Guillaume Baty is a consultant and Python trainer with 12 years of experience at the intersection of aerospace engineering and scientific software development. He specializes in building GUIs and libraries for numerical simulation, CFD, meshing and 3D imaging, automating pre/post-processing workflows for industrial tools like Ensight and research platforms. His background includes maintaining and modernizing major open-source codebases—contributing Python 2-to-3 compatibility and refactors to the well-known SU2 multiphysics suite—ensuring long-term usability of simulation software. Having worked across turboprop, rocket boosters, cooling systems and cell biology imaging, he combines domain expertise with practical software engineering. Based in the Greater Toulouse area, he now focuses on consulting and training, helping teams adopt robust, reproducible Python tooling for engineering research. An engineer by training, he often bridges C/C++ and Python layers to deliver performant, user-friendly scientific applications.
12 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Second year of the European two-year Master's program (MSc), Second year of the European two-year Master's program (MSc) at UNIMECA
SU2: An Open-Source Suite for Multiphysics Simulation and Design
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & Software Maintainer
Contributions:9 commits, 6 PRs, 23 comments in 3 months
Contributions summary:Guillaume focused on maintaining and improving the SU2 suite's Python codebase, particularly addressing compatibility issues between Python 2 and 3. They updated numerous files to ensure compatibility, removing deprecated imports and making necessary syntax changes. Further contributions involved refactoring code, restoring aliases, and fixing test case scripts. This indicates a focus on ensuring the software's long-term usability and modernizing its infrastructure.
Contributions:1 PR, 27 pushes, 5 branches in 1 year 5 months
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