Alberto De Rada Fiol
Researcher at CIEMAT
Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
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Top SchoolAlberto De Rada Fiol is a researcher and software developer with a PhD in Nuclear Physics and nine years of experience applying C++, Python, JavaScript, and Ruby to experimental physics and production web projects. He has driven data-reduction and automation tools that cut computing time by ~80% and has hands-on experience running and monitoring experiments at facilities including CERN’s n_TOF. Equally comfortable in research and engineering contexts, he contributes backend improvements to large open-source projects like the World Cube Association site and fixes full-stack issues in the popular Forem codebase. His work blends rigorous statistical analysis and detector development with pragmatic software practices, enabling reproducible results and scalable data pipelines. Based in Madrid, he partners across international collaborations and European projects, translating complex experimental requirements into reliable, maintainable code.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy, Physics, Doctor of Philosophy, Physics at Complutense University of MadridMaster of Science, Nuclear Physics, Master of Science, Nuclear Physics at Autonomous University of MadridEnglish Language Immersion Course, English language and literature, English Language Immersion Course, English language and literature at Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo
English, Catalan, Spanish
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Github Skills (16)
rspec10
rails10
web-development10
web-application10
webapp10
ruby-on-rails10
erb10
sql9
html8
database-design8
front-end-development8
css7
testing6
co5
discourse5
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
thewca/worldcubeassociation.org
Oct 2017 - Aug 2019
All of the code that runs on worldcubeassociation.org
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:93 commits, 134 PRs, 51 pushes in 1 year 11 months
Contributions summary:Alberto primarily focused on enhancing the backend functionality of the WCA website. Their contributions involved refining the my_competitions page, implementing features to filter and display relevant competitions based on user registration status and competition status. Additionally, they addressed bug fixes and implemented features to align with regulations. The user demonstrated a strong understanding of backend logic and data management within the WCA's Rails application.
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forem/forem
Jun 2020 - Jul 2020
For empowering community 🌱
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:15 commits, 15 PRs, 58 comments in 1 month
Contributions summary:Alberto primarily focused on fixing erblint errors within the `forem/forem` repository, specifically addressing issues in the `app/views/listings`, `app/views/users`, `app/views/internal`, `app/views/doorkeeper`, `app/views/mailers`, `app/views/pages`, `app/views/layouts`, `app/views/liquids`, and `app/views/stories` folders. This involved modifying various view templates to correct syntax and formatting errors. Additionally, the user contributed to the internal tools and settings, including code changes to internal chat channels.
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