🚀 Open Source Projects
🧠 DIPY - Diffusion Imaging in Python
Release Manager & Lead Maintainer (2017 - Present)
DIPY is a free and open-source software project for the analysis of diffusion MRI data. With more than 150 contributors globally, it's one of the leading tools in computational neuroimaging.
Key Contributions:
- Lead Maintainer, Release Manager, one of the top 3 contributors
- Implemented advanced tractography algorithms
- Optimized performance for large-scale data processing
- Managed software releases and community contributions
- Developed comprehensive documentation and tutorials
🎨 FURY - Free Unified Rendering in Python
Top Contributor & Release Manager (2019 - Present)
FURY is an advanced scientific visualization engine designed for high-dimensional data visualization. The library serves researchers who need to visualize complex datasets in neuroimaging and beyond.
Key Features:
- GPU-accelerated rendering capabilities
- Interactive 3D visualizations
- Integration with scientific Python ecosystem
- Support for large-scale data visualization
🔬 Research Contributions
CZI Grantee
Received a 2 years grant named Essential Open Source Software for Science from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to advance scientific research while providing reproducibility and transparency via Open source software
- Title: Strengthening Computational Neuroanatomy using DIPY
- Link: https://chanzuckerberg.com/eoss/proposals/strengthening-computational-neuroanatomy-using-dipy/
🔬 Multiphoton Imaging Technology
Patent Holder
Developed innovative methods for non-invasive 3D detection and quantification of endogenous fluorophores in biological tissue, particularly melanin detection.
Patent Details:
- French patent FR2982369
- International publication WO2013068943
- Applications in dermatological research and cosmetic industries
👨🏫 Mentorship & Community
🌟 Google Summer of Code
Mentor (2018 - 2024)
Successfully mentored 21 students in open-source software development, focusing on:
- Scientific computing algorithms
- Software engineering best practices
- Community collaboration skills
- Technical documentation
🎤 Conference Speaking
- PyCon Togo 2025: "Medical Imaging in Python"
- NeuroHackademy 2025: "Instructor for summer school in neuroimaging and data science
- Boys Town Institute for Human Neuroscience 2024: Coaching for dMRI Algorithm and pipelines
- DIPY Workshop 2019-present: Co-organizer and speaker
- ISMRM 2019: "How to document your research code"
- OHBM Rome 2019: DIPY exhibition and workshops
- École des Mines ParisTech 2016: Summer school speaker
🌍 Community Leadership
- Brainhack Co-Organizer (2018-2021): Bloomington, Indiana
- Google Season of Docs Admin (2020): DIPY documentation improvement
- Technical Writing Advocate: Promoting documentation best practices