Fernando Pérez
Co-Founder at Berkeley Lab
Oakland, California, United States
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Top SchoolFernando Pérez is an Associate Professor at UC Berkeley and a staff scientist at Berkeley Lab who blends data science, interactive computing, and scientific computing with applied mathematics and numerical algorithms. With over eight years of experience in academic and research software development, he has played a formative role in building data science infrastructure at Berkeley, including co-founding BIDS. He has a PhD in Physics and a background that spans research scientist roles to co-founding a startup (AIMATX), demonstrating both deep technical rigor and entrepreneurial initiative. Based in Oakland, he focuses on interactive parallel systems and reproducible computational workflows, bringing research-grade numerical methods into practical software used by scientists. An understated strength is his ability to translate complex mathematical ideas into robust, usable tools for diverse research communities.
8 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
BSc Physics, BSc Physics at Universidad de AntioquiaPhD Physics, PhD Physics at University of Colorado BoulderGithub contributions (5)
Nisew/Snailing
Jan 2018 - Jan 2020
Contributions:49 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years
Nisew/OrbitalSuns
Nov 2018 - Jan 2020
Contributions:20 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 2 months
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