Rupert Nash
Research Fellow at EPCC
City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolRupert Nash is a Research Fellow based in Edinburgh with 10 years of experience bridging scientific research and high-performance computing support. With a PhD in Physics from the University of Edinburgh and an MSci from Cambridge, he has progressed from postdoctoral research to applied consultancy and now research leadership at EPCC. He specializes in backend and DevOps engineering for reproducible computational workflows, demonstrated by contributions to the Common Workflow Language reference implementation where he improved CI, testing, and environment management. Comfortable in both academic and production environments, he translates complex computational requirements into robust, testable infrastructure. Colleagues value his blend of deep technical rigour and practical delivery that keeps large-scale scientific software reliable and reproducible.
10 years of coding experience
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Physics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Physics at The University of EdinburghMSci, Natural Sciences, MSci, Natural Sciences at University of Cambridge
English, French, German
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Github Skills (27)
dependency-management10
github-ci10
python10
testing10
cicd10
common-workflow-language10
githubaction-workflow10
scripting9
dockers9
workflow-engine9
docker9
latex9
workflow-automation9
argo-workflows9
shell9
Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
common-workflow-language/cwltool
May 2020 - May 2021
Common Workflow Language reference implementation
Role in this project:
Backend & DevOps Engineer
Backend & DevOps EngineerContributions:9 reviews, 25 commits, 16 PRs in 1 year
Contributions summary:Rupert's contributions primarily involved improving the continuous integration and testing infrastructure of the project. They enabled CI via GitHub Actions, modified testing scripts and environment variables to ensure consistent testing. Further, they implemented changes related to environment setup and dependency management with specific emphasis on environment modules, demonstrating skills relevant to backend configurations and workflow management. These changes enhance the project's build and test processes, improving overall reliability.
containerssciencelanguage-referencecwlcommonwl
rupertnash/ndarray
Apr 2021 - Apr 2024
Contributions:2 releases, 11 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years 11 months
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