Stuart Fisher
Software Engineer at ESRF - The European Synchrotron
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Top SchoolStuart Fisher is a software engineer with 12 years of experience combining scientific research and creative technology, currently building software at the European Synchrotron (ESRF) and directing ROYGBIV Ltd. Trained as a chemist with a PhD, he brings deep domain expertise in X-ray and neutron protein crystallography and enzyme mechanisms to software solutions for scientific instrumentation and beamline operations. His background spans product and technical management at Quantum Detectors, hands-on beamline science at Diamond Light Source, and bespoke developer work integrating Ableton LiveAPI, MaxMSP, and custom MIDI/AVR hardware for live performance. Stuart excels at bridging lab-scale research needs and production engineering, often translating complex experimental requirements into reliable control and data workflows. An unconventional mix of academic rigor and creative electronics/software design gives him a practical edge in instrument automation and interactive media projects.
12 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, Chemistry, PhD, Chemistry at The University of Manchester
English, French
Github Skills (166)
controller10
web-application10
python10
metadata10
arduino-library10
javascript10
experiment10
music10
sonos10
stored-procedures10
php10
database-schema10
google-home9
iot-framework9
linux9
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
DiamondLightSource/SynchWeb
Apr 2015 - Oct 2022
ISPyB web application
Contributions:2 releases, 10 reviews, 2180 commits in 7 years 7 months
pythonjavascriptphpxray-scattering-experimentssynchrotron
stufisher/ispyb-database
Nov 2020 - Feb 2023
Create scripts and documentation for the Diamond flavour of the ISPyB database
Contributions:10 PRs, 69 pushes, 35 branches in 2 years 2 months
diamondflavourdatabaseispyb
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