R Dunphy
Postgraduate Researcher
Milngavie, Scotland, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolR Dunphy is a postgraduate researcher and engineer with a decade of experience applying machine learning to biosensing problems, currently pursuing a PhD at the University of Strathclyde focused on hyperspectral imaging and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy for bacterial identification. He combines rigorous MEng engineering training with a BMus background, blending analytical problem-solving and creative thinking evident from earlier work as a composer and violin tutor. His practical software skills include full‑stack contributions to notable open-source projects like Tridactyl, where he improved front-end command-line UX and tab-group functionality. Past placements at NPL and industry internships broaden his research-to-application perspective, and he brings a rare cross-disciplinary fluency in signal processing, instrumentation, and user-facing software.
11 years of coding experience
BMus, Music, First class honours, BMus, Music, First class honours at The University of BirminghamMEng Computer and Electronic Systems, Engineering, First class honours, MEng Computer and Electronic Systems, Engineering, First class honours at University of StrathclydeAbitur, Music, English and Mathematics, Grade average of 1.5, Abitur, Music, English and Mathematics, Grade average of 1.5 at Gymnasium Parsberg
German, English
Github Skills (15)
completions10
uid10
command-line-interface10
typescript10
javascript10
webextension10
typescripts10
firefox10
front-end-development10
ui-design10
typescript-types10
command-line10
cli10
vim9
css9
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
tridactyl/tridactyl
Jan 2023 - Jan 2023
A Vim-like interface for Firefox, inspired by Vimperator/Pentadactyl.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:7 reviews, 18 commits, 5 PRs in 12 days
Contributions summary:R primarily contributed to the front-end and command line interface features of the project, as well as the tab group functionalities. Their commits focused on enhancing the tab group completion, incorporating audible and URL indicators, and matching completions based on URLs. They also improved the user interface by correcting styling and container icon colors within the command line. In addition, the user updated the tab group documentation and added search functionality.
firefoxvimvimperatorwebextension
PaulBryden/ROVER
Oct 2016 - May 2017
Contributions:70 commits in 6 months
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