Team
Our mission is to make mental health as objectively measurable and monitorable as physical health.
In the same way that a blood pressure cuff or thermometer tracks your physical health from poor to great, thymia does the same for your mental health.
Leadership
Dr Emilia Molimpakis, PhD
Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder
Emilia is a neuroscientist with a PhD & post-doc from UCL in Linguistics, Neuroscience & Psychology. She is an expert in using language as a biomarker for cognition - there are fewer than 10 people in the world doing exactly what she does. Emilia won the Young Innovator’s Award 2020-21, has given a Ted Talk and was recently named one of the top scientists for mental health worldwide.
Dr Emilia Molimpakis, PhD
Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder
Emilia is a neuroscientist with a PhD & post-doc from UCL in Linguistics, Neuroscience & Psychology. She is an expert in using language as a biomarker for cognition - there are fewer than 10 people in the world doing exactly what she does. Emilia won the Young Innovator’s Award 2020-21, has given a Ted Talk and was recently named one of the top scientists for mental health worldwide.
Dr Emilia Molimpakis, PhD
Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder
Emilia is a neuroscientist with a PhD & post-doc from UCL in Linguistics, Neuroscience & Psychology. She is an expert in using language as a biomarker for cognition - there are fewer than 10 people in the world doing exactly what she does. Emilia won the Young Innovator’s Award 2020-21, has given a Ted Talk and was recently named one of the top scientists for mental health worldwide.
Dr Emilia Molimpakis, PhD
Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder
Emilia is a neuroscientist with a PhD & post-doc from UCL in Linguistics, Neuroscience & Psychology. She is an expert in using language as a biomarker for cognition - there are fewer than 10 people in the world doing exactly what she does. Emilia won the Young Innovator’s Award 2020-21, has given a Ted Talk and was recently named one of the top scientists for mental health worldwide.
Dr Stefano Goria, PhD
Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder
Stefano has over 17 years of expertise in bringing cutting edge mathematical models to production: he has a PhD in Theoretical Physics and worked as a quantitative analyst in large investment banks (JP Morgan, Citibank) for over eight years. Now, he is applying his skills to tackle one of the biggest health problems of our time: mental illness.
Dr Stefano Goria, PhD
Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder
Stefano has over 17 years of expertise in bringing cutting edge mathematical models to production: he has a PhD in Theoretical Physics and worked as a quantitative analyst in large investment banks (JP Morgan, Citibank) for over eight years. Now, he is applying his skills to tackle one of the biggest health problems of our time: mental illness.
Dr Stefano Goria, PhD
Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder
Stefano has over 17 years of expertise in bringing cutting edge mathematical models to production: he has a PhD in Theoretical Physics and worked as a quantitative analyst in large investment banks (JP Morgan, Citibank) for over eight years. Now, he is applying his skills to tackle one of the biggest health problems of our time: mental illness.
Dr Stefano Goria, PhD
Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder
Stefano has over 17 years of expertise in bringing cutting edge mathematical models to production: he has a PhD in Theoretical Physics and worked as a quantitative analyst in large investment banks (JP Morgan, Citibank) for over eight years. Now, he is applying his skills to tackle one of the biggest health problems of our time: mental illness.
Gabrielle Powell
Chief Operating Officer & Co-Founder
Gabrielle started her career in finance and consulting, before transitioning into health and healthtech in 2015. Gabrielle has held leadership roles at dr. consulta in Brazil where she played a pivotal role in growing the company’s network of medical centres and digital offering, and Director of Operations and Growth at Doctify where she worked closely with the leadership team across the business. In addition to her role at thymia, Gabrielle is a Global Advisor for Praava Health and an Angel Investor, with a focus on health tech and med tech start-ups.
Gabrielle Powell
Chief Operating Officer & Co-Founder
Gabrielle started her career in finance and consulting, before transitioning into health and healthtech in 2015. Gabrielle has held leadership roles at dr. consulta in Brazil where she played a pivotal role in growing the company’s network of medical centres and digital offering, and Director of Operations and Growth at Doctify where she worked closely with the leadership team across the business. In addition to her role at thymia, Gabrielle is a Global Advisor for Praava Health and an Angel Investor, with a focus on health tech and med tech start-ups.
Gabrielle Powell
Chief Operating Officer & Co-Founder
Gabrielle started her career in finance and consulting, before transitioning into health and healthtech in 2015. Gabrielle has held leadership roles at dr. consulta in Brazil where she played a pivotal role in growing the company’s network of medical centres and digital offering, and Director of Operations and Growth at Doctify where she worked closely with the leadership team across the business. In addition to her role at thymia, Gabrielle is a Global Advisor for Praava Health and an Angel Investor, with a focus on health tech and med tech start-ups.
Gabrielle Powell
Chief Operating Officer & Co-Founder
Gabrielle started her career in finance and consulting, before transitioning into health and healthtech in 2015. Gabrielle has held leadership roles at dr. consulta in Brazil where she played a pivotal role in growing the company’s network of medical centres and digital offering, and Director of Operations and Growth at Doctify where she worked closely with the leadership team across the business. In addition to her role at thymia, Gabrielle is a Global Advisor for Praava Health and an Angel Investor, with a focus on health tech and med tech start-ups.
Dr Nicholas Cummins, PhD
Chief Science Officer
Nicholas is a world-leading academic and lecturer in AI for speech analysis at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at King’s College London. Dr Cummins brings many years’ academic, scientific and health sector expertise to the thymia team. His current research focuses on speech processing, affective computing and multisensory signal analysis, as well as the use of machine learning to understand mental health conditions. He has a PhD in Electrical Engineering and has collaborated in landmark projects focusing on speech analysis in medicine with prestigious academic institutions worldwide.
Dr Nicholas Cummins, PhD
Chief Science Officer
Nicholas is a world-leading academic and lecturer in AI for speech analysis at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at King’s College London. Dr Cummins brings many years’ academic, scientific and health sector expertise to the thymia team. His current research focuses on speech processing, affective computing and multisensory signal analysis, as well as the use of machine learning to understand mental health conditions. He has a PhD in Electrical Engineering and has collaborated in landmark projects focusing on speech analysis in medicine with prestigious academic institutions worldwide.
Dr Nicholas Cummins, PhD
Chief Science Officer
Nicholas is a world-leading academic and lecturer in AI for speech analysis at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at King’s College London. Dr Cummins brings many years’ academic, scientific and health sector expertise to the thymia team. His current research focuses on speech processing, affective computing and multisensory signal analysis, as well as the use of machine learning to understand mental health conditions. He has a PhD in Electrical Engineering and has collaborated in landmark projects focusing on speech analysis in medicine with prestigious academic institutions worldwide.
Dr Nicholas Cummins, PhD
Chief Science Officer
Nicholas is a world-leading academic and lecturer in AI for speech analysis at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at King’s College London. Dr Cummins brings many years’ academic, scientific and health sector expertise to the thymia team. His current research focuses on speech processing, affective computing and multisensory signal analysis, as well as the use of machine learning to understand mental health conditions. He has a PhD in Electrical Engineering and has collaborated in landmark projects focusing on speech analysis in medicine with prestigious academic institutions worldwide.
Research
Salvatore Fara, PhD
Machine Learning Researcher
Data scientist with a PhD in computational neuroscience and a background in biomedical engineering and neurotechnology. I am interested in developing technological solutions for healthcare and the biomedical sector. My skills include data analysis, statistics, machine learning, signal processing and computational modelling.
Salvatore Fara, PhD
Machine Learning Researcher
Data scientist with a PhD in computational neuroscience and a background in biomedical engineering and neurotechnology. I am interested in developing technological solutions for healthcare and the biomedical sector. My skills include data analysis, statistics, machine learning, signal processing and computational modelling.
Salvatore Fara, PhD
Machine Learning Researcher
Data scientist with a PhD in computational neuroscience and a background in biomedical engineering and neurotechnology. I am interested in developing technological solutions for healthcare and the biomedical sector. My skills include data analysis, statistics, machine learning, signal processing and computational modelling.
Salvatore Fara, PhD
Machine Learning Researcher
Data scientist with a PhD in computational neuroscience and a background in biomedical engineering and neurotechnology. I am interested in developing technological solutions for healthcare and the biomedical sector. My skills include data analysis, statistics, machine learning, signal processing and computational modelling.
Alexandra Livia Georgescu, PhD
Senior Research Scientist
Psychologist & social neuroscience researcher with a particular interest in social cognition and mental health. She has experience obtaining funding in both academia and industry settings (e.g. EU, Innovate UK), running interdisciplinary studies, designing protocols and tasks for cognitive and behavioural experiments and using different methodologies like eye- and motion tracking, neuroimaging (fMRI, fNIRS) and Virtual Reality.
Alexandra Livia Georgescu, PhD
Senior Research Scientist
Psychologist & social neuroscience researcher with a particular interest in social cognition and mental health. She has experience obtaining funding in both academia and industry settings (e.g. EU, Innovate UK), running interdisciplinary studies, designing protocols and tasks for cognitive and behavioural experiments and using different methodologies like eye- and motion tracking, neuroimaging (fMRI, fNIRS) and Virtual Reality.
Alexandra Livia Georgescu, PhD
Senior Research Scientist
Psychologist & social neuroscience researcher with a particular interest in social cognition and mental health. She has experience obtaining funding in both academia and industry settings (e.g. EU, Innovate UK), running interdisciplinary studies, designing protocols and tasks for cognitive and behavioural experiments and using different methodologies like eye- and motion tracking, neuroimaging (fMRI, fNIRS) and Virtual Reality.
Alexandra Livia Georgescu, PhD
Senior Research Scientist
Psychologist & social neuroscience researcher with a particular interest in social cognition and mental health. She has experience obtaining funding in both academia and industry settings (e.g. EU, Innovate UK), running interdisciplinary studies, designing protocols and tasks for cognitive and behavioural experiments and using different methodologies like eye- and motion tracking, neuroimaging (fMRI, fNIRS) and Virtual Reality.
Orlaith Hickey
Data Scientist
Data Scientist with a background in Biomedical Engineering and experience in regulated pharmaceutical clinical data pipelines. Interested in data analysis, modelling and engineering, and in understanding the relationship between the human body and engineering principles. A keen advocate for using technology to better our physical and mental health services.
Orlaith Hickey
Data Scientist
Data Scientist with a background in Biomedical Engineering and experience in regulated pharmaceutical clinical data pipelines. Interested in data analysis, modelling and engineering, and in understanding the relationship between the human body and engineering principles. A keen advocate for using technology to better our physical and mental health services.
Orlaith Hickey
Data Scientist
Data Scientist with a background in Biomedical Engineering and experience in regulated pharmaceutical clinical data pipelines. Interested in data analysis, modelling and engineering, and in understanding the relationship between the human body and engineering principles. A keen advocate for using technology to better our physical and mental health services.
Orlaith Hickey
Data Scientist
Data Scientist with a background in Biomedical Engineering and experience in regulated pharmaceutical clinical data pipelines. Interested in data analysis, modelling and engineering, and in understanding the relationship between the human body and engineering principles. A keen advocate for using technology to better our physical and mental health services.
Konstantin Shmelkov, PhD
Senior Machine Learning Researcher
Machine learning researcher with a PhD in Computer Science and a solid background in maths and biomedical engineering. He has nearly a decade of experience of developing cutting edge computer vision models. Now he is focused on making technological advances to improve mental health diagnostics.
Konstantin Shmelkov, PhD
Senior Machine Learning Researcher
Machine learning researcher with a PhD in Computer Science and a solid background in maths and biomedical engineering. He has nearly a decade of experience of developing cutting edge computer vision models. Now he is focused on making technological advances to improve mental health diagnostics.
Konstantin Shmelkov, PhD
Senior Machine Learning Researcher
Machine learning researcher with a PhD in Computer Science and a solid background in maths and biomedical engineering. He has nearly a decade of experience of developing cutting edge computer vision models. Now he is focused on making technological advances to improve mental health diagnostics.
Konstantin Shmelkov, PhD
Senior Machine Learning Researcher
Machine learning researcher with a PhD in Computer Science and a solid background in maths and biomedical engineering. He has nearly a decade of experience of developing cutting edge computer vision models. Now he is focused on making technological advances to improve mental health diagnostics.
George Fairs
Junior ML Researcher
As someone with a very personal interest in mental health and brain science, George was drawn to thymia's inspiring mission of harnessing modern AI techniques to develop innovative solutions that can positively impact individuals' mental well-being in an era where the need for these tools is more pressing than ever before. Able to apply his backgrounds in both engineering and cognitive science to this domain, he is excited daily to work on and help shape the future of mental health technology.
George Fairs
Junior ML Researcher
As someone with a very personal interest in mental health and brain science, George was drawn to thymia's inspiring mission of harnessing modern AI techniques to develop innovative solutions that can positively impact individuals' mental well-being in an era where the need for these tools is more pressing than ever before. Able to apply his backgrounds in both engineering and cognitive science to this domain, he is excited daily to work on and help shape the future of mental health technology.
George Fairs
Junior ML Researcher
As someone with a very personal interest in mental health and brain science, George was drawn to thymia's inspiring mission of harnessing modern AI techniques to develop innovative solutions that can positively impact individuals' mental well-being in an era where the need for these tools is more pressing than ever before. Able to apply his backgrounds in both engineering and cognitive science to this domain, he is excited daily to work on and help shape the future of mental health technology.
George Fairs
Junior ML Researcher
As someone with a very personal interest in mental health and brain science, George was drawn to thymia's inspiring mission of harnessing modern AI techniques to develop innovative solutions that can positively impact individuals' mental well-being in an era where the need for these tools is more pressing than ever before. Able to apply his backgrounds in both engineering and cognitive science to this domain, he is excited daily to work on and help shape the future of mental health technology.
Engineering
Tim Cannon
Principal Engineer
25 years of Software Engineering experience across healthtech, finance and IT industries. Can be found designing microservices, configuring our cloud infrastructure, helping the team create the best user experience we can and everything in between.
Tim Cannon
Principal Engineer
25 years of Software Engineering experience across healthtech, finance and IT industries. Can be found designing microservices, configuring our cloud infrastructure, helping the team create the best user experience we can and everything in between.
Tim Cannon
Principal Engineer
25 years of Software Engineering experience across healthtech, finance and IT industries. Can be found designing microservices, configuring our cloud infrastructure, helping the team create the best user experience we can and everything in between.
Tim Cannon
Principal Engineer
25 years of Software Engineering experience across healthtech, finance and IT industries. Can be found designing microservices, configuring our cloud infrastructure, helping the team create the best user experience we can and everything in between.
Danny Buckley
Frontend Engineer & Product Designer
A frontend engineer, product designer and creative technologist rendering pixels in marvellous ways. With 4+ years experience within the software industry, I have a passion to create meaningful experiences. Combining backgrounds within user experience design, animation and software engineering to push past the limits of whats been done before.
Danny Buckley
Frontend Engineer & Product Designer
A frontend engineer, product designer and creative technologist rendering pixels in marvellous ways. With 4+ years experience within the software industry, I have a passion to create meaningful experiences. Combining backgrounds within user experience design, animation and software engineering to push past the limits of whats been done before.
Danny Buckley
Frontend Engineer & Product Designer
A frontend engineer, product designer and creative technologist rendering pixels in marvellous ways. With 4+ years experience within the software industry, I have a passion to create meaningful experiences. Combining backgrounds within user experience design, animation and software engineering to push past the limits of whats been done before.
Danny Buckley
Frontend Engineer & Product Designer
A frontend engineer, product designer and creative technologist rendering pixels in marvellous ways. With 4+ years experience within the software industry, I have a passion to create meaningful experiences. Combining backgrounds within user experience design, animation and software engineering to push past the limits of whats been done before.
Commercial
Chandanee Mistry
Commercial & Project Lead
Chandanee has a multi-faceted background with an academic foundation studying an MSc in Molecular Genetics and Diagnostics at the University of Nottingham. Post-university she transitioned to commercial-facing roles building extensive strategic business development and client management experience. She is a strong advocate for growing the global mental health market and has worked at a number of start-ups across the mental health, health tech and life sciences sector.
Chandanee Mistry
Commercial & Project Lead
Chandanee has a multi-faceted background with an academic foundation studying an MSc in Molecular Genetics and Diagnostics at the University of Nottingham. Post-university she transitioned to commercial-facing roles building extensive strategic business development and client management experience. She is a strong advocate for growing the global mental health market and has worked at a number of start-ups across the mental health, health tech and life sciences sector.
Chandanee Mistry
Commercial & Project Lead
Chandanee has a multi-faceted background with an academic foundation studying an MSc in Molecular Genetics and Diagnostics at the University of Nottingham. Post-university she transitioned to commercial-facing roles building extensive strategic business development and client management experience. She is a strong advocate for growing the global mental health market and has worked at a number of start-ups across the mental health, health tech and life sciences sector.
Chandanee Mistry
Commercial & Project Lead
Chandanee has a multi-faceted background with an academic foundation studying an MSc in Molecular Genetics and Diagnostics at the University of Nottingham. Post-university she transitioned to commercial-facing roles building extensive strategic business development and client management experience. She is a strong advocate for growing the global mental health market and has worked at a number of start-ups across the mental health, health tech and life sciences sector.