Isaac Sihlangu
Software Developer at The National Research Foundation of South Africa (NRF)
Western Cape, South Africa
Summary
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Top SchoolIsaac Sihlangu is a software developer and data scientist with nine years' experience building science-focused radio telescope data processing tools for SKA-Africa and SARAO. With an MSc in Astrophysics from the University of Cape Town, he applies probabilistic and data-driven methods to characterize radio frequency interference and support observational science. He has progressed from a junior science processing developer to a core developer at the National Research Foundation, shipping production software that bridges research needs and operational pipelines. Based in the Western Cape, he combines domain expertise in radio astronomy with practical engineering skills, often translating complex astrophysical requirements into reliable, maintainable code. Notably, his background blends hands-on telescope data work with statistical RFI modeling—bringing both scientific insight and software craftsmanship to large-scale radio astronomy projects.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bsc Physical and Mineral, PHYSICAL SCIENCES, 75, Bsc Physical and Mineral, PHYSICAL SCIENCES, 75 at University of LimpopoMsc Astrophysics, Astrophysics, Msc Astrophysics, Astrophysics at University of Cape Town
Github Skills (12)
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Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
SihlanguI/kathprfi
Sep 2018 - Apr 2024
Contributions:25 PRs, 54 pushes, 4 branches in 5 years 8 months
ska-sa/katsdpimageutils
Oct 2020 - Jun 2023
Utilities shared by katsdpcontim and katsdpimager
Contributions:87 reviews, 5 PRs, 22 pushes in 2 years 8 months
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