Franz Franchetti
Director, Engineering Research Accelerator
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Summary
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RockstarFranz Franchetti is a seasoned engineering leader and academic who serves as Director of the Engineering Research Accelerator, Associate Dean for Research, and Kavčić-Moura Professor of ECE at Carnegie Mellon University, blending university-scale research leadership with entrepreneurial experience. As co-founder and CTO of SpiralGen since 2009 and an adjunct professor of biomedical informatics at the University of Pittsburgh, he bridges industry, translational research, and biomedical data applications. He brings a decade-plus of hands-on engineering and organizational experience focused on turning advanced research into deployable systems and faculty-led innovation. Based in Pittsburgh, he also represents Austria as Honorary Consul for Western PA, a role that underscores his international engagement beyond tech and academia.
10 years of coding experience
Github Skills (33)
python10
windows10
linux10
multiple-versions10
hpc10
spiral10
macos10
build-tools10
package-manager10
configurations10
scientific-computing10
spack9
sketchup8
delta6
source-code-analysis6
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
spiralgen/package-menubar
Jul 2015 - Apr 2016
Contributions:7 pushes, 1 branch in 9 months
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