Tyler Skluzacek
Staff Research Scientist at University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Top SchoolTyler Skluzacek is a Staff Research Scientist and Adjunct Assistant Professor who builds secure, API-driven systems that automate scientific experiments across supercomputers, data centers, and instruments. He leads ORNL’s Secure Scientific Service Mesh (S3M) and the American Science Cloud Interfaces team, and represents the lab on DOE cross-facility interoperability efforts, shaping next-generation research infrastructure. Tyler combines hands-on systems architecture—designing a decentralized orchestration framework for agentic AI workflows—with teaching in distributed systems, Python, visualization, and machine learning at the University of Chicago and Trinity Christian College. He has a decade of experience bridging HPC research and production, publishing in top systems venues and mentoring students while advising lab leadership on strategic computing needs. An entrepreneur as well, he founded the startup that produced an FDA-cleared smartwatch therapy for traumatic nightmares, demonstrating a rare mix of research, product delivery, and real-world impact.
10 years of coding experience
Diploma, Valedictorian, Student Council President, Diploma, Valedictorian, Student Council President at Montgomery-Lonsdale High SchoolDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science at University of ChicagoBachelor of Arts (B.A.), Major: Applied Mathematics and Statistics; Minors: Computer Science and Economics, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Major: Applied Mathematics and Statistics; Minors: Computer Science and Economics at Macalester College
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Github Skills (20)
high-performance10
science10
scripting9
metadata9
parallel-python9
multiprocessing9
multicore8
resource-management8
parallel7
python7
distributed-computing5
slurm5
discovery4
scalability4
extensible3
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
xtracthub/xtract-jsonxml
May 2019 - Jan 2022
Contributions:7 commits, 1 PR, 6 pushes in 2 years 8 months
xtracthub/xtract-matio
Oct 2019 - Mar 2022
Contributions:1 review, 1 PR, 13 pushes in 2 years 5 months
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