Luis Ardila
Staff Scientist at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Top SchoolLuis Ardila is a Staff Scientist with 12 years of experience designing low-latency, FPGA-based data acquisition and processing systems for high-energy physics, low-temperature detectors, and quantum experiments. Based at KIT in Karlsruhe, he leads a team of doctoral researchers building modular firmware, scalable DAQ frameworks, and high-performance embedded systems for projects including CMS at CERN, ECHo-100k, BULLKID, and QIC4ESR. His expertise spans VHDL firmware for Xilinx Ultrascale families, real-time algorithm optimization up to 500 MHz, and full-stack instrument control software using Python, C/C++, and EPICS. He pairs rigorous academic training—a summa cum laude Dr.-Ing. in low-latency track triggering—with hands-on hardware skills from PCB/ASIC testing to GUI and server development. Known for creating robust, open, and configurable platforms, he thrives where quantum instrumentation meets particle-physics scale DAQ. A less obvious strength is his track record of translating cutting-edge research algorithms into production-ready firmware that runs on tight timing budgets.
12 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Electrical and Electronics Engineering, 4.1/5, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Electrical and Electronics Engineering, 4.1/5 at Universidad Nacional de ColombiaDoctor of Engineering (Dr.-Ing.), Low-Latency Track Triggering in High-Energy Physics, Summa cum laude, Doctor of Engineering (Dr.-Ing.), Low-Latency Track Triggering in High-Energy Physics, Summa cum laude at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)Master’s Degree, Sensor System Technology, Master’s Degree, Sensor System Technology at Hochschule Karlsruhe - Technik und Wirtschaft
English, Spanish, German
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Github Skills (25)
plotter8
difference7
sorting6
dm6
javascript6
kicad6
git-addons4
hacklang4
openscad4
schematic4
version-control4
opam3
git3
color-scheme3
chrome-extension3
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
leardilap/DCC_Adaptable
Sep 2015 - Apr 2016
Contributions:1 release, 23 commits, 3 pushes in 6 months
leardilap/STAR-SSD-RDO
Feb 2014 - Mar 2014
Contributions:17 commits in 17 days
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