Dirk Colbry
Department Of Computational, Mathematics, Science And Engineering. Director Of HPCC Studies
Michigan, United States
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Top SchoolDirk Colbry is a computational scientist and educator with over a decade of experience bridging high-performance computing, scientific image analysis, and applied AI. As Director of HPCC Studies and a faculty member at Michigan State University, he leads the Undergraduate Data Science Capstone program and supports campus-wide HPC user experience through ICER. His background spans aviation and robotics to video surveillance, bringing practical systems engineering insight to research and teaching in generative AI and parallel programming. Dirk helps direct the NSF-funded CyberAmbassador program, developing open curriculum in communication, teamwork, and leadership for technical professionals. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from MSU and combines hands-on algorithm development roles in industry with sustained academic leadership, making him adept at turning complex computational research into real-world student projects and operational services. An under-the-radar strength is his track record of integrating advanced computing tools into curricula to directly prepare students for industry collaborations.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
M.S., Computer Science, M.S., Computer Science at University of MichiganBachelor, Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor, Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Institute of TechnologyPh.D., Computer Science, Ph.D., Computer Science at Michigan State University
Github Skills (80)
evolutionary10
image-processing10
webpages10
computer-vision10
semantic-segmentation10
image-segmentation10
text-mining10
segmentation10
deep-learning9
jupyter-book9
multi-user9
jupyter-notebook9
wolfram-language8
journal8
python8
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
colbrydi/cyberambassadors
Jul 2018 - Nov 2022
Contributions:121 commits, 108 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 5 months
colbrydi/see-segment
May 2021 - Jun 2023
Simple Evolutionary Exploration - Image Segmentation
Contributions:1 PR, 28 pushes, 4 branches in 2 years 1 month
semantic-segmentationdeep-learningimage-segmentationcomputer-visionimage-processing
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