Ghislain Vaillant
Research Software Engineer at Inria
Paris, Ile-de-France
Summary
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Top SchoolGhislain Vaillant is a research software engineer based in Paris with 14 years of experience transitioning from biomedical research (PhD in Biomedical/Medical Engineering) to building robust scientific and production-grade software. He combines deep domain knowledge in biomedical engineering with practical expertise in build-and-release automation, contributing improvements and cross-platform support to widely used community tooling such as conda-forge staged-recipes. Passionate about functional programming and domain-driven design, he thrives on complex technical challenges at the intersection of research and engineering. Outside work he’s an attentive father, persistent cook and amateur speed-runner — traits that reflect his focus, discipline and appetite for continuous improvement.
14 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Diplôme d'ingénieur, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Diplôme d'ingénieur, Electrical and Electronics Engineering at l'INSA Centre Val de LoireDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biomedical/Medical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biomedical/Medical Engineering at King's College London, U. of LondonMaster 2 (M2), Biomedical/Medical Engineering, Master 2 (M2), Biomedical/Medical Engineering at Université François Rabelais de Tours
Github Skills (12)
sh10
conda-forge10
script10
cmake10
shell10
scripting10
build-automation10
python9
ninja8
windows8
githubaction-workflow7
github-ci7
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
conda-forge/staged-recipes
Jan 2024 - Sep 2025
A place to submit conda recipes before they become fully fledged conda-forge feedstocks
Role in this project:
Automation Engineer / Build & Release Engineer
Automation Engineer / Build & Release EngineerContributions:9 reviews, 2 PRs, 23 comments in 1 year 8 months
Contributions summary:Ghislain primarily focused on configuring and improving the build processes for recipes in the conda-forge repository. Their commits included modifying build scripts for various packages (tracy, coal, and ndcurves), adding Windows support and patches, and adjusting build configurations using CMake. They also worked on integrating Python interfaces and addressing build issues related to dependencies, linking, and installation.
condaconda-forge
jorisv/jrl-cmakemodules
Nov 2023 - Jul 2026
CMake utility toolbox
Contributions:68 pushes, 51 branches in 2 years 7 months
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