Douglas Thain
Professor at University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, Indiana, United States
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Top SchoolDouglas Thain is a professor and director of the Cooperative Computing Lab at the University of Notre Dame with 17 years of experience building large-scale distributed systems that accelerate scientific discovery. He leads development and global distribution of open-source software used by researchers in high energy physics, bioinformatics, data mining, and molecular dynamics, translating academic research into production-grade tools. His career at Notre Dame spans roles from assistant professor to associate chair and now professor, reflecting deep institutional leadership in both research and education. Trained as a physicist (B.S.) and holding a Ph.D. in Computer Sciences from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, he brings interdisciplinary rigor to systems design. Colleagues know him for combining practical engineering with a commitment to open science—delivering software that not only scales but is adopted worldwide.
16 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Sciences at University of Wisconsin-MadisonUniversity of Minnesota Twin Cities
Github Skills (60)
alien10
lists10
python10
scripting10
harness10
linux10
grids10
large-scale10
kernel10
scale10
ports10
arduino-library10
command-line10
multiprocessing10
macos10
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
dthain/basekernel
Dec 2015 - Jan 2022
A simple OS kernel for research, teaching, and fun.
Contributions:484 commits, 153 PRs, 208 pushes in 6 years 2 months
kernelmicrokerneloperating-systemsoperating-systemteaching
dthain/compilerbook-examples
Sep 2015 - Dec 2022
Contributions:47 commits, 2 PRs, 39 pushes in 7 years 3 months
compilercompilersnotre-dame
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