Nikolai Romashchenko
Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Lausanne - UNIL
Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
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Top SchoolNikolai Romashchenko is a C++ and algorithms-focused postdoctoral researcher with 12 years of software and research experience bridging computer science and bioinformatics. Currently based in Lausanne and affiliated with UNIL and SIB, he applies rigorous algorithmic thinking to biological data problems, drawing on a PhD from the University of Montpellier and advanced training in applied math and software engineering. His background spans academia and industry—from research engineering at CNRS to early software development roles—giving him a strong track record of turning theoretical methods into robust implementations. Known for deep systems-level C++ expertise, he brings a scientist’s attention to reproducibility and performance in bioinformatics pipelines. An understated strength is his cross-disciplinary fluency, enabling him to translate complex mathematical models into production-ready code.
12 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Master’s Degree, Applied Math, Master’s Degree, Applied Math at St. Petersburg Academic University of the Russian Academy of SciencesDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD at University of MontpellierBioinformatics, Bioinformatics at Bioinformatics InstituteMaster's Degree, Computer Software Engineering, Master's Degree, Computer Software Engineering at Bauman Moscow State Technical University
Russian, French, English
Github Skills (38)
hierarchical10
placement10
metagenomics10
snakemake9
computation9
evaluation9
benchmarking9
phylogeny8
searchable8
benchmark8
bioinformatics8
protein-sequences7
historical7
computational-biology7
ampl6
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
phylo42/EPIK
Feb 2020 - Feb 2025
Alignment-free phylogenetic placement
Contributions:7 releases, 9 PRs, 127 pushes in 5 years
arriam-lab2/misal
Mar 2016 - Oct 2018
A unified searchable database of 16S rRNA amplicon libraries
Contributions:428 commits, 4 PRs, 95 pushes in 2 years 7 months
16sampliconrrna16s-rrnabioinformatics
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