhD thesis.
Keep up to date with what Paul is up to on LinkedIn.
