Name:James Clarkson

Bio:

Dr. James Clarkson is a UK-based industrial researcher working to inspire the next generation of cloud-based graph databases. Supported by a UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship, he oversees the Aurendil project at Neo4j Research, where he and his team are developing forward-thinking technologies to underpin the emerging graph-based AI economy. Before joining Neo4j, James received his PhD from the University of Manchester in 2019 for the creation of TornadoVM. He brings a wealth of cross-disciplinary expertise to his current database research, having previously worked in cybersecurity, High-Performance Computing (HPC), and robotics for industry leaders including ARM and Dyson.

Country:United Kingdom

Affiliation:Neo4j

Research interests:Graph databases, managed runtimes, compilers, and hardware acceleration