Killian Smith
Computational Scientist
Algeciras, Andalusia, Spain
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Top SchoolKillian Smith is a back-end developer and computational biologist with 9 years of experience building production software and state-of-the-art research tools across industry and academia. He has designed and implemented novel systems ranging from a category-theory-inspired graph database to higher-order and mixture Markov models in RevBayes for Bayesian phylogenetics. Skilled in probabilistic modeling, MCMC, and data engineering, he bridges rigorous research (GeoBio-Center, Era7) with pragmatic backend development (RavenPack, Do IT Now). As an educator he has taught data structures and compilers, reinforcing clear technical communication and curriculum design. Based in Algeciras, Spain, he combines deep statistical thinking with practical systems implementation, often tackling problems at the intersection of evolutionary biology and scalable data infrastructure. Colleagues value his curiosity-driven approach and ability to translate mathematical ideas into reliable software.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computational Biology, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computational Biology at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMaster of Science - MS, Computer Science, Master of Science - MS, Computer Science at Montana State University-Bozeman
Github Skills (9)
bayesian-statistics10
graphical-models10
bayesian10
probabilistic-programming10
specification10
experimental-design10
inference9
jekyll1
hugo1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
spydr073/dotfiles
Jan 2017 - Mar 2020
Contributions:31 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 2 months
spydr073/dmenu_old
May 2020 - Feb 2021
Patched dmenu clone
Contributions:18 PRs, 22 pushes, 16 branches in 9 months
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