Eric Thomson
Data Scientist
Durham, North Carolina, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolEric Thomson is a data scientist with 11 years of experience applying machine learning, large-scale imaging, and neurophysiological analysis to real-world neuroscience problems. With a PhD in Neuroscience (UCSD) and dual BS degrees in Applied Mathematics and Biology, he has moved between academia, government, and industry—most recently at Triangle AI after roles at the Simons Foundation and NIH—bringing both experimental design and production-oriented analytics to projects. He combines deep expertise in Python, Matlab, OpenCV, and TensorFlow with hands-on experience capturing and interpreting massive neural and behavioral datasets from custom imaging systems. Known locally for running Durham’s monthly Python Project Night, he pairs technical leadership (including directing research teams and building sensory prosthetics) with a collaborative, community-minded approach to open problem solving.
12 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
University of California San DiegoBachelor of Science (BS), Applied Mathematics, Bachelor of Science (BS), Applied Mathematics at University of New Hampshire
Github Skills (165)
notebook10
opencv10
language-model10
python10
image-processing10
attention-mechanism10
pyside10
deep-learning10
gpu10
deconvolution10
qt10
polygon10
heatmap10
tokenizer10
object-detection-api10
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
EricThomson/tiffit
Dec 2021 - Sep 2025
Contributions:21 pushes, 1 branch, 10 comments in 3 years 9 months
EricThomson/PySideSummer
Jul 2014 - Mar 2020
PySide port of Summerfield's book 'Rapid GUI Programming with Python and Qt.'
Contributions:42 commits, 14 pushes, 1 comment in 5 years 8 months
gui-programmingpysidepythonqt
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