Joachim Giard
Principal Software Engineer at 4G Clinical
Brussels Metropolitan Area Belgium
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Top SchoolJoachim Giard is a Principal Software Engineer based in Brussels with 12 years of experience specializing in R&D software for biomedical and pharmaceutical applications. He combines deep academic training (PhD in engineering) with hands-on leadership, having led software development and ISO 13485 software quality at Axinesis and advanced clinical software at 4G Clinical. His background spans medical image processing, embedded control systems, big data processing and C++ development, reflecting a rare blend of research rigor and product-focused engineering. Joachim has taught medical image processing at the university level, underscoring his ability to translate complex algorithms into practical solutions and mentor teams. He excels at bridging multidisciplinary teams—researchers, clinicians and engineers—to deliver regulated, high-integrity software for healthcare. Quietly, his career shows a persistent thread of turning academic image-analysis research into deployable clinical systems.
13 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
PhD Engineering, PhD Engineering at Université catholique de LouvainErasmus Exchange Computer Science, Erasmus Exchange Computer Science at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)École secondaire Sciences, École secondaire Sciences at Athénée royal de Jodoigne
English, French, Dutch, German, Spanish
Github Skills (12)
image-analysis10
shape-analysis10
brain-imaging9
image-processing9
mesh-processing9
python9
uwp7
wpf7
winforms7
maps6
dotnet5
data-visualization4
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (4)
nipy/mindboggle
Jul 2013 - Jun 2019
Automated anatomical brain label/shape analysis software (+ website)
Contributions:7 commits, 1 push, 3 comments in 5 years 11 months
shape-analysisbrain-imagingimage-analysisimage-processingsurfaces
ChildMindInstitute/Healthy-Brain-Network-wearable-evaluation
Jul 2013 - Jun 2014
tests for HBN wearable analysis
Contributions:3 commits in 11 months
devicesanalysis
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