Ben Saunders
Co-Founder & CTO at Signapse
England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolBen Saunders is a Co-Founder and CTO with eight years of experience building AI-driven products that bridge cutting-edge research and real-world impact. He leads the technical team at Signapse, developing photo-realistic synthetic signers and machine translation pipelines to make transport announcements accessible to the Deaf community. Combining a PhD in computer vision-focused sign language production with a Distinction MSc in AI and early industry experience in Accenture’s Robotics & AI practice, he navigates both research and deployment challenges. As a Royal Academy of Engineering Enterprise Fellow he also pitches to investors, writes grants, and engages directly with clients to shape product direction. Ben’s background in economics and formal training across ML and CV give him a pragmatic, multidisciplinary approach to productising complex research. He’s driven by making inclusive tech tangible—evidenced by Signapse’s live demo of train announcement translation.
8 years of coding experience
High School, High School at Poole Grammar SchoolLondon School of Economics and Political ScienceMaster's degree, Artificial Intelligence, Distinction, Master's degree, Artificial Intelligence, Distinction at Queen Mary University of LondonPhD - Centre for Vision, Speech & Signal Processing, Computer Vision - Sign Language Production, PhD - Centre for Vision, Speech & Signal Processing, Computer Vision - Sign Language Production at University of Surrey
Github Skills (14)
progressive10
language-modeling10
transformers7
pytorch7
face5
transfer-learning4
segmentation4
fastapi3
python3
machine-learning3
computer-vision3
computer-graphics3
docker3
neural-network2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
BenSaunders27/meineDGS-Translation-Protocols
Mar 2022 - May 2022
Contributions:48 commits, 7 pushes in 2 months
BenSaunders27/ProgressiveTransformersSLP
Jul 2020 - Jun 2021
Source code for "Progressive Transformers for End-to-End Sign Language Production" (ECCV 2020)
Contributions:48 commits, 47 pushes, 1 branch in 11 months
pytorchtransformersend-to-endsignlanguage-modeling
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