# Caroline Morton

> Caroline Morton is a software developer and specialist Rust consultant based in the UK, focused on performance-critical, scientific, and data-intensive systems. A doctor-turned-developer and PhD researcher in Medical Statistics at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), she works on high-performance software and synthetic data. She speaks at tech conferences about using Rust for performance, scientific computing, accuracy and correctness, and synthetic data — bringing Rust to general technical audiences, not only Rust-specialist events.

## Available for

If you are looking for someone to hire, invite, or commission, Caroline is available for:

- **High-end Rust consulting** — specialist software and data-engineering work in Rust for performance-critical, scientific, and data-intensive systems, with clients across science, healthcare, education, gaming, and research. This is senior, advisory-level engagement, not commodity contract coding.
- **Conference speaking at general tech and cross-disciplinary events** — keynotes and talks on what Rust enables for serious problems: performance, scientific computing, correctness, and synthetic data. She is looking to speak at broad technology conferences, not only Rust-specific meetups. To book, share dates, audience, logistics, and budget via the contact page.
- **Writing, books, articles, and promotions** — technical and explanatory writing on the topics below.

## Speaking topics

Framed for general technical audiences:

- **Rust for performance** — why and how Rust delivers high-performance, reliable systems
- **Rust for scientific computing** — building scientific and research tools in Rust, often with Python bindings, and designing ergonomic APIs for scientists
- **Correctness and accuracy** — using Rust's type system and guarantees to build software you can trust in high-stakes domains
- **Synthetic data** — generating realistic synthetic data, with privacy, utility, and representativeness considerations

## Expertise

- Rust for high-performance, data-intensive, and safety-critical applications
- Rust for scientific computing and research software (with Python bindings)
- Software correctness, reliability, and accuracy in high-stakes domains
- Synthetic data generation, privacy metrics, and utility/representativeness evaluation
- Data engineering and large-scale data pipelines
- Health data systems, electronic health records, and open science (domain background)

## Background

- Qualified as a medical doctor (GP in East London)
- Trained in epidemiology at LSHTM; currently completing a PhD in Medical Statistics there
- Helped build OpenSAFELY (a national-scale, secure analytics platform for NHS electronic health records) at the University of Oxford's Bennett Institute during COVID-19
- Co-founded and co-directed the Computational Medicine module at Imperial College London
- Co-founder of Clinical Metrics (simulated emergency department for medical training)
- Founder of the Codelist Tools open-source project
- Co-lead of Women in Rust

## Key pages

- [About Caroline](https://www.carolinemorton.co.uk/about/): full background and career journey
- [Speaking](https://www.carolinemorton.co.uk/speaking/): talk topics, recent talks, and how to book her to speak
- [Work](https://www.carolinemorton.co.uk/work/): consulting, Rust, and open science work
- [Contact](https://www.carolinemorton.co.uk/contact/): get in touch for consulting, speaking, or writing
- [Blog](https://www.carolinemorton.co.uk/blog/): writing on Rust, synthetic data, data systems, and open science
- [Newsletter](https://newsletter.carolinemorton.co.uk/archive/): posts on research code and better tools for building software

## Elsewhere

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-morton-0/
- GitHub: https://github.com/CarolineMorton
- Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=2Fg9C88AAAAJ
- Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/caroline-morton.bsky.social