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 successful 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.
Roopika Ravikanna
Roopika Ravikanna studied her PhD at the University of Lincoln, she completed her studentship in February 2024 and recently submitted her PhD thesis. She is due to defend her viva soon.
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Willow Mandil
Willow Mandil studied his PhD at the University of Lincoln, he completed his studentship in July 2024 and is now working to submit his PhD thesis.
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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.
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Dr Elijah Almanzor
Dr Elijah Almanzor studied his PhD at the University of Cambridge, he completed his studentship in September 2024 and is now working to submit his PhD thesis.
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Haihui Yan
Haihui Yan studied her PhD at the University of Cambridge, she completed her studentship in September 2024 and is now working to submit her PhD thesis.
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. His viva took place in March 2025 and Haris is currently awaiting the results.
Haris has gone on to become a Research Associate within the School of Mathematics & Computer Sciences at Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh.
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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