Alec Benson
Senior R&D Computer Science at Sandia National Laboratories
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAlec Benson is a Senior R&D Computer Scientist with nine years of experience building full-stack web applications, data engineering pipelines, compilers, and scientific computing tools. Currently at Sandia National Laboratories, he brings a research-driven approach to production software, blending practical web and backend engineering with deep systems knowledge from compiler and cybersecurity work. His background includes roles across federal labs, academia, and defense research where he implemented React frontends, Spring/Hibernate backends, and security-focused solutions. Alec’s mix of applied research and hands-on development enables him to translate complex algorithms into robust, auditable systems—an asset in mission-driven environments.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Computer Science, Master's degree, Computer Science at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Github Skills (15)
image-upscaling10
super-resolution10
machine-learning9
chrome7
testing7
unit-testing7
chrome-devtools-protocol6
discord-bot5
golang5
simulation3
cellular-automata3
simulator3
glsl2
opengl2
webgl1
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
bensonalec/AhaSlidesClone
Jan 2021 - Apr 2021
Contributions:8 PRs, 70 pushes, 3 branches in 3 months
TheFutureGadgetsLab/.github
Apr 2022 - Nov 2025
Contributions:11 pushes, 6 issues in 3 years 7 months
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