Expert Digital Skills Trainer, Abdullah Shaikh, has vast experience training researchers and academics on programming languages, software, and tools. He is also an expert in Data Science, Machine Learning, Data Manipulation, and Visualisation. In addition to training, Abdullah provides research...
Location: Sydney
ShaikhAbdullahabdullah@intersect.org.auSydneyExpert Digital Skills Trainer, Abdullah Shaikh, has vast experience training researchers and academics on programming languages, software, and tools. He is also an expert in Data Science, Machine Learning, Data Manipulation, and Visualisation. In addition to training, Abdullah provides research support at multiple levels and engages with researchers to promote digital tools.["English", "Urdu"]https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5964-8464
Adeline is a Skills Development Lead (Learning Design) at the Australian Research Data Commons. She has a background in teaching and curriculum design across a range of educational contexts in Australia and overseas.
Location: Sydney, Australia
WongAdelineadeline.wong@ardc.edu.auSydney, AustraliaAdeline is a Skills Development Lead (Learning Design) at the Australian Research Data Commons. She has a background in teaching and curriculum design across a range of educational contexts in Australia and overseas. ["English", "Chinese"]https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9135-4757
Aidan Wilson is Intersect's Digital Research Services Manager. Before that he had been a Digital Research Analyst at Intersect Australia since 2015, and in that time has been central to the administration and delivery of Intersect's training platform. Besides delivering training at ACU and...
Location: Sydney, NSW
WilsonAidanaidan.wilson@intersect.org.auSydney, NSWAidan Wilson is Intersect's Digital Research Services Manager. Before that he had been a Digital Research Analyst at Intersect Australia since 2015, and in that time has been central to the administration and delivery of Intersect's training platform. Besides delivering training at ACU and elsewhere on Python, R, REDCap, Qualtrics and other tools, he also manages the systems within Intersect that enable the organisation to train upwards of 6000 researchers per year.["English"]https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9858-5470
Dr Anastasios Papaioannou is the eResearch Training Manager & Lead Research Data Scientist at Intersect. Anastasios holds a Ph.D. in Computational Biophysics with his research focus being on Data Science, Machine Learning and computational methods in applied physics, medicine and biology. With...
Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia
PapaioannouAnastasiosanastasios@intersect.org.auSydney, NSW, AustraliaDr Anastasios Papaioannou is the eResearch Training Manager & Lead Research Data Scientist at Intersect. Anastasios holds a Ph.D. in Computational Biophysics with his research focus being on Data Science, Machine Learning and computational methods in applied physics, medicine and biology. With over 8+ years of experience as an Academic Tutor and eResearch Instructor and 10+ years of research experience, Anastasios works collaboratively with universities to help researchers enhance their skills and find solutions to their research challenges and problems.["English", "Greek, Modern (1453-)"]
I design and develop single- and multi-session technical training programs for learners. I'm also actively involved in STEM outreach.
Location: Kensington, Western Australia
BackhausAnnann.backhaus@pawsey.org.auKensington, Western AustraliaI design and develop single- and multi-session technical training programs for learners. I'm also actively involved in STEM outreach.["English"]https://pawsey.org.au
Multiple decades of experience in programming training, including web stack, SQL, Python and others.
Location: Christchurch, New Zealand
AngeloAntonanton.angelo@canterbury.ac.nzChristchurch, New ZealandMultiple decades of experience in programming training, including web stack, SQL, Python and others. ["English"]
Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Health Sciences specialising in Environmental Health and OneHealth/Planetary health, and Gene-Environmental Interactions
Location: Christchurch
BasuArindamarindam.basu@canterbury.ac.nzChristchurchAssociate Professor of Epidemiology and Health Sciences specialising in Environmental Health and OneHealth/Planetary health, and Gene-Environmental Interactions["English"]https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/education-and-health/contact-us/people/arindam-basu.htmlhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2326-2292
Qualified carpentry instructor - have conducted internal Spreasdsheet and Open Refine sessions at my institution
Location: Federation University - Mt Helen Campus
ClaridgeCherylc.claridge@federation.edu.auFederation University - Mt Helen CampusQualified carpentry instructor - have conducted internal Spreasdsheet and Open Refine sessions at my institution["English"]
Christopher is the Services Manager, eResearch at Deakin University. He has 20 years experience in the higher education research space supporting researchers in their administration and more recently bridging the digital research divide. Christopher manages a small team at Deakin University...
Location: Geelong, Victoria, Australia
McAvaneyChristopherchristopher.mcavaney@deakin.edu.auGeelong, Victoria, AustraliaChristopher is the Services Manager, eResearch at Deakin University. He has 20 years experience in the higher education research space supporting researchers in their administration and more recently bridging the digital research divide. Christopher manages a small team at Deakin University providing training to Deakin researchers in partnership with Intersect Australia.["English"]https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8130-0309
Dr Darya Vanichkina is a Data Science Consultant and Analytics Trainer at the University of Sydney’s Informatics Hub (SIH). She delivers impact through solving research questions using big data, programming, machine learning, high performance & cloud computing. Darya develops and delivers...
Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia
VanichkinaDaryadarya.vanichkina@sydney.edu.auSydney, NSW, AustraliaDr Darya Vanichkina is a Data Science Consultant and Analytics Trainer at the University of Sydney’s Informatics Hub (SIH). She delivers impact through solving research questions using big data, programming, machine learning, high performance & cloud computing. Darya develops and delivers materials, and trains others to do the same by leading the SIH data science training program, coaching and mentoring other data scientists in the team via workshops and guidance around evidence-based training practices. Darya holds a PhD in Genomics and Bioinformatics and is a Fellow of the UK HEA.["English", "Russian"]https://daryavanichkina.comhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0406-164X
Frederick is a training officer at National Computational Infrastructure (NCI), where he delivers training sessions for Gadi users to facilitate their high-impact research and innovation. He has a research background in numerical linear algebra and scientific software development for large-scale...
Location: Canberra, ACT
FungFredfrederick.fung@anu.edu.auCanberra, ACTFrederick is a training officer at National Computational Infrastructure (NCI), where he delivers training sessions for Gadi users to facilitate their high-impact research and innovation. He has a research background in numerical linear algebra and scientific software development for large-scale simulations. He has a particular interest in the topics of resilience design for numerical algorithms and is passionate about building better scientific software.["English"]
Giorgia is a Data Science Trainer at the Sydney Informatics Hub (SIH), University of Sydney. She has a background in microbiology and bioinformatics. She is a Software, Data and Library Carpentry instructor, and she has been supervising, teaching and training staff and students in the development...
Location: Sydney, Australia
MoriGiorgiagiorgia.mori@sydney.edu.auSydney, AustraliaGiorgia is a Data Science Trainer at the Sydney Informatics Hub (SIH), University of Sydney. She has a background in microbiology and bioinformatics. She is a Software, Data and Library Carpentry instructor, and she has been supervising, teaching and training staff and students in the development of computational skills for conducting efficient and reproducible research. She volunteers in diversity initiatives (RLadies, PyLadies) to support the representation of gender minorities in the programming community.["English", "Italian"]https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3469-5632
Database modelling for Humanities data, introductory and advanced use of the Heurist database infrastructure (HeuristNetwork.org)
Location: Sydney (typically November - February), Paris, France (typically March - November)
JohnsonIanian.johnson@sydney.edu.auSydney (typically November - February), Paris, France (typically March - November)Database modelling for Humanities data, introductory and advanced use of the Heurist database infrastructure (HeuristNetwork.org)["English", "French"]https://sydney.academia.edu/Johnsonhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3582-2138
I am a postdoc using machine learning on large neuroimaging data and to make predictions in the filed of mental health. Python, R, Matlab, Stan, front-end dev, Git, Research Software Engineering.
Location: Melbourne
BayerJohannabayerj@student.unimelb.edu.auMelbourneI am a postdoc using machine learning on large neuroimaging data and to make predictions in the filed of mental health. Python, R, Matlab, Stan, front-end dev, Git, Research Software Engineering.["English", "German"]https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4891-6256
Kathryn is a skilled invertebrate animal taxonomist. She is employed by the National Imaging Facility as the Training and Community Engagement Manager for the Australian Characterisation Commons at Scale (ACCS) Project. Currently based on campus at The University of Queensland (UQ), she worked...
Location: Brisbane, Australia
HallKathrynkathryn.hall@uq.edu.auBrisbane, AustraliaKathryn is a skilled invertebrate animal taxonomist. She is employed by the National Imaging Facility as the Training and Community Engagement Manager for the Australian Characterisation Commons at Scale (ACCS) Project. Currently based on campus at The University of Queensland (UQ), she worked for 15 years in the museum sector, after completing her studies at UQ. Her role with the ACCS is to help the researchers who want to use HPC through CVL. Her goal is to establish rapid independence on the platform for all users, from novice to expert, and facilitate the development of deep and expert capacity within the Australian characterisation community.
Kathryn has expertise in:
* invertebrate animal taxonomy
* phylogenetics and morphometrics
* biological characterisation using light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy
* DNA sequencing
* phylogenetics and evolutionary biology
* community engagement
* training and learning["English"]https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8785-4513
I work at the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC) leading the Skilled Workforce Development team concentrating on projects and activities that work towards a national skills agenda that is cohesive and coordinated.
Location: Melbourne, Australia
UnsworthKathrynkathryn.unsworth@ardc.edu.auMelbourne, AustraliaI work at the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC) leading the Skilled Workforce Development team concentrating on projects and activities that work towards a national skills agenda that is cohesive and coordinated.["English"]https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5407-9987
Teaching short courses in geophysics, computational geoscience, finite element modelling in geoscience (especially geodynamics), groundwater models
Location: Canberra, Australia
MoresiLouislouis.moresi@anu.edu.auCanberra, AustraliaTeaching short courses in geophysics, computational geoscience, finite element modelling in geoscience (especially geodynamics), groundwater modelshttps://researchers.anu.edu.au/researchers/moresi-lhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3685-174X
I am the Skills Development Manager for QCIF, delivering coding, data science and other digital skills training to researchers from all Queensland universities. I hold qualifications in Training and Assessment, and am a certified Instructor and Instructor Trainer with The Carpentries.
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
CroweMarkmark.crowe@qcif.edu.auBrisbane, QueenslandI am the Skills Development Manager for QCIF, delivering coding, data science and other digital skills training to researchers from all Queensland universities. I hold qualifications in Training and Assessment, and am a certified Instructor and Instructor Trainer with The Carpentries.["English"]https://www.qcif.edu.auhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9514-2487
My background spans the arts and technology, and I enjoy working with researchers from different disciplines to help them utilise technology in innovative and transformative ways. I've assisted with the development of open-source projects and research tools, coordinated numerous...
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
PlummerMattmatt.plummer@vuw.ac.nzWellington, New ZealandMy background spans the arts and technology, and I enjoy working with researchers from different disciplines to help them utilise technology in innovative and transformative ways. I've assisted with the development of open-source projects and research tools, coordinated numerous community-building and training events, and enjoy the opportunity to introduce researchers to new approaches and collaborators.["English"]https://mattsresbazsite.netlify.app/https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2737-2707
Melissa is the Australian BioCommons Training and Communications Officer. She collaborates with bioinformatics experts and trainers from across Australia and internationally to develop and deliver bioinformatics webinars and workshops.
Location: Brisbane, Australia
BurkeMelissamelissa@biocommons.org.auBrisbane, AustraliaMelissa is the Australian BioCommons Training and Communications Officer. She collaborates with bioinformatics experts and trainers from across Australia and internationally to develop and deliver bioinformatics webinars and workshops.["English"]https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5571-8664
I am a Digital Humanities trainer. I teach humanists to code, wrangle their data, and publish beautiful visualisations on the web. At the moment, I am Community Technical Adviser at the Heurist Network, and my training focusses on Humanities databasing and web publishing using Heurist.
Location: Sydney, Australia
FalkMichaelmichael.falk@sydney.edu.auSydney, AustraliaI am a Digital Humanities trainer. I teach humanists to code, wrangle their data, and publish beautiful visualisations on the web. At the moment, I am Community Technical Adviser at the Heurist Network, and my training focusses on Humanities databasing and web publishing using Heurist.["English", "German", "French"]https://heuristnetwork.org/https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9261-8390
Scientific Programmer at the University of Otago. A Carpentries Instructor and Instructor Trainer.
Location: University of Otago
CadzowMurraymurray.cadzow@otago.ac.nzUniversity of OtagoScientific Programmer at the University of Otago. A Carpentries Instructor and Instructor Trainer.["English"]https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2299-4136
Nathan has almost 20 years experience in the field of bioinformatics with expertise in genomics, transcriptomics, system biology, phylogenetics, bioinformatics training, Linux systems administration, pipeline development, high-performance and cloud computing. Nathan has been developing and...
Location: Adelaide, South Australia
Watson-haighNathannathan.watson-haigh@sahmri.comAdelaide, South AustraliaNathan has almost 20 years experience in the field of bioinformatics with expertise in genomics, transcriptomics, system biology, phylogenetics, bioinformatics training, Linux systems administration, pipeline development, high-performance and cloud computing. Nathan has been developing and delivering hands-on bioinformatics training for about 10 years.["English"]https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7935-6151
Based within the Monash Bioinformatics Platform and a certified Carpentries instructor, Nick is also involved with Monash Data Fluency in training and teaching on genomics, bioinformatics and R.
Location: Melbourne, Australia
WongNicknick.wong@monash.eduMelbourne, AustraliaBased within the Monash Bioinformatics Platform and a certified Carpentries instructor, Nick is also involved with Monash Data Fluency in training and teaching on genomics, bioinformatics and R. ["English", "Chinese"]https://research.monash.edu/en/persons/nick-wonghttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4393-7541
I'm a PhD student at Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University with a strong Bioinformatics background and interest in cancer research. I work as a Bioinformatician with the Monash Bioinformatics Platform, where I work with a variety of biological datasets such as RNA-seq, single-cell...
Location: Clayton, Victoria, Australia
KandhariNitikanitika200492@gmail.comClayton, Victoria, AustraliaI'm a PhD student at Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University with a strong Bioinformatics background and interest in cancer research. I work as a Bioinformatician with the Monash Bioinformatics Platform, where I work with a variety of biological datasets such as RNA-seq, single-cell RNA-seq, ChIP-seq and ATAC-seq.
I love travelling, trekking and trying out different cuisines.["English", "Hindi", "Panjabi; Punjabi"]https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0261-727X
Knows R and some Python. Has developed training matieral on R. Carpentries certified instructor.
Location: Monash University
HarrisonPaulpaul.harrison@monash.eduMonash UniversityKnows R and some Python. Has developed training matieral on R. Carpentries certified instructor.["English"]https://www.monash.edu/researchinfrastructure/bioinformatics/traininghttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3980-268X
Software Project Coordinator at the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC) Software Program and Community Manager at the Research Software Alliance (ReSA).
Trainer Summary:
Certified The Carpentries Instructor since 2015 https://carpentries.org/instructors/
and Trainer since 2017...
Location: Brisbane, Australia
MartinezPaula Andreapaula.martinez@ardc.edu.auBrisbane, AustraliaSoftware Project Coordinator at the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC) Software Program and Community Manager at the Research Software Alliance (ReSA).
Trainer Summary:
Certified The Carpentries Instructor since 2015 https://carpentries.org/instructors/
and Trainer since 2017 https://carpentries.org/trainers/
Certified Open Science Trainer from Foster Open Science since 2018 https://www.fosteropenscience.eu/trainers-directory
Taught for the ELIXIR-EXCELERATE Train-the-Trainer program in 2018 and Galaxy workshops in 2018
Founded and co-organised RLadies Brisbane since 2019
Founded and co-organised UQ-RUG during 2020
["English"]https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8990-1985
I have worked in IT as a developer, software engineer, analyst and project manager for 20+ years. I'm currently working for James Cook University and QCIF as an eResearch Analyst. I primarily instruct the Python and Git training courses but plan on branching out. I'm very interested in ways to...
Location: Townsville, North Queensland
LawreyPaulinepauline.lawrey@jcu.edu.auTownsville, North QueenslandI have worked in IT as a developer, software engineer, analyst and project manager for 20+ years. I'm currently working for James Cook University and QCIF as an eResearch Analyst. I primarily instruct the Python and Git training courses but plan on branching out. I'm very interested in ways to help researchers after that introductory training session and training development.["English"]https://www.qcif.edu.au/support/eresearch-analysts/
