Summary
Muriel Dunn is a research scientist based in Tromsø with 11 years' experience applying physical oceanography, fisheries acoustics, and oceanographic instrumentation to real-world problems. She combines field-hardened skills (from at-sea observation and autonomous vehicle deployments) with strong coding in Python, MATLAB and R to develop efficient processing pipelines for large acoustic and oceanographic datasets. Her work spans algorithm development, sensor/platform integration, and tool-building—evidenced by contributions to RSKtools and bespoke WireWalker sampling algorithms. Currently at SINTEF Ocean after a PhD-focused research stint at Akvaplan-niva, she bridges academic rigor and operational needs for monitoring marine ecosystems. Muriel’s uncommon strength is turning messy, real-time field data into reproducible analyses and scalable workflows for autonomous systems.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy, Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management, Doctor of Philosophy, Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management at Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Physics and Oceanography, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Physics and Oceanography at The University of British Columbia
Master of Science - MS, Oceanography, Chemical and Physical, Master of Science - MS, Oceanography, Chemical and Physical at Memorial University of Newfoundland
English, French, Norwegian