Dan Sperka
BioInformatics Programmer V
Davis, California, United States
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Top SchoolDan Sperka is a BioInformatics Programmer V with nine years of focused software engineering experience building real-time data acquisition, high-speed graphics, and hardware/software interfaces for vision science at the UC Davis Center for Neuroscience. He combines deep systems and low-level programming skills in C++ and Python with MATLAB-driven scientific workflows, drawing on a Ph.D. in Physics from UC Santa Barbara to solve complex experimental and data-analysis problems. Past roles include leading CAD-based mapping and large-scale database integration projects, showing a talent for translating domain requirements into robust, production-ready systems. Based in Davis, CA, he pairs hands-on coding with systems engineering rigor—often working at the intersection of eye tracking, gaze-contingent display technology, and high-throughput data pipelines. An understated strength is his ability to bridge academic research needs and operational engineering, enabling reproducible experimental platforms that scale.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Applied Mathematics, Engineering, and Physics, Bachelor's degree, Applied Mathematics, Engineering, and Physics at University of Wisconsin-MadisonDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Physics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Physics at University of California, Santa Barbara
Github Skills (18)
stable10
version-control10
versioning10
git8
connectivity4
topological-data-analysis4
python3
computational-neuroscience3
electrophysiology3
crossword1
world-of-warcraft1
management1
project-planning1
spike1
sorting1
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
djsperka/owlland8
Aug 2019 - Apr 2024
Contributions:21 pushes, 2 branches, 1 tag in 4 years 8 months
djsperka/vsg-progs
Nov 2018 - Feb 2025
library and collection of visual stimulus programs written for the VSG and Visage from Cambridge Research Systems (http://crsltd.com)
Contributions:3 releases, 2 PRs, 139 pushes in 6 years 4 months
stimulusvisageprogramscambridgevsg
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