Ashwin Mohanan
Researcher at RISE Research Institutes of Sweden
Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
Summary
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Top SchoolAshwin Mohanan is a researcher and HPC-focused research software engineer with 11 years of experience building high-performance scientific Python software and production-grade engineering tools. He holds a Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics from KTH and combines deep expertise in geophysical fluid mechanics, LES and turbulence with practical skills in profiling, parallelization, CI/CD and container deployment. At institutions including SMHI, Stockholm University and RISE he has modernized legacy hydrology toolchains, optimized research code (e.g., 100× speed-ups for pymech) and secured large EuroHPC allocations for AI work. An active open-source contributor, he has improved projects such as the pythran AOT compiler and developer tools for instant Markdown and pyglossary, reflecting a taste for both low-level performance fixes and developer ergonomics. Based in Stockholm and fluent in Swedish (B2), he enjoys operating at the intersection of science, software and applied technology, translating domain models into robust, reproducible code.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Engineering Mechanics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Engineering Mechanics at KTH Royal Institute of TechnologyIndian Institute of Technology KanpurB.Tech, Mechanical Engineering, B.Tech, Mechanical Engineering at College of Engineering TrivandrumSenior Secondary, Science, Computer Sc., Maths, Senior Secondary, Science, Computer Sc., Maths at Nava Nirman Public School, Kochi
Swedish, Malayalam, German, Hindi, English
Github Skills (22)
markdown10
python10
command-line-interface10
configuration-management10
build-system10
vim10
markdown-it10
compiler-optimization10
tkinter10
nodejs10
scripting9
c-language9
cprogramming-language9
shell9
html9
Programming languages (34)
Github contributions (5)
instant-markdown/vim-instant-markdown
Oct 2018 - Jan 2022
Instant Markdown previews from Vim
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:6 reviews, 75 commits, 58 PRs in 3 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Ashwin primarily contributed to the core functionality of the Vim instant Markdown plugin. They implemented features such as MathJax support, improved shell redirection, and made the autoscroll feature optional. Moreover, the user refactored the code to include environment variables during the execution of the `instant-markdown-d` daemon. They also added commands for previewing and stopping the markdown preview.
previewsmarkdownviminstant
serge-sans-paille/pythran
Jun 2017 - Jun 2021
Ahead of Time compiler for numeric kernels
Role in this project:Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:10 commits, 10 PRs, 73 comments in 4 years
Contributions summary:Ashwin primarily contributed to the `pythran` project by fixing bugs, improving the build process, and enhancing the configuration. They addressed compatibility issues, refactored the setup script, and streamlined the compiler configuration. Additionally, the user updated documentation and improved the build and linting process, adding verbose output options to pythran-config.
compilersahead-of-timecompilerkernelsrelational-algebra
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