Eric Prestat
Senior Electron Microscopy Scientist at UK Atomic Energy Authority
Vale of White Horse, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolEric Prestat is a Senior Electron Microscopy Scientist with 11 years’ experience bridging advanced materials characterisation and scientific software development. Based at the UK Atomic Energy Authority after faculty roles at The University of Manchester, he combines hands-on electron microscopy expertise with strong data analysis and tooling skills. His open-source contributions span high-impact projects like conda and matplotlib—where he improved package solver logic, installer behavior and interactive plotting widgets—plus domain-specific work in hyperspy for EELS analysis. That mix of microscopy, reproducible software engineering, and QA-focused backend development makes him adept at turning complex experimental workflows into robust, automatable pipelines. Colleagues value his knack for fixing subtle cross-platform issues and enhancing test coverage to protect long-term reproducibility.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Doctorat, Doctorat at Université Grenoble AlpesDr. rer nat., Dr. rer nat. at Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
German, English, Spanish, French
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Github Skills (29)
data-visualizations10
ux-design10
qt10
python10
package-management10
testing10
conda10
data-visualisation10
nsis10
ui-design10
numpy10
data-visualization10
dependency-resolution10
data-analysis10
scipy9
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
hyperspy/hyperspy
Feb 2016 - Jan 2023
Multidimensional data analysis
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & Data Scientist
Back-end Developer & Data ScientistContributions:5 releases, 667 reviews, 2619 commits in 7 years
Contributions summary:Eric contributed to the project by implementing improvements to the core functionality. They focused on enhancing the reliability and performance of the existing system. This user was involved in modifying and adding functionality to the signal class. The user also added tools and features for the analysis of EELS spectra.
multidimensionalmulti-dimensionaldata-analysispythondata-science
conda/constructor
Sep 2019 - Oct 2021
tool for creating installers from conda packages
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:2 reviews, 30 commits, 13 PRs in 2 years
Contributions summary:Eric primarily contributed to the `conda/constructor` repository by adding features and fixing bugs related to the Windows installer. They implemented support for pre-uninstall scripts, allowing custom actions before uninstallation. Furthermore, they introduced an option to disable the post-installation script, improving the installer's customization options. They also worked on fixing menu shortcut creation and environment path settings during installation.
conda-packagesmambacondainstallers
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