Struan Robertson

PhD Researcher · AI & Forensic Science · Glasgow, Scotland

About

Award-winning PhD candidate researching AI for forensic science at the University of Dundee. Graduated top of cohort with a First Class Honours degree and received the ScotSoft2023 Young Software Engineer of the Year award. Strong software development skills across Python, C, and Linux, with deep experience in machine learning and PyTorch. Excellent communication skills developed through teaching, conference presentations, and customer-facing roles.

Technical Skills

Languages
Python Julia C Rust Bash/Shell Emacs Lisp SQL
Frameworks
PyTorch JAX Keras
Libraries
NumPy SciPy scikit-learn Pandas Matplotlib GDAL
Dev Tools
Emacs Linux Git Docker GitHub Actions AWS / Azure SSH Jupyter

Experience

Doctoral Researcher · University of Dundee
Dundee, Scotland
  • Researching the use of AI in forensic shoeprint image retrieval
  • Developed novel one-to-many image-to-image translation architecture
  • Demonstrator for Computer Vision MSc module, leading lab sessions
  • Presenting at international conferences
Frontend Developer (Part-Time) · 532 Design
Dundee, Scotland
  • Built frontend UI components for a mobile sports game using Unity (app)

Projects

Lunar Terrain Void Infilling
Python PyTorch GDAL Matplotlib
  • Award-winning fourth year undergraduate dissertation project
  • Used a Wasserstein GAN to infill voids in lunar digital elevation maps
Open Source Contributions
Alpine Linux Emacs Lisp Shell C
Alpine Linux package maintainer (main repository) — systemd-boot and related packages Website
Emacs iCalendar parser — parse iCalendar events into Org Mode headings Source Code
Linux webcam patch — patch v4l2-relayd to support ipu6 webcams Source Code

Education

PhD in AI and Forensic Science
University of Dundee · Dundee, Scotland
BSc in Applied Computing · First Class Honours (Top of Class)
University of Dundee · Dundee, Scotland

Awards

ScotSoft2023 Young Software Engineer of the Year, National Award (media) ScotlandIS · 2023
BSc Prize for Top Student University of Dundee · 2023
School of Science and Engineering Open Prize University of Dundee · 2023
Mary Somerville Medal, Group Award (media) Royal Society of Edinburgh · 2025

Publications

Struan Robertson, Roberto Puch-Solis, Stephen McKenna MetroXRAINE