Peter Sobolewski
System Analyst at napari
Farmington, Connecticut, United States
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Top SchoolPeter Sobolewski is a systems analyst and bioimage analysis specialist with a PhD in Bioengineering and over 25 years of hands-on biomedical research experience spanning cell and animal models, imaging, materials science, assay development, and data science. Now supporting The Jackson Laboratory and contributing as a core developer to napari, he bridges biologists, clinicians, materials scientists, and computational teams to turn multidisciplinary questions into practical research tools. He pairs academic pedigree and faculty experience with production-focused engineering—having improved test infrastructure for high-profile open-source projects like Vispy—to strengthen reproducibility and compatibility across platforms. Known for clear communication, empathy for end users, and commitment to open science, he excels at translating complex experimental needs into robust software and IT solutions.
5 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
University of California, San DiegoBSE, Biomedical Engineering, BSE, Biomedical Engineering at Duke University
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Github Skills (19)
pari10
debug10
visualization10
pytest10
python10
image-processing10
testing10
ui-design10
n10
numpy10
uid10
front-end-development10
napi10
visualizations10
opengl9
Programming languages (23)
Github contributions (5)
vispy/vispy
Jul 2021 - Oct 2022
Main repository for Vispy
Role in this project:
QA Engineer / Test Automation Engineer
QA Engineer / Test Automation EngineerContributions:5 reviews, 9 commits, 8 PRs in 1 year 3 months
Contributions summary:Peter's contributions primarily focused on enhancing the test suite for the Vispy library. They added new tests for scene and app components, specifically targeting blend presets and canvas rendering. Additionally, the user added a comment to a failing test, acknowledging an issue on macOS 12. The changes also involved modifying Qt-related settings and swapping behaviors for improved compatibility, with a focus on the testing infrastructure and broader compatibility of the library.
openglvispypythonvisualization
napari/docs
Oct 2022 - Jan 2023
Documentation for napari (other than API docs)
Contributions:545 reviews, 6 commits, 195 PRs in 3 months
apipythonapi-documentationapi-docsnapari
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