About Jim Circadian, otherwise known as James Byrne

I currently work as Digital Research Compute Lead at the University of Exeter. Primarily, the focus of my work is on a Digital Research Infrastructure development programme that sees us updating and maturing the service offerings of the Research IT function at the university.

I worked as Principal Software Engineer for the British Antarctic Survey (BAS). I held numerous positions with BAS since 2016, the first of which saw me deployed to Antarctica over the course of several years (here's some photos if you're interested....)

Prior to BAS I worked in DevOps, software engineering and building middleware infrastructures in a variety of industry sectors. Disillusioned with a constant drive for profit and shareholder satisfaction, I ended up in Antarctica thinking it'd be a nice jolly before returning to "real life". Thankfully, something worked well and I now lead the Digital Innovation Team at BAS. This helps me promote guiding principles in being an RSE, so I can develop the this role within BAS and science more broadly, working with groups such as the BAS AI Lab.

In addition to technology, I spend my time living with my partner and son in the UK. I read a lot about the world at large and listen to music and news from around the world to help make sense of it all. I haven't managed it yet and am quite happy never getting to the bottom of it. I occasionally make music, but haven't recorded anything in a long time!!!