Christian Lopes
Software Developer at University of Toronto
Whitby, Ontario, Canada
Summary
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RockstarChristian Lopes is a seasoned software developer with 16 years of experience based in Whitby, Ontario, currently contributing at the University of Toronto. He brings deep front-end expertise in graph visualization, notably enhancing the SVG renderer of the well-regarded cytoscape.js library by adding features like curved edges and custom edge arrows. Comfortable working on long-lived academic and open-source projects, he focuses on improving visual fidelity and maintainable renderer code for complex network diagrams. His work reflects a blend of careful engineering and visual design sensitivity, making dense graph data more interpretable. Colleagues can rely on him for iterative, impactful improvements to both library internals and user-facing rendering behavior.
16 years of coding experience
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Github Skills (10)
javascript10
visualization10
svg10
visualizations10
front-end-development10
graph-theory10
cytoscapejs9
network8
cytoscape6
tooltip6
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
cytoscape/cytoscape.js
Sep 2011 - Sep 2011
Graph theory (network) library for visualisation and analysis
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:5 reviews, 5 commits, 2 PRs in 28 days
Contributions summary:Christian focused on implementing and enhancing the SVG rendering capabilities of the cytoscape.js library. They introduced new features like curved edges and edge arrow shapes, and they modified the existing code for nodes and edges. A significant portion of the commits involved modifying the SVG renderer, indicating a focus on improving the visual representation of the graphs.
visualisationanalysisjavascriptcytoscapejsnetwork-theory
GeneMANIA/genemania
May 2015 - Apr 2022
GeneMANIA helps you predict the function of your favourite genes and gene sets.
Contributions:2 releases, 159 commits, 1 PR in 7 years
gene-setspredictbioinformaticsgenesfavourite
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