Dimitri Yatsenko
Chief Science And Technology Officer at DataJoint
Houston, Texas, United States
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Top SchoolDimitri Yatsenko is a technology and science leader with 14 years of experience building scientific computing platforms and translating neuroscience research into production software. As Chief Science and Technology Officer at DataJoint (after serving as CEO and VP R&D), he has led NIH-funded projects, commercialized data pipelines for neurophysiology, and shaped the company’s IP and partnership strategy. Trained as a neuroscientist with a PhD and multiple advanced degrees in computing, he blends deep domain expertise in brain science with hands-on systems engineering across imaging, FPGA-based real-time processing, and machine learning. His career spans startups and industry (from wearable seizure detection to surgical x‑ray systems) and includes patented inventions and award-winning product designs. Based in Houston, he’s equally at home flying, coding, and probing neural data—bringing an uncommon mix of pilot’s focus, engineering rigor, and scientific curiosity to complex data challenges.
14 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
M.S. Computer Science, M.S. Computer Science at Utah State UniversityPh.D. Neuroscience, Ph.D. Neuroscience at Baylor College of MedicineThe University of Utah
English, Ukrainian
Stackoverflow
23reputation
219reached
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Github Skills (168)
cloud-computing10
python10
databases10
pipeline-framework10
realms10
scientific-computing10
relational10
electrophysiology10
science10
relational-databases10
relational-algebra10
data-pipelines10
mysql10
data-science10
workflow-management10
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
datajoint/datajoint-matlab
Aug 2012 - Mar 2021
Relational data pipelines for the science lab
Contributions:1 release, 20 reviews, 340 commits in 8 years 8 months
relationalpythonsciencedata-sciencemachine-learning
datajoint/dj-python-101
Sep 2019 - Mar 2021
Reference tutorial notebooks for DataJoint (under active development - October 2019)
Contributions:26 commits, 1 PR, 23 pushes in 1 year 5 months
data-managementpythondata-analysisdata-sciencesinger
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