Edgar Walker
Assistant Professor at University of Washington - School of Medicine
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolEdgar Walker is an Assistant Professor at the University of Washington who bridges computational neuroscience and machine learning to model and predict neuronal population connectivity and responses. With a PhD in Neuroscience and 12 years of experience spanning academia, a postdoc in Tübingen, and founding a data-focused startup, he combines rigorous experimental design with production-ready ML engineering. He is fluent in Python, MATLAB, C/C++, cloud and DevOps tooling (AWS, Docker, SaltStack) and builds models with PyTorch and TensorFlow to both explain neural dynamics and guide new experiments. An active educator and workshop leader, he translates complex quantitative methods into hands-on training for researchers and engineers. Beyond papers and code, he brings an entrepreneurial perspective on reproducible neuroscience workflows and scalable data infrastructure.
12 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Neuroscience, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Neuroscience at Baylor College of MedicineB.S., Biomedical Engineering, Summa Cum Laude, B.S., Biomedical Engineering, Summa Cum Laude at Washington University McKelvey School of Engineering
Japanese, English
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (120)
cloud-computing10
python10
databases10
pipeline-framework10
deep-learning10
model-fitting10
scientific-computing10
relational10
science10
relational-databases10
relational-algebra10
data-pipelines10
data-science10
mysql10
tensorflow10
Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
edgarsguide/python-neuro2018
Jun 2018 - Oct 2019
Introduction to Scientific Computation in Python for Neuroscientists 2018
Contributions:46 commits, 28 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 3 months
computationneurosciencepythoncomputational-neurosciencemachine-learning
eywalker/Lviv-2021
Jul 2021 - May 2022
Course material for "Deep Learning in Neuroscience" offers as part of Lviv Data Science Summer School 2021.
Contributions:43 commits, 7 PRs, 26 pushes in 9 months
summer-schoolneurosciencepythonsciencedata-science
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