Darren Chaddock
Software And Systems Architect at Auroral Imaging Group - University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolDarren Chaddock is a Software and Systems Architect with over a decade of experience building mission-oriented software for space physics research from Calgary, Canada. He leads architecture and development for the Auroral Imaging Group at the University of Calgary, delivering systems that span remote SCADA imaging, real-time stream computing, cloud infrastructure, deep learning, and autonomous decision-making. Darren has architected and administered private cloud and data management platforms supporting multi-instrument networks and high-throughput real-time feeds for projects funded by agencies like CSA, ESA and CFI. He combines full-stack development skills with real-time feature extraction and neural-network deployment, turning complex scientific instrumentation into reliable, operational software. Colleagues rely on him for end-to-end solutions that bridge research requirements and production-grade systems.
10 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computer Science, Business, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computer Science, Business at University of Victoria
English
Github Skills (31)
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physics10
readfile10
imagemagick10
python9
image-conversion9
image-manipulation9
command-line-tool8
idl8
minify8
image-processing8
scripting8
cdn7
spatial6
html6
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
aurorax-space/pyaurorax
Jun 2020 - Jan 2023
Python library supporting data access and analysis for All-Sky Imager (ASI) data
Contributions:28 releases, 327 commits, 15 PRs in 2 years 7 months
pythonauroraspace-physicsphysics
ucalgary-srs/pyUCalgarySRS
Jun 2024 - Feb 2026
Contributions:1 release, 136 pushes, 6 branches in 1 year 8 months
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