Edgar Walker
Assistant Professor at University of Washington - School of Medicine
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolEdgar Walker is an Assistant Professor at the University of Washington who bridges computational neuroscience and machine learning to model and predict neuronal population connectivity and responses. With a PhD in Neuroscience and 12 years of experience spanning academia, a postdoc in Tübingen, and founding a data-focused startup, he combines rigorous experimental design with production-ready ML engineering. He is fluent in Python, MATLAB, C/C++, cloud and DevOps tooling (AWS, Docker, SaltStack) and builds models with PyTorch and TensorFlow to both explain neural dynamics and guide new experiments. An active educator and workshop leader, he translates complex quantitative methods into hands-on training for researchers and engineers. Beyond papers and code, he brings an entrepreneurial perspective on reproducible neuroscience workflows and scalable data infrastructure.
12 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Neuroscience, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Neuroscience at Baylor College of MedicineB.S., Biomedical Engineering, Summa Cum Laude, B.S., Biomedical Engineering, Summa Cum Laude at Washington University McKelvey School of Engineering
Japanese, English
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (104)
postgresql10
python10
data-lineage10
model-fitting10
declarative10
data-pipeline10
scientific-computing10
nvidia-docker10
data-engineering10
data-pipelines10
data-integrity10
mysql10
object-storage10
workflow-management10
metadata-management10
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
eywalker/datajoint-matlab
Dec 2016 - Jul 2019
High-level relational database interface for MATLAB
Contributions:31 pushes, 3 branches, 3 tags in 2 years 7 months
relationalmatlabrelational-databasedatabase-interfacehigh-level
eywalker/v1_likelihood
Dec 2017 - Oct 2021
Contributions:95 commits, 1 push in 3 years 9 months
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