Lecture series
We have joined with our Corporate Partners to bring you an exciting lecture series of technical presentations called 'Applications of Computing in Industry'. The technical presentations are designed to complement your studies by showing how theory is applied in practice and by describing interesting technical challenges in industry and how our partner organisations are addressing them. Learning more about how computing is applied in industry will also support you with your career choices and the insights you gain will give you a competitive edge in applications/interviews.
Dates of lectures
Usually Tuesday and Thursday from 1pm till 2pm for the first six weeks of the Autumn and Spring term.
Location
Huxley LT308 or Huxley LT311
Suitability
Applications of Computing in Industry is open to all DoC students and students from relevant departments. Places are allocated on a first-come-first-served basis. Please note that some presentations may assume prior knowledge of a technology/area and as such may be more suitable for students on certain courses or at certain stages in their study - where this is the case it will be noted in the presentation details provided below.
Employers: Register your interest in presenting here.
For details of previous years talks, see: 2009-2010, 2010-2011, 2011-2012, 2012-2013, 2013-2014, 2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020, 2020-2021, 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024, 2024-2025, 2025-2026.
Autumn Term 2026-2027
Wednesday 30th September
Time: 1.00pm Location: HUX 308
Title: An introduction to quantitative finance and blockchain analytics
Speaker: Polina Vertex
This talk provides a foundational overview of modern quantitative finance and its convergence with decentralized, blockchain-based financial ecosystems. It begins by contrasting traditional financial structures—characterized by centralized intermediaries, traditional order books, and delayed settlement—with alternative finance models built on permissionless ledgers, peer-to-peer protocols, and automated market makers. Next, it introduces the fundamentals of blockchain analytics, showing how raw on-chain data can be transformed into actionable market signals. Finally, the talk bridges classical mathematical modeling with the unique quantitative frameworks required for decentralized finance.
Wednesday 30th September
Time: 2.00pm Location: HUX 308
Title: Want to found a start-up? Work at one first!
Speaker: Lawrence Jones - Founding Engineer
Startups compress careers. Lawrence has lived it at incident.io, owning problems far above his pay grade, shipping under pressure, and learning in months what takes years elsewhere. This is a first-hand account of the highs, the lows, and what happens when you dive straight into the deep end.
Hear from Lawrence Jones, our founding engineer at incident.io. He's the driving force behind our Investigations product helping companies to autonomously conduct root cause analysis of incidents and reduce downtime. Prior to this, Lawrence was an early intern at GoCardless (now a unicorn) where he climbed to Principle Engineer.
week 2
Tuesday 6th October
Time: 1.00pm Location: HUX 311
Title: Arctic Lake
Speaker: Arctic Lake
Thursday 8th October
Time: 1.00pm Location: HUX 311
Title: The Journey to Become the Biggest Fintech in the UK
Speakers: Karen Rossi (Enterprise CIO, Lloyds Banking Group), Elijah Zadok (Engineering Lead, Credit Platform) & Adeola Olalere (Engineering Lead, Prudential & Analytics Platform)
- We will cover:
- An overview of Lloyds Banking Group & its journey to become the biggest fintech in the UK
- Bring to life how technology is driving innovation across the Bank, including agentic AI
- Highlight how Imperial students can join LBG through industrial placements & our graduate schemes
Useful contacts
- Tom Curtin
Industrial Liaison Officer
LinkedIn
- Prof. William Knottenbelt
Director of Industrial Liaison