André Silva
Postdoctoral Scientist at Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto | FCUP
Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Top SchoolAndré Silva is a postdoctoral scientist and software-focused astronomer based in Porto, with eight years of experience developing algorithms and instrumentation software for high-precision radial velocity (RV) measurements and solar observations. After completing a PhD in 2024 on novel RV extraction methods for exoplanet detection, he now leads development of the observational software for the Portuguese-led PoET solar telescope and teaches high-resolution spectroscopy at FCUP. His work bridges research-grade signal processing, real-time telescope operations, and practical tooling—skills honed through prior internships building embedded acquisition systems and computer-vision analytics. Comfortable moving between research and production code, he contributes open-source tools on GitHub and applies Bayesian methods to observational pipelines, bringing both academic rigor and hands-on engineering to instrument software.
8 years of coding experience
Doctor of Philosophy, Astronomy, Doctor of Philosophy, Astronomy at Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto | FCUPMaster's degree, Engineering Physics/Applied Physics, Master's degree, Engineering Physics/Applied Physics at Universidade do Porto
Github Skills (58)
open-access9
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jax9
jit8
bayesian8
pager8
gpu8
physics8
switcher8
gaussian-processes8
perl8
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Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
Kamuish/billiards_website
Oct 2018 - Oct 2021
Contributions:2 PRs, 13 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 1 month
Kamuish/FCUP_Thesis_LaTeX
Jun 2019 - Jul 2022
A thesis model for FCUP thesis, especially for physics.
Contributions:1 PR, 13 pushes in 3 years 1 month
physicsthesis
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