Alex Deckmyn
Researcher at Royal Meteorological Institute
Brussels Metropolitan Area Belgium
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Top SchoolAlex Deckmyn is a researcher at the Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium with over a decade of experience in numerical weather prediction, specializing in ensemble prediction systems, predictability, data assimilation, and forecast verification. Holding a PhD in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics from KU Leuven, he applies advanced methods such as wavelet theory to improve data assimilation and develops R packages for meteorological data visualization and mapping. He teaches weather predictability at the University of Gent, bridging research and education while maintaining practical tools used by the community. Based in Brussels, Alex pairs rigorous theoretical training with hands-on implementation, and in a nod to his creative side he composes choral music in a parallel universe.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Theoretical and Mathematical Physics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Theoretical and Mathematical Physics at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
English, Dutch, French
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Github Skills (23)
r-package10
harp10
r9
spatial9
midi8
verification8
grib7
reaper7
maps6
shell6
gis6
ggplot6
geolocation6
bash6
tidyverse6
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
adeckmyn/mapMaker
Dec 2015 - Mar 2018
Contributions:47 commits, 37 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 4 months
adeckmyn/meteogrid
Jun 2020 - Jan 2025
R package for working with gridded meteorological data
Contributions:4 PRs, 43 pushes, 3 branches in 4 years 7 months
rr-package
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