Gildas Le Corguillé
Ingénieur De Recherche En Calcul Scientifique at Institut Français de Bioinformatique
Roscoff, Brittany, France
Summary
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Top SchoolGildas Le Corguillé is a research software engineer with 11 years of experience specializing in scientific computing and bioinformatics infrastructure, based in Roscoff, Brittany. He combines hands-on backend development for the Galaxy platform with build-and-package expertise for Bioconda, ensuring bioinformatics tools run reliably across platforms. At Station Biologique de Roscoff and the IFB he co-leads the Core Cluster and coordinates technical projects like MUDIS4LS, bridging operational cluster management and workflow integration (Workflow4Metabolomics/usegalaxy.fr). His contributions span authentication and data handling fixes in Galaxy to packaging and patching complex R and genomics tools, reflecting a pragmatic focus on reproducible, production-ready research software. Trained in bioinformatics and biochemistry, he brings a mix of deep domain knowledge and attention to engineering detail that quietly keeps large community resources running.
11 years of coding experience
Master 2, Bioinformatique, Master 2, Bioinformatique at Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse IIIMaîtrise, Biochimie, Maîtrise, Biochimie at Université de Rennes I
French, English
Github Skills (29)
markdown10
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python10
package-management10
scripting10
r10
user-manual10
authentication10
user-authentication10
bash10
conda10
integrations10
script10
markdown-it10
Programming languages (21)
Github contributions (5)
galaxyproject/galaxy
Jan 2016 - Jun 2024
Data intensive science for everyone.
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:1 review, 16 PRs, 116 comments in 8 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Gildas primarily focused on backend development within the Galaxy project. Their contributions include dealing with multifile zip uploads and addressing ELIXIR AAI (Authentication and Authorization Infrastructure) issues. The commits suggest a focus on fixing authentication configurations and potentially addressing security aspects. These contributions indicate a role in maintaining and improving the application's functionality related to data handling and user authentication.
pythonsciencepipelinednadata-science
bioconda/bioconda-recipes
Apr 2016 - Sep 2022
Conda recipes for the bioconda channel.
Role in this project:Backend & Build Engineer
Backend & Build EngineerContributions:9 reviews, 211 commits, 217 PRs in 6 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Gildas primarily contributed to building and maintaining bioinformatics package recipes for the Bioconda channel. Their work focused on creating and modifying build scripts (`build.sh`) for various R packages (e.g., `r-asics`, `r-metstat`, `r-pctgcdata`) and other bioinformatics tools such as `fineRADstructure`, `stacks` and `midas`. The commits often involved adapting build processes to different platforms and addressing dependencies. A significant part of the user's work involved fixing build issues and patching existing software to ensure compatibility within the Bioconda environment.
recipescondabiocondabioinformaticspackage-management
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