Michael Schneider
Associate Program Leader, Decision Superiority Laboratory
California, United States
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Top SchoolMichael Schneider is a senior scientist and technical leader with 13+ years at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, where he leads interdisciplinary teams applying AI, high-performance computing, and statistical modeling to national security and astrophysics problems. As Associate Program Leader for the Decision Superiority Laboratory and Group Leader for Astronomy & Astrophysics Analytics, he manages sponsored portfolios, strategic planning, and a 12-person team while interfacing directly with government sponsors. Nationally recognized and a member of the Air Force Studies Board, he has a track record of building institutional initiatives—most recently leading work on integrable dynamical systems for computational forecasting. His background spans fundamental physics and astrophysics research (Ph.D. UC Davis) through applied data-science leadership, including cofounding LLNL’s Data Science Institute and contributing to an AI Innovation Incubator. Colleagues rely on him for bridging rigorous theory, large-scale simulation, and operational decision support—a blend that drives both academic impact and practical security outcomes. Based in California, he combines deep domain expertise with proven sponsor and program development skills that are unusually broad for a scientist-manager.
13 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D., Physics, Ph.D., Physics at University of California, DavisB.S., Physics, B.S., Physics at University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignM.S., Physics, M.S., Physics at Rutgers University
Github Skills (24)
simulation10
des10
galaxy10
astronomy9
robocup9
modeling8
python8
image-processing8
modular8
bayesian5
correlation5
data-analysis3
bayesian-inference3
inference3
simulations3
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
mdschneider/JIF
Jan 2015 - Feb 2022
Joint Image Framework (JIF) for modeling astronomical images of stars and galaxies as seen by multiple telescopes.
Contributions:181 commits, 6 PRs, 24 pushes in 7 years 1 month
galaxiestelescopespythonastronomical-imagesjoint
morriscb/chomp
Sep 2012 - Jun 2013
Contributions:19 commits in 8 months
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