Caitrin Armstrong
Senior Data Scientist, Project Lead
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Top SchoolCaitrin Armstrong is a Senior Data Scientist and project lead based in Montreal with 11 years of experience bridging research, product and engineering to deliver practical ML-driven solutions. She has progressed from research roles and software development at McGill to leadership positions including CTO at a digital health startup and senior project lead at IVADO Labs, combining strong technical execution with strategic oversight. Caitrin pairs a rigorous academic background (MSc in Computer Science, 4.0 GPA) with hands-on backend development—contributing to open-source clinical research tooling like the LORIS multi-site database. Known for curiosity and enthusiasm, she focuses on reliable, production-ready systems that translate complex neuroscience and healthcare needs into usable data platforms. Colleagues rely on her to navigate both code-level fixes and high-level project direction, a blend that helps move research into real-world impact.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Computer Science, 4.0 final GPA, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Computer Science, 4.0 final GPA at McGill University
French, English
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Github Skills (5)
date-formatting10
php10
date-format10
database-design9
mysql8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
aces/Loris
May 2016 - Oct 2016
LORIS is a web-accessible database solution for longitudinal multi-site studies.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:141 commits, 18 PRs, 18 comments in 5 months
Contributions summary:Caitrin primarily worked on the backend of the LORIS web application. Their contributions focused on modifying the `_getDatabaseDate` method within the `NDB_BVL_Instrument.class.inc` file, including addressing issues related to date and time formatting. Additionally, the user made code style improvements by running `phpcs` and fixed a bug related to propagating an input value to the front end. Furthermore, they incorporated database-related changes by merging updates from a development branch.
multi-siteneuroimagingscienceaccessibleloris
networkdynamics/reddit-style
Oct 2018 - Feb 2019
Measuring stylistic convergence on Reddit
Contributions:40 commits, 2 PRs, 16 pushes in 3 months
measuringconvergencereddit
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