Mike Croucher
Principal Community Developer Advocate
Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolMike Croucher is a Principal Community Developer Advocate at MathWorks with 12 years of experience bridging research computing, developer communities, and product success. He has led research software engineering and HPC services for major UK universities and shaped cloud and machine learning product strategy at NAG, combining technical depth from a PhD in theoretical physics with hands-on developer outreach. Mike’s background includes co-founding RSE Sheffield and maintaining core scientific open-source code—most notably contributing Python 3 compatibility fixes to the popular GPy Gaussian processes library. Known for translating complex numerical and HPC problems into practical tools and clear guidance, he excels at accelerating research impact through community-driven engineering. Based in Leeds, he brings a rare mix of academic rigor, product mindset, and practical code maintenance to developer advocacy.
13 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D, Theoretical Physics, Ph.D, Theoretical Physics at The University of Sheffield
Github Skills (4)
gaussian-processes10
python10
compatibility9
compatible9
Programming languages (18)
Github contributions (5)
SheffieldML/GPy
Feb 2015 - Oct 2016
Gaussian processes framework in python
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:128 commits, 19 PRs, 23 pushes in 1 year 8 months
Contributions summary:Mike primarily addressed Python 3 compatibility issues within the Gaussian processes framework, `gpy`. Their contributions involved fixing relative import statements across multiple Python files, ensuring the project functions correctly with Python 3. The user also converted print statements to function calls to maintain compatibility and ensure the project remained functional. The user's commits demonstrate their focus on core framework maintenance, adapting the code to support a newer version of Python.
gaussian-processespython
mikecroucher/NAG_IYRSC
May 2019 - Jan 2020
Contributions:16 commits, 11 pushes in 8 months
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