Tobias Rausch
Senior Bioinformatician
Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolTobias Rausch is a Senior Bioinformatician with 12 years of experience at EMBL, combining a PhD in Computational Biology with a Master in Software Systems Engineering to tackle structural variant discovery and sequence analysis. He blends algorithmic research and robust software engineering, contributing backend code and infrastructure to widely used projects like DELLY2 and packaging work for the Bioconda ecosystem. Tobias is skilled at turning complex genomic methods into reliable command-line tools and reproducible builds, with a track record of performance optimizations, bug fixes, and deployment-oriented engineering. Based in Germany, he brings a rare mix of deep computational genomics expertise and practical systems-level stewardship that keeps cutting-edge research tools production-ready.
12 years of coding experience
PhD, Computational Biology and Scientific Computing, PhD, Computational Biology and Scientific Computing at Freie Universität BerlinMaster, Software Systems Engineering, Master, Software Systems Engineering at Hasso Plattner Institute
Github Skills (13)
system-administration10
sh10
command-line-tool10
script10
conda10
c-language10
shell10
cprogramming-language10
package-management10
makefile10
scripting10
build-automation9
bioinformatics9
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
dellytools/delly
Nov 2013 - Jan 2023
DELLY2: Structural variant discovery by integrated paired-end and split-read analysis
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & Infrastructure Engineer
Back-end Developer & Infrastructure EngineerContributions:31 releases, 1 review, 1081 commits in 9 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Tobias's commits indicate involvement in back-end development and system administration tasks related to the DELLY project, primarily focused on the creation and maintenance of command-line tools and supporting utilities. Contributions include changes to source code, such as implementing features, fixing bugs, and optimizing performance. Demonstrated skills in the deployment and management of the code, especially within the command line and system administration domains.
splitintegratedpython-bindingsalignmentdiscovery
bioconda/bioconda-recipes
Oct 2016 - Dec 2022
Conda recipes for the bioconda channel.
Role in this project:Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:36 reviews, 52 commits, 136 PRs in 6 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Tobias primarily contributed to the bioconda-recipes repository, focusing on building and updating recipes for bioinformatics tools. Their commits involve changes to Makefiles, build scripts, and patch files, indicating a strong focus on package management and build processes. They consistently updated recipes for various tools, ensuring compatibility and functionality within the bioconda environment.
recipescondabiocondabioinformaticspackage-management
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