Raniere Silva
Software Sustainability Fellow at Software Sustainability Institute
Germany
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Top SchoolRaniere Silva is a Research Software Engineer and Software Sustainability Fellow with 13 years of experience helping scientists and engineers adopt reproducible workflows using Python, R, Bash and Git. Based in Germany, he blends SRE work for community-facing platforms like mybinder.org with full-stack and back-end contributions to Carpentries projects, improving workshop templates and lesson delivery for global training. He has a strong community-oriented track record from roles at the Software Sustainability Institute and GESIS, building mentoring tools, calendars and site features that lower barriers for learners. Trained in applied mathematics and pursuing doctoral work in machine learning/data science, he combines rigorous quantitative thinking with practical open-source craftsmanship to make research software more reliable and accessible.
14 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
BS Apply Mathematics, BS Apply Mathematics at Universidade Estadual de CampinasDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Machine Learning/Data Science applied to Radiologic Technology/Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Machine Learning/Data Science applied to Radiologic Technology/Science at City University of Hong Kong
English, Portuguese, Spanish, German
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Github Skills (30)
website-development10
bootstrap10
python10
web-content10
html10
bootstra10
content-model10
documentation10
jupyter9
ipython9
yaml9
jekyll9
jupyter-notebook9
markdown-it8
github-pages8
Programming languages (33)
Github contributions (5)
carpentries/workshop-template
Nov 2014 - Feb 2019
The Carpentries Workshop Website Template
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:209 commits, 157 PRs, 143 pushes in 4 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Raniere contributed to the workshop template by adding functionality and making the setup process easier for users. They added "sudo" commands for Linux installation instructions and added a language field to the YAML header for instructors to specify the language. The user also merged updates, updated Bootstrap files, and made minor changes to improve the consistency and look of the template.
templatecarpentries-infrastructureworkshopjstreetemplates
carpentries/lesson-example
Apr 2015 - Dec 2018
Example lesson using The Carpentries lesson template.
Role in this project:Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:4 releases, 128 commits, 112 PRs in 3 years 8 months
Contributions summary:Raniere's commits primarily involve updating and modifying HTML files related to lesson content. The changes focus on updating text, adding descriptions, and restructuring the layout of the content. There are also changes that incorporate bootstrap elements, which suggests a focus on improving the presentation and readability of the lesson materials. The commits showcase a clear effort to improve the user experience and content of the lessons within the repository.
carpentries-infrastructurelesson-templateenglishcarpentries
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