Michael Doube
Founder at Pro-Peer
Geneva Metropolitan Area Switzerland
Summary
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Top SchoolMichael Doube is a founder and scientist-engineer with 17 years’ experience developing biomedical image analysis software and investigating skeletal tissue structure, function, and evolution. He leads BoneJ, contributes backend improvements to the widely used Fiji/ImageJ distribution (notably adding STL, DXF and Wavefront export/import for 3D data), and builds bridges between academic imaging, simulation techniques, and non-profit and corporate stakeholders. His background spans veterinary clinical practice, academic posts in biomechanics and microscopy, and editorial roles at The Royal Society, giving him a rare mix of hands-on clinical insight, rigorous research training (PhD in Anatomy), and publication stewardship. He recently launched Pro-Peer, an innovative publishing model that redirects value to peer reviewers, reflecting his interest in reforming scholarly incentives. Known for iterative, customer-informed development, he combines open-source impact with translational focus on practical tools for researchers.
17 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
PGCert, Veterinary Education, PGCert, Veterinary Education at Royal Veterinary College, U. of LondonBVSc, Veterinary Science, BVSc, Veterinary Science at Massey UniversityPhD, Anatomy, PhD, Anatomy at Queen Mary University of London
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (15)
file-handling10
file-processing10
javas10
stl10
3d-graphics10
file-access10
imagej10
fileio10
java10
data-structure9
data-structures9
algorithms8
math6
least-squares6
geometry6
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
fiji/fiji
Jul 2009 - Nov 2012
A "batteries-included" distribution of ImageJ :battery:
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:9 commits in 3 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Michael primarily focused on adding functionality to export 3D viewer content to various file formats. They implemented options for ASCII and binary STL export, and added support for importing STL files. The user also added options for exporting to DXF and Wavefront formats. In addition, the user made changes to correctly handle scientific notation within STL files.
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mdoube/BoneJ2
Aug 2018 - Mar 2020
BoneJ2 - the next gen version of BoneJ in development
Contributions:149 pushes, 57 branches, 1 tag in 1 year 7 months
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