Kyle Douglass
Research Engineer at EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne)
Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
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Top SchoolKyle Douglass is a research engineer blending 11 years of optics and biophysics experience to build and simulate advanced fluorescence and label-free single-molecule imaging systems. Based at EPFL’s Laboratory of Experimental Biophysics, he combines hands-on optics, numerical methods, and software to translate complex imaging physics into practical experimental tools. His background spans a PhD in Optics and postdoctoral work that emphasize both theory and instrumentation, enabling rapid prototyping of imaging modalities and analysis pipelines. Colleagues value him for bridging experimental rigor with computational modeling—often revealing subtle system behaviors before they appear in data. Quietly iterative and methodical, he frequently pairs instrument design with bespoke simulation to accelerate discovery in single-molecule detection.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), Engineering Physics, Bachelor of Science (BS), Engineering Physics at Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Optics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Optics at University of Central Florida
English, French
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (200)
python10
elm10
continuous-integration10
static-site10
gocd10
3d-rendering10
concourse10
ieee10
javascript9
continuous-delivery9
client-library9
ansible9
database-design9
containerd9
html9
Programming languages (18)
Github contributions (5)
kmdouglass/homelab
Oct 2019 - Feb 2021
A Packer template for a PC Engines APU2 router running OpenWRT
Contributions:108 commits, 2 PRs, 136 pushes in 1 year 3 months
esxiapu2rockchippackeropenwrt
kmdouglass/playground
Feb 2023 - Oct 2024
Monorepo of small programming experiments
Contributions:4 PRs, 162 pushes, 12 branches in 1 year 8 months
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