Bobby Johnston
Assistant Director Of Applied Science, Solaria Labs at Liberty Mutual Insurance
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolBobby Johnston is an experimental nuclear and particle physicist turned applied science leader with 13 years of experience building algorithms and embedded systems that blend physics, ML/statistics, and engineering. Currently Assistant Director of Applied Science at Solaria Labs (Liberty Mutual), he applies rigorous research instincts from a MIT PhD to translate complex sensor and detector problems into production-ready solutions. His background includes hands-on detector electronics and mechanical design for particle experiments, giving him rare cross-domain fluency from lab hardware to statistical modeling. Bobby’s career path—from UMass engineering projects and construction labor to technical staff at MIT Lincoln Laboratory—reveals a pragmatic, maker-oriented approach to problem solving. He’s based in Boston and known for turning experimental techniques into robust applied tools for industry challenges.
12 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Physics, Statistics, Data Science, 4.7, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Physics, Statistics, Data Science, 4.7 at Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst
English, Spanish
Github Skills (20)
java8
sql7
database6
hive6
big-data6
spark6
sql-query6
gpx5
presto5
hadoop5
titanium4
gps4
android3
query-engine3
gps-tracking3
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
Dritte/VintageDredge
May 2013 - Jun 2015
Contributions:11 commits, 1 push in 2 years 1 month
Dritte/Resume
Dec 2015 - Feb 2022
Contributions:1 PR, 6 pushes in 6 years 3 months
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