Cole Simmons
Cole Simmons

I'm an applied researcher, building tools to annotate, parse, and translate the >300,000 extant cuneiform texts which bear witness to more than three millennia of human history, from the invention of the wheel to the Roman Empire.

Now // Upcoming

Based in Oxford, U.K.

Now: MPhil in Cuneiform Studies (expected completion: June 2026)

October 2026: beginning a DPhil
(advisor: Jacob Dahl)

Previously

Based in SF, LA, and ATL

Co-founder & CTO @ AbstractCRE
(6 years, sole engineer)

Independent contractor @ DataWorks

Symbolic Systems @ Stanford

Illumio, Salesloft, and REscour