Roman Briskine
Science IT Consultant at University of Zurich
Meilen, Zurich, Switzerland
Summary
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Top SchoolRoman Briskine is a Science IT Consultant at the University of Zurich with a decade of experience at the intersection of computational biology and software engineering, holding a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Minnesota. His career spans academic postdoctoral research at ETH Zurich and Functional Genomics Center Zurich to applied IT roles, blending deep bioinformatics expertise with practical application development. He focuses on the evolution of regulatory sequences, translating complex genomic research into reproducible computational workflows and tools for researchers. Roman also contributes to open-source localization efforts, improving Ukrainian translations in widely used CodeIgniter system message files, reflecting attention to detail and international collaboration. Based in Meilen, Zurich, he brings both research rigor and production-minded software practices to scientific computing projects. Colleagues describe him as a pragmatic problem-solver who bridges domain science and robust IT solutions.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts, Management Information Systems, Bachelor of Arts, Management Information Systems at University of Northern IowaUniversity of Minnesota Twin Cities
English, Ukrainian, French, German
Github Skills (3)
localization10
codeigniter10
php5
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
bcit-ci/codeigniter3-translations
Aug 2016 - Aug 2016
Translations of the CodeIgniter system messages
Role in this project:
Localization / Internationalization Specialist
Localization / Internationalization SpecialistContributions:5 commits, 1 PR in 1 day
Contributions summary:Roman primarily contributed to the repository by correcting spelling and grammar errors in various language files. Their work focused on improving the accuracy and clarity of translated system messages for the CodeIgniter framework. The commits involved modifications to several language files, specifically for the Ukrainian language, including date, database, email, form validation, and FTP related messages. This demonstrates a focus on maintaining the quality of language translations within the project.
translationcodeignitertranslationsi18n
brisk022/bioconda-recipes
Mar 2018 - Oct 2019
Conda recipes for the bioconda channel.
Contributions:9 pushes, 8 branches in 1 year 7 months
biocondabioinformaticsrecipesconda
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