Freddie Akeroyd
Group Leader, Experiment Controls at STFC
England, United Kingdom
Summary
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SeniorFreddie Akeroyd is a seasoned software leader with 28 years’ experience delivering experiment control systems at the ISIS Neutron and Muon Source. As Group Leader for Experiment Controls at STFC he heads a team that integrates diverse measurement hardware—both off-the-shelf and bespoke—into the IBEX control system to automate, coordinate and log complex experiments. His group combines agile engineering, CI, automated testing and system monitoring with rapid on-site fault diagnosis across software, networks, OS and hardware to minimise lost beamtime for visiting researchers. He collaborates internationally on EPICS-based control software and prioritises reliability, observability and operational resilience. Known for turning ambiguous, hardware-driven requirements into maintainable, testable control software, he balances hands-on technical problem solving with team leadership. Based in England, he thrives on variety and the tangible impact of software that directly controls physical experiments.
28 years of coding experience
25 years of employment as a software developer
Github Skills (133)
digital-humanities10
python10
testing10
autosave10
muon10
launcher10
launchpad10
twincat10
numpy10
googletest10
api10
beckhoff10
in-place10
reduction10
nexus10
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
ISISComputingGroup/EPICS-ECLab
Jan 2015 - May 2022
EPICS driver for BioLogic EC-LAB potentiostats (SP-300, SP-240 etc.)
Contributions:75 commits, 6 PRs, 46 pushes in 7 years 5 months
biologicepicslab
ISISComputingGroup/EPICS-pvdump
Aug 2015 - Jan 2025
Contributions:3 reviews, 7 PRs, 24 pushes in 9 years 6 months
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