Ekaterina Karukes
Software Developer at Qi4M
Rome, Lazio, Italy
Summary
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Top SchoolEkaterina Karukes is a software developer with nine years of technical experience who transitioned from a PhD and four years of postdoctoral astrophysics research into data-driven engineering. She leverages deep Python and data science expertise to build reliable APIs, author comprehensive unit tests, and optimize SQL-backed business logic for logistics applications. At BRIDGELogistica she implemented a production-ready roundtrip optimization combining OR-Tools and GraphHopper, translating complex feasibility and time-window constraints into practical transport planning. Prior to industry roles she published in top journals (200+ citations), demonstrating rigorous analytical and scientific thinking applied to real-world problems. She also honed client-facing data science skills as a freelance junior data scientist, making her comfortable bridging research, engineering, and stakeholder needs. Based in Rome, Ekaterina blends academic rigor with pragmatic software craftsmanship to deliver measurable operational impact.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Astrophysics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Astrophysics at SISSA
English, ItalianProgramming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
karukes/time-series-forecast_hgf
Oct 2023 - Oct 2023
Contributions:12 pushes in 15 days
karukes/astro-ictp-sp
Feb 2017 - Mar 2017
Contributions:2 PRs, 2 pushes in 18 days
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