Summary
Mami Hayashida is a research computing systems professional with nine years of experience building and supporting research cyberinfrastructure at the University of Kentucky. Transitioning from a prior career as a professor of piano, she combines rigorous academic training in music with technical expertise in networking, cybersecurity, algorithms, and big-data systems. Her roles have progressed from graduate research assistant to cyberinfrastructure architect and now Systems Professional III, reflecting hands-on experience designing and operating infrastructure for academic research. She favors elegant, simple abstractions that hide system complexity—an approach shaped by both musical practice and engineering. Based in Lexington, KY, she brings uncommon cross-disciplinary perspective that helps translate researchers’ needs into robust, secure computing solutions.
9 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Master of Science - MS at University of Kentucky
Master of Music - MM, Master of Music - MM at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Bachelor of Arts - BA at Oberlin College
English, Japanese, German