Frank Elavsky
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Summary
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SeniorFrank Elavsky is a research-focused software engineer with a decade of experience building accessible, interactive data visualizations across academia and industry. Currently a research assistant at Carnegie Mellon and incoming Assistant Professor of Data Science at Cal Poly SLO, he blends applied research with hands-on engineering at companies including Adobe, Apple, Visa, and Highsoft. He has led accessibility R&D and open-source efforts—creating WCAG-compliant charting libraries and a React Spectrum Charts prototype—bridging design systems and developer ecosystems. Frank’s background spans D3.js, Web Components, Node/R/Python data services, and production dashboards, enabling him to translate complex data into usable, inclusive interfaces. Notably, he consults on malleable personalization for users with disabilities, a recurring theme that ties his research and product work together. Based in Pittsburgh, he pairs academic rigor with pragmatic product engineering to improve data interaction for diverse users.
10 years of coding experience
Github Skills (57)
visualization10
spectrum10
plot10
input-method10
vega-lite10
jupyter9
vega9
accessibility9
graphic9
charts9
data-visualisation9
interaction9
data-visualization8
data-structures8
react8
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
nuitrcs/intro_to_web_workshop
Jan 2018 - Nov 2018
Contributions:4 commits, 5 pushes, 1 branch in 10 months
Quansight-Labs/bokeh-a11y-audit
Aug 2024 - May 2025
Bokeh accessibility audit findings and env setup for the CZI EOSS grant cycle 6
Contributions:20 reviews, 8 PRs, 33 pushes in 9 months
accessibility
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