Summary
Olivier Gagliardini is a professor at Université Grenoble Alpes with a research and software leadership role focused on ice dynamics and numerical modeling. He leads the PAPROG project at IGE and is the driving developer of Elmer/Ice, an open-source finite-element code for glaciology that bridges academic research and practical modeling needs. With over two decades in academia, including assistant and visiting professorships across Europe and North America, he combines deep domain expertise in glaciology with sustained software engineering practice. His work frequently intersects field science and computational methods, enabling reproducible simulations used by the cryosphere community. Notably, his recent fellowship at the Centre for Advanced Study supported interdisciplinary projects like FRICFRAC, highlighting an interest in fracture and friction processes. Based in Grenoble, he brings a rare mix of long-term scientific leadership and hands-on open-source development.
6 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
French, English