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Richard Bruce

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Research Project Manager at University of Bristol who rolled out an AI livestock platform with 60+ cameras.

United Kingdom

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At the University of Bristol, I led the end-to-end rollout of a digital livestock research platform for AI disease detection on a working dairy farm, with 60+ machine vision cameras, GPU computing, secure storage and edge devices. I’m now leading a second rollout at the South West Dairy Development Centre.

I’ve managed £4M+ of research funding and co-founded the school’s Research Operations Team, designing workflows adopted across the school. My work spans AI and research infrastructure, with a PhD in biosciences and experience using Python and R.

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Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Postdoctoral Research Associate

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University of Bristol

Aug 2025 - Present (1 year 3 months)

Conducted user research on AI adoption, designing an interview study with dairy farmers, writing the ethics application, running interviews, and analyzing findings.

User Research Interviewing Qualitative Analysis Ethics Applications

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Research Project Manager

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University of Bristol

Mar 2022 - Present (4 years 8 months)

Led end-to-end implementation of a digital livestock research platform with 60+ cameras and GPU computing, managed £4M+ funding, and built workflows adopted across the school. Co-founded the Research Operations Team and line-managed two staff.

Python R Project Management Procurement Stakeholder Management Data Governance AI GPU Computing Raspberry Pi Risk Management Change Management

PhD Researcher and Graduate Teaching Assistant

Cardiff University

Oct 2017 - Jun 2023 (5 years 8 months)

Investigated a drug target in chronic lung disease, developed qHACC method, and analyzed RNA sequencing data in R. Co-authored three peer-reviewed papers and supported undergraduate labs and R workshops.

R RNA Sequencing Research Teaching QHACC Data Analysis