Anders Markvardsen
Head Of Data Acquisition
Vale of White Horse, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolAnders Markvardsen is a data and scientific software leader with 19 years’ experience building and scaling engineering teams and production-grade software for large-scale research facilities. He holds a PhD in Physics and Chartered IT Professional status, and has led teams of 20–30+ engineers to deliver sustainable data pipelines, automation, analysis and visualization tooling for ISIS and Diamond Light Source. Anders combines deep domain expertise in neutron and muon science with practical software delivery—driving projects from instrument onboarding and Mantid development to facility-wide auto-reduction and ML-enabled analytics. He is known for creating enduring teams, improving cross-department collaboration, and translating complex experimental needs into robust infrastructure and stakeholder-aligned outcomes. A pragmatic technologist with a strong track record in funding-led programmes, he repeatedly turns research-grade algorithms into widely adopted, supported software.
19 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Physics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Physics at University of OxfordPhysics and Chemistry, Physics and Chemistry at Aarhus University
Danish, English, German
Github Skills (33)
benchmark10
reduction10
python10
benchmarking10
muon10
numpy10
backend10
simulation9
raytracing9
diffraction9
monte-carlo9
queue8
scientific-computing8
job-queue8
isis8
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
MDMCproject/MDMC
Mar 2017 - May 2022
Initial code created to test the MDMC algorithm. Kept for reference.
Contributions:2 releases, 2 PRs, 60 pushes in 5 years 2 months
keptmdmcinitial
Anders-Markvardsen/ExtSym
Sep 2015 - Jan 2020
Contributions:6 pushes, 3 branches in 4 years 3 months
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