UpskillAI

UpskillAI is an education partner helping organisations stay ahead of the curve in the age
of artificial intelligence. We specialise in bespoke training that enables businesses to adopt AI
confidently, whether through curated learning programmes, tailored solutions, or empowering
teams to build their own AI systems.

We Enable Our Clients

Develop a confident understanding of AI

We help nurture confidence in AI, focusing on its safe use and practical value within your business.

Get training at your level of expertise

We offer courses at different levels, tailored to your business and designed to empower your employees.

Increase company productivity

See productivity rise as your employees approach new problems with AI-driven thinking.

Our Service Tiers

Essential

Clients select from our library of ready-made courses, handpicked to suit their needs. This tier offers a quick and effective way to upskill teams using proven materials.

Strategic

We work closely with clients to design bespoke training programmes, aligning course content with their products, industry, and business goals. This ensures training is directly relevant and impactful.

Transformative

Beyond training, we equip organisations with the capability to design and build their own AI learning systems. This tier empowers long-term independence and sustainable innovation.

Meet the Founders

Spencer Goodfellow

Co-Founder

Spencer Goodfellow holds an MSc in Mathematical Sciences from the University of Bristol and has a diverse background spanning start-ups, the technology sector, and academic research. He is currently pursuing a PhD at the University of Southampton, where his work explores how group theory—the mathematics of symmetry—can be used to improve the efficiency of machine learning algorithms. His research focuses particularly on graph theory and graph neural networks.

Dr. Matthew Pugh

Co-Founder

Dr Matthew Pugh is a machine learning researcher and mechatronic engineer with experience in theoretical machine learning, industrial fault detection, and time series analysis. His doctoral work focused on the applications of category theory for the development of machine learning algorithms.

Dr. Filip Bar

Co-Founder

Dr Filip Bár is an educator, research mathematician and the founder, CEO and Lead Educator of ThinkingBeyond Education — an organisation dedicated to educating the future experts in STEM. He studied mathematics and physics in Tübingen, Munich, and the University of Cambridge, from which he obtained his PhD. His research is in the field of Synthetic Differential Geometry with a focus on the theory and applications of infinitesimal algebra.

Charles Hutchins

Co-Founder

Charles Hutchins holds an MEng in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Bath and is completing a PhD at the University of Southampton. His research combines machine learning, reinforcement learning and game theory to enhance the security of drone networks, with applications in early threat detection and system-level assurance. He has recently published in the Nature journal Scientific Data and authored several peer-reviewed conference papers in network and hardware security.