Software development
Custom applications, Spring Boot services, APIs, databases and practical improvements to existing systems.
Java · React · SQL · APIs
Teesside-based · Working across the UK
Software that solves problems. Skills that open doors.
Teesside Bytes brings together practical software engineering, business automation and specialist programming tuition. Whether you need a solution built or a skill developed, let's talk.
What can we help with?
Practical help, without unnecessary complexity.
- Custom web applications and APIs
- Process and administrative automation
- Programming tuition and mentoring
Java · Spring Boot · React · SQL · Python · Applied AI
What we do
Technical expertise, built around your needs.
From a single hour of mentoring to a tailored software project, we'll work out what would make a useful difference.
Business automation
Replace repetitive paperwork and manual processes with simpler, more reliable workflows and tools.
Python · Integration · Reporting
Programming tuition
One-to-one support with Java, Python, SQL, object-oriented programming and software development.
Students · Adults · Professionals
Applied AI and research
Exploring machine learning, computer vision and proof-of-concept solutions to complex problems.
Machine learning · Computer vision
Research and development
Featured project: PictoGlyph
An ongoing MSc research project exploring how computer vision, machine learning and rich contextual metadata can support the study and interpretation of ancient writing systems.
It brings together Java, Spring Boot, PostgreSQL and Python-based ML experimentation, with an emphasis on transparent evidence and uncertainty.
Explore PictoGlyph on GitHubIn development
Past meets future.
Making connections between symbols, languages, artefacts and historical context through applied AI.
Computer visionMetadataAI research
Additional research · Applied machine learning
Machine Learning Approaches for Predicting Spinal Disorders
A comparative machine-learning study of biomechanical spinal data, exploring classification methods, feature relationships and explainability with SHAP. This is academic research, not a clinically validated diagnostic system.
Read about both research projects
About Teesside Bytes
Software experience meets real-world teaching.
Teesside Bytes is led by Duncan Skilton, a software developer and computing lecturer with experience in Java development, databases and teaching programming. Duncan is also undertaking an MSc in Applied AI.
The focus is simple: understand the problem, explain the options clearly, and build something that genuinely helps.
Let's talk
Have a project or a question?
Tell us what you're trying to achieve. Whether it's software development, automation or programming tuition, we'd be happy to discuss the next step.
Send an enquiryOr email info@teessidebytes.co.uk