Alan Aberdeen
Co-Founder at Ground Truth Labs
United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolAlan Aberdeen is a co-founder and engineer with a decade of experience applying machine learning, imaging, and interaction design to biomedical problems, currently leading Ground Truth Labs in the UK to decode bone marrow for improved human health. His background spans engineering and human-computer interaction from Oxford, Paris-Sud, TU Berlin and Columbia, blending rigorous technical training with user-centered design. He contributes to open-source projects—most notably documentation improvements for the popular OpenSeadragon zoomable image viewer—reflecting a focus on clear developer-facing tooling around large images. Equally comfortable in research-adjacent settings and product startups, he bridges data mining, networked systems, and practical ML to deliver interpretable imaging solutions. An uncommon strength is translating complex imaging and ML concepts into precise documentation and interactions that accelerate adoption by clinical and developer audiences.
10 years of coding experience
Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Engineering, Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Engineering at University of OxfordSummer Semester, Data Mining, Psychology and Philosophy, Summer Semester, Data Mining, Psychology and Philosophy at Columbia University in the City of New YorkMaster in Human Computer Interaction and Design, Computer Science, Master in Human Computer Interaction and Design, Computer Science at Paris-Sud University (Paris XI)Master in Human Computer and Interaction Design, Computer Science, Master in Human Computer and Interaction Design, Computer Science at Technische Universität Berlin
Github Skills (4)
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documentation10
image-viewer9
javascript9
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
openseadragon/openseadragon
Jun 2018 - Jun 2018
An open-source, web-based viewer for zoomable images, implemented in pure JavaScript.
Role in this project:
Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:6 commits, 1 PR, 6 comments in 1 day
Contributions summary:Alan's commits primarily focus on documenting aspects of the OpenSeadragon library. They added documentation for specific properties like `viewer.world`, `.source` on `TiledImage`, and `source` on `Viewer`. There were also commits to revert and correct documentation. Additionally, the user added a note indicating that a property in the viewer.js is deprecated. This indicates a focus on improving the library's documentation for developers.
imageviewerimagezoomable-imagesopenseadragonimage-viewer
alanaberdeen/Automated-Cell-Tracking
Mar 2016 - Feb 2022
Implementation of Coupled minimum-cost flow tracking. Padfield, Rittscher, Roysam
Contributions:17 commits, 14 PRs, 13 pushes in 5 years 11 months
minimumcoupledtracking
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