Wouter Deconinck
Associate Professor
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Top SchoolWouter Deconinck is an associate professor and entrepreneur with 12 years of experience bridging subatomic physics, data analytics, and technology consulting. Based in Winnipeg, he leads research and teaches at the University of Manitoba while running a client-focused analytics firm that delivers data acquisition, modeling, and visualization solutions. His background spans top labs and institutions (MIT, DESY, Jefferson Lab) and includes practical open-source contributions to the widely used Spack package manager, where he improved dependency handling and cross-compiler compatibility. With a PhD from the University of Michigan and an MBA from William & Mary, he combines rigorous scientific training with business and management acumen. He’s effective at translating complex experimental and computational requirements into robust, reproducible software and workflows. Notably, his work blends deep physics intuition with hands-on software engineering—making him as comfortable tuning C++ build flags as advising on analytics strategy.
12 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D., Ph.D. at University of MichiganM.S., M.S. at Ghent UniversityMaster of Business Administration - MBA, Master of Business Administration - MBA at William & Mary – Raymond A. Mason School of Business
French, German, Dutch, English
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Github Skills (9)
dependency-management10
cmake10
package-management10
cprogramming-language9
c-language9
autotools8
rootkit7
root-finding7
fortran4
Programming languages (19)
Github contributions (5)
spack/spack
Jun 2020 - Jan 2023
A flexible package manager that supports multiple versions, configurations, platforms, and compilers.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:1551 reviews, 140 commits, 1289 PRs in 2 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Wouter primarily focused on dependency management within the Spack package manager, making targeted changes to various packages to ensure proper dependencies on libraries like `root` and `fastjet`. Their work involved fixing conflicts related to C++ standards and compiler versions, ensuring compatibility across the many packages. They also contributed by creating new package recipes and adapting existing ones to support newer libraries such as `OpenSSL` and `Libav`.
compilerspythonradiussplatformslinux
eic/EDM4eic
Aug 2022 - Mar 2025
A data model for EIC defined with podio and based on EDM4hep.
Contributions:12 releases, 67 reviews, 59 PRs in 2 years 7 months
eicdefinedpodioedm4hepdata-model
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