Chris Wirth
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Kirklees, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolChris Wirth is a versatile software engineer and postdoctoral researcher with 14 years' experience applying AI and functional programming to real-world biological problems. Currently at The University of Manchester, he brings a rare blend of genome biology, bioinformatics support, and EEG-based brain–computer interface research developed during a PhD at The University of Sheffield. His background includes nearly a decade building research applications at Cancer Research UK, giving him deep practical expertise in production research tooling and data-driven workflows. Trained in Natural Computation (MSc, Distinction) and AI & Computer Science (BSc, First), he excels at turning complex experimental needs into usable software and analytical pipelines. Colleagues value his pragmatic focus on impactful applications and his ability to bridge theoretical AI methods with hands-on laboratory and computational practice.
14 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MSc), Natural Computation, Distinction, Master of Science (MSc), Natural Computation, Distinction at University of Birmingham
Github Skills (32)
portlet9
coverage9
portal9
testng8
junit8
mutation-testing8
java8
jvm-bytecode8
gradle8
testing7
tomcat7
system-testing7
spring7
mutation6
osgi6
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
uPortal-Project/ContactsPortlet
May 2012 - Oct 2013
Contacts Portlet
Contributions:50 commits in 1 year 5 months
portletcontacts
cjgwhite/result
Jun 2023 - Sep 2024
Contributions:7 releases, 18 pushes, 11 tags in 1 year 3 months
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