Samantha Finnigan
Senior Research Software Engineer at Durham University
England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolSamantha Finnigan is a Senior Research Software Engineer with 11 years’ experience turning academic ideas into production-grade software, currently leading Advanced Research Computing at Durham University. Her work sits at the intersection of human-computer and human-building interaction, specialising in web application stacks, containerisation, devops and environmental sensor platforms. She combines rigorous qualitative research—rooted in a PhD on human-centred smart buildings—with practical skills in embedded systems, cloud deployment and full-stack development. Past projects include FinTrust (trust in AI/ML for finance), TGRAINS (food system digitisation) and the BuildAX environmental monitoring platform, reflecting a consistent focus on sensors, data and people-centred design. Known for bridging academic requirements engineering with robust engineering practice, she brings both research scrutiny and pragmatic delivery to interdisciplinary teams.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Smart Buildings, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Smart Buildings at Newcastle UniversityA-Levels, A-Levels at Dereham Sixth Form College
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (124)
pyusb10
bulk-sms10
pyserial10
twilio10
javascript9
angular9
open-access9
sms9
plotter9
nodejs-library9
sms-client9
api8
open-hardware8
spanish8
clause8
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
DurhamARC/IASCPolls
Feb 2023 - Sep 2024
Polling System developed for the Institute for Ascertaining Scientific Consensus (IASC)
Contributions:2 releases, 7 PRs, 259 pushes in 1 year 7 months
sjmf/bulk-sms
Dec 2015 - Sep 2022
A dead simple bulk SMS client for Twilio (in Python)
Contributions:8 commits, 2 PRs, 6 pushes in 6 years 10 months
sms-clientpythontwiliosmsbulk-sms
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