Paolo Tormene
Senior Software Developer at GEM Foundation
Vimercate, Lombardy, Italy
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Top SchoolPaolo Tormene is a Senior Software Developer with 12 years of experience combining a PhD in Bioengineering and Bioinformatics with hands-on engineering at the GEM Foundation since 2013. He leads development of the OpenQuake ecosystem’s QGIS plugin and web applications, integrating GIS clients with platform APIs to bring seismic hazard and social vulnerability analyses into practical workflows. His contributions to the OpenQuake engine focus on robust data processing and model accuracy, optimizing NumPy-based workflows for large scientific datasets. Comfortable bridging research and production, Paolo pairs domain expertise from academia with pragmatic backend and API development. An unexpected facet of his background is formal vocal training, reflecting a disciplined, creative approach to complex problem solving.
12 years of coding experience
Compimento Inferiore, Corso di Canto Lirico (Vecchio Ordinamento), Compimento Inferiore, Corso di Canto Lirico (Vecchio Ordinamento) at Conservatorio di Musica Franco Vittadini di PaviaLaurea in Ingegneria Informatica, Computer Software Engineering, 107/110, Laurea in Ingegneria Informatica, Computer Software Engineering, 107/110 at Università di PaviaVocal Coaching, Vocal Coaching at Civica Scuola di Musica Claudio Abbado di MilanoPhD in Bioengineering and Bioinformatics, PhD in Bioengineering and Bioinformatics at Università degli Studi di Pavia
Italian, English, French, German, Korean
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Github Skills (4)
data-processing10
python10
numpy10
data-extraction9
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
gem/oq-engine
Nov 2013 - Jan 2023
OpenQuake Engine: a software for Seismic Hazard and Risk Analysis
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & Data Scientist
Back-end Developer & Data ScientistContributions:198 reviews, 530 commits, 499 PRs in 9 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Paolo made several commits focused on data processing and model accuracy within the OpenQuake Engine, a software for Seismic Hazard and Risk Analysis. They addressed issues in data extraction, specifically optimizing how NumPy arrays of dtype object were handled within the calculators. Additionally, they modified code to process and filter results related to seismic analysis, and fixed a test by updating the export of tag names. The changes suggest work related to the efficiency of data processing and consistency of the result.
hazard-assessmentpythonriskrisk-assessmenthazard
gem/oq-irmt-qgis
Oct 2013 - Feb 2023
QGIS plugin to drive the OpenQuake Engine, to develop Social Vulnerability and Integrated Risk composite indices, and to predict building recovery times following an earthquake
Contributions:18 reviews, 4569 commits, 1019 PRs in 9 years 5 months
pythonindicesearthquakerisktimes
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