Manuel Garcia
Research Software Engineer at Technische Universiteit Delft
Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands
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Top SchoolManuel Garcia is a Research Software Engineer with 11 years’ experience applying geoinformatics, cloud computing, and computer vision to smart-city and scientific research problems. With a PhD-focused background from University of Twente and a track record across academia and industry, he builds research-grade software that emphasizes computational reproducibility and FAIR principles. He translates user needs into scalable data and software solutions, from real-time stream and complex event processing to decision-support systems for urban and clinical domains. Manuel has taught and managed MSc-level courses and led digital-competence training for researchers, blending didactic design with hands-on engineering. His practical experience includes embedded IoT and TensorFlow inference on micro-computers as well as proton-therapy research software—showing a willingness to bridge lab research and production constraints. Based in Enschede, he pairs deep domain expertise with a collaborative leadership style that favors open science and collective intelligence.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences, Graduated with honors, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences, Graduated with honors at Universidad de San Carlos de GuatemalaDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Geographic Information Science and Cartography, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Geographic Information Science and Cartography at University of TwenteDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD at Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) of the University of TwenteMaster of Science (M.Sc.), Geo-information Science and Earth Observation for Geoinformatics, Cum laude, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Geo-information Science and Earth Observation for Geoinformatics, Cum laude at Twente UniversityLipari Summer School
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Github Skills (84)
density-estimation10
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Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
manuGil/TU-Delft-DCC.github.io
Jun 2021 - Dec 2025
Discuss issues of various aspects that involve several stakeholders, DS, DM, RSEs, Communications, training, etc. The idea is mostly to discuss questions and issues to support researchers.
Contributions:29 pushes, 5 branches in 4 years 7 months
aspectscommunicationstrainingresearchersdiscuss
manuGil/Illuminator
Jul 2024 - Jan 2025
The Illuminator is an easy-to-use Energy System Integration Development kit to demystify energy system operation, illustrate challenges that arise due to the energy transition and test state-of-the-art energy management concepts.
Contributions:4 PRs, 105 pushes, 32 branches in 6 months
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