Godsill obtained both undergraduate and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from the Department of Engineering at Cambridge University, whilst a member of. He obtained a first class degree in the Electrical and Information Sciences Tripos. The title of his 1993 Doctor of Philosophy thesis was "The Restoration of Degraded Audio Signals" and his Doctor of Philosophy supervisor was Peter Rayner, whom he shared with Michael Richard Lynch.
His main area of research is Bayesian statistics and stochastic sampling methodologies, particularly particle filtering. Godsill has published over 250 articles in peer reviewed journals, along with the books Digital audio restoration: a statistical model based approach and Compressed sensing & sparse filtering. Godsill is currently a director of CEDAR Audio Limited, a Cambridge based company that applies Bayesian mathematics for purposes of noise reduction in audio data.
Godsill is also a director at Input Dynamics Limited, a Cambridge based company that applies Bayesian techniques to touch screen technology.
In February 2005, the company received a Sciences-Technical Academy Award (a "Technical Oscar") for its services to the movie industry, and a stream of innovations appeared over the following years with corresponding recognition including induction into the Audio Technology Hall of Fame (2008), a Cinema Audio Society Award (2009).
He is also a member of the Centre for Science and Policy. Godsill obtained both undergraduate and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from the Department of Engineering at Cambridge University, whilst a member of Sidney Sussex College.
