Lufuno Vhengani
Senior Backend Sofware Engineer at Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
South Africa
Summary
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Top SchoolLufuno Vhengani is a Senior Backend Software Engineer with 10 years of experience building Earth Observation (EO) applications and geospatial data systems at CSIR, combining deep domain knowledge in satellite remote sensing with practical backend development. He has worked across sensor calibration, radiative transfer modelling (MODTRAN, UVSPEC), public health and burnt-area mapping, and now focuses on automated backend solutions for marine and coastal mapping. Trained in physics, electrical engineering and geoinformatics from institutions in South Africa and Paris, he bridges rigorous quantitative science with production software delivery. Lufuno’s background spans desktop geospatial analysis to scalable EO services, and he brings a rare blend of research-grade modelling expertise and hands-on engineering to turn complex remote sensing workflows into reliable, automated applications.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
DESS, Satellite Remote Sensing, DESS, Satellite Remote Sensing at Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris VI)Postgraduate Diploma, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Postgraduate Diploma, Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Stellenbosch University/Universiteit StellenboschUniversity of PretoriaMatsediso Secondary SchoolB.Sc Hons (Physics), Quantum and Solid State Physics, B.Sc Hons (Physics), Quantum and Solid State Physics at University of Venda for Science and Technology
English, venda, Zulu
Github Skills (56)
container10
docker10
docker-image10
docker-compose10
golang10
orchestration10
go9
satellite-images8
copernicus8
insar8
satellite-imagery7
sar7
vector7
sentinel7
satellite7
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
lvhengani/sentinel2_data_download
Jun 2019 - Apr 2022
Contributions:22 commits, 30 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 10 months
buckinha/pyfwi
Mar 2019 - Jul 2022
Automatically exported from code.google.com/p/pyfwi
Contributions:1 PR in 3 years 4 months
pythonpython3
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