Ground Truth Labs

Team

Our interdisciplinary team brings together a wealth of experience in artificial intelligence, clinical pathology, oncology, and biomarker development, ensuring a comprehensive approach to solving your complex problems.

• Alan Aberdeen

  

  Co-founder & CEO

  Alan founded GTL along with Korsuk and Jens in 2019. Beyond GTL he has long track record in building software and tools, including widely used open-source pathology annotation software. Alan studied Engineering at Oxford and HCI across Paris and Berlin.

• Korsuk Sirinukunwattana

  

  Co-founder & CTO

  Korsuk is a leading AI and computational pathology technologist with a long list of publications from his industry-leading work at GTL as well as research completed at Oxford, Harvard, and Stanford.

• Jens Rittscher

  

  Co-founder & CSO

  Jens leads the Quantitative Biological Imaging group at the University of Oxford. Jens has a wealth of industry experience having led research groups focused on computer vision at General Electric for over a decade.

• Saad Bashir

  

  Machine Learning Scientist

  Saad is a leading researcher with a breadth and depth of Machine Learning and Computer science research project leadership and academic publications. Saad earned his PhD from the University of Warwick.

• Vasco Ferreira Pinto

  

  Head of Strategy and Operations

  Vasco has nearly a decade of industry experience across biotech, diagnostics and biopharma services delivering for customers like Roche, Argenx and Eli Lily among others.

• Ka Ho Tam

  

  Software Engineer

  Ka Ho Tam is a software developer with a DPhil from the University of Oxford. He has made significant contributions in machine learning and histopathology, and has played a key role in advancing cloud-based radiology platforms as a full-stack developer.

• Sam Maxwell

  

  Software Engineer

  Sam, with an MSc in Biomedical Engineering and a rich background in software engineering and data science, has proven his prowess in building and maintaining robust platforms for fintech and healthcare sectors.

• Xuezi Hu

  

  Machine Learning Scientist

  Xuezi is a machine learning scientist with experience in computational biology and geophysical imaging. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and master’s degree in Systems Biology at the University of Cambridge.

• Ruoyu Wang

  

  Machine Learning Scientist

  Ruoyu is a machine learning scientist with expertise in machine learning and computational pathology, he is finalising his PhD in Computer Science at the University of Warwick.

• Anna Kotanska

  

  Quality & Product Associate

  Anna studied Chemistry at Oxford, with a computer vision Master’s and a research internship at the Crick Institute. She later moved into biotech startups to advance personalised healthcare through technical operations.

• Celina Wierzbicka

  

  Frontend Engineer

  Celina is a frontend engineer with a PhD in Biomedical Science and MSc in Medicinal Chemistry. She has extensive experience building responsive web applications with a strong focus on user experience.

• Lewis Moffat

  

  Machine Learning Scientist

  Working as a machine learning scientist at GTL, Lewis brings a rich experience from being at the intersection of protein design and deep generative models, with further skills from across machine learning and bioinformatics.

• Sharon Ruane

  

  VP Research Partnerships

  Sharon has an extensive background in machine learning and AI applications in biomedicine, with expertise in data analytics, model evaluation, and experiment design. She holds a PhD in Chromosome and Developmental Biology from the University of Oxford, where her research centered on developmental processes and molecular dynamics.

• Elsa Hammarskiöld

  

  Strategic Operations Associate

  Elsa is a Strategic Operations Associate, working across our Commercial, Strategy and Operations teams. She has experience in cross-department project management, implementation planning, and business development. She obtained her bachelor's degree in Political Economy from King’s College London.