Steve Petruzza
Assistant Professor at Data Intensive Science
Logan, Utah, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSteve Petruzza is an assistant professor and experienced research scientist with 11 years blending high-performance computing, big-data visualization, and applied software engineering. His career spans academia and industry—from PhD research and postdoctoral work on in-situ analytics and topological analysis at the Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute to staff scientist and faculty roles at Utah State University—where he translates complex scientific problems into usable software and visual tools. He has practical experience in GPU computing, optimization algorithms, and responsive front-end development, including contributions to the IEEE VIS website improving UI and image carousels. As president of Data Intensive Science he bridges research, consultancy, and product-focused development, bringing both academic rigor and production-grade engineering to interdisciplinary teams. Based in Logan, Utah, he holds a PhD in Computer Science and often works at the intersection of extreme computing and human-centered visualization.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D., Computer Science, Control and GeoInformation Doctorate, Ph.D., Computer Science, Control and GeoInformation Doctorate at Università di Roma Tor Vergata
English, Italian
Github Skills (7)
html10
css10
responsive-design10
website-development10
bootstrap9
javascript9
bootstra9
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
ieee-vgtc/ieeevis.org
Dec 2019 - Dec 2022
Website for ieeevis.org
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:88 releases, 742 commits, 380 PRs in 3 years
Contributions summary:Steve primarily contributed to the front-end development of the website. Their work involved updating the homepage layout, including adding and modifying the alert banner. They also implemented a carousel feature for displaying images, making it responsive, and updating styling. These changes demonstrate a focus on improving the user interface and conveying information effectively through the website.
ComputingElevatedLab/sciviscourse
Feb 2021 - Feb 2025
Contributions:37 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years
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