Kota Miura
Visiting Professor at Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, The University of Osaka
Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolKota Miura is a cell and developmental biologist turned quantitative image analyst with 16+ years of experience bridging live-cell microscopy, computational image analysis, and biophysical modeling. Currently a Visiting Professor at the University of Osaka and President of GloBIAS, he combines hands-on research into dynamic component distributions (e.g., stomatal development, cell migration, phototaxis) with freelance image analysis work for diverse labs. His technical contributions include developing ImageJ/Fiji plugins—such as a Bleach Corrector and a Scala interpreter—demonstrating practical full‑stack skills in Java and language integration for a widely used open-source image analysis platform. Trained with a PhD from LMU Munich, he quantitatively evaluates protein dynamics (FRAP) and builds simulations to reveal non‑obvious coordination mechanisms like alternating vesicle transport and pseudopod dynamics. Colleagues rely on him for turning complex microscopy datasets into mechanistic insight, and he often blends experimental intuition with software engineering to make advanced analyses broadly reproducible.
16 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
B.S., Biology, B.S., Biology at International Christian UniversityM.S., Physiology, M.S., Physiology at The University of OsakaPh. D., Cell Biology, Ph. D., Cell Biology at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Github Skills (8)
javas10
imagej10
image-processing10
java10
plugin10
scala10
replit8
repr8
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
fiji/fiji
Nov 2010 - Nov 2012
A "batteries-included" distribution of ImageJ :battery:
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:20 commits, 1 PR, 8 comments in 2 years
Contributions summary:Kota primarily contributed to the `fiji/fiji` repository by developing and integrating plugins to enhance image processing capabilities. Their work included adding a "Bleach Corrector" plugin with two implementation approaches and adding a Scala interpreter plugin for ImageJ. The user demonstrated skills in Java for the plugins and Scala, integrating the language with ImageJ's functionality. They also worked on example scripts using Scala for demonstration purposes.
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miura/bise
Mar 2018 - Dec 2023
bise development repository
Contributions:124 pushes, 9 branches in 5 years 10 months
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