Summary
Luis Yanes is a Lead Engineer based in the UK with over a decade of experience building and optimizing high-performance computing systems for computational biology and genomics. He blends deep C++ and Python expertise with practical GPU and parallel computing know-how (CUDA, OpenCL, OpenMP) to accelerate research workflows and algorithm performance. His background spans hands-on HPC optimization, workflow orchestration, and platform engineering across research institutes and biotech companies, driving production-ready cloud and on-prem compute platforms. Known for bridging research and engineering, he pairs developer-focused DevOps practices with mentoring and documentation to boost team productivity. An early adopter of GPU-accelerated science, he has repeatedly delivered measurable speedups in simulation and genome analysis pipelines.
10 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Master’s Degree Computer Graphics, Master’s Degree Computer Graphics at University of East Anglia
English, French, Spanish