Jean Bez
Data Management Research Scientist
Berkeley, California, United States
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Top SchoolJean Bez is a Data Management Research Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory with a decade of experience in parallel and distributed systems, specializing in Parallel File Systems and High-Performance I/O. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from UFRGS and transitioned from a postdoc at LBNL to a career-track research role while also co-founding and shaping architecture at beecrowd. Jean combines deep academic rigor—recognized by national awards for his master's work—with practical open-source impact, contributing backend recipe and packaging updates to the widely used Spack ecosystem. Based in Berkeley, he bridges high-performance research and production engineering, often applying HPC tooling to real-world data management challenges. Outside work he pursues languages and travel, a habit that complements his collaborative international experience including a stint at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at Federal University of Rio Grande do SulBachelor's degree, Computer Science, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science at Universidade Regional Integrada do Alto Uruguai e das Missões
English, Portuguese, French, Spanish
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Github Skills (13)
package-manager-tool10
hdf10
package-manager10
package-management10
python10
scientific-computing10
build-tools9
cmake9
hpc8
linux7
json6
android6
java6
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
spack/spack
Nov 2021 - Dec 2022
A flexible package manager that supports multiple versions, configurations, platforms, and compilers.
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:75 reviews, 11 commits, 16 PRs in 1 year 1 month
Contributions summary:Jean primarily contributes to the Spack package manager, focusing on adding and updating recipes for various scientific software packages. They modify `package.py` files to include new versions, fix dependencies, update maintainers, and add or modify build configurations. Their work spans multiple packages, including HDF5-related tools like h5bench and HDF5 VOL-ASYNC, as well as data analysis tools like PDC, Drishti, and Py-darshan.
compilerspythonradiussplatformslinux
hpc-io/drishti-io
Aug 2022 - Mar 2025
Contributions:3 releases, 4 reviews, 17 PRs in 2 years 7 months
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