Armin Töpfer
Senior Director, Instrument Analysis @PacBio
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Director, Instrument Analysis @PacBio
Lead the long read analysis team with nine direct reports that develop all on-instrument analysis software- Architect data processing from photon counts to highly accurate long reads- Lead core algorithm ports to CUDA- Add CI/CD to build 100% reproducible and well-tested software- Integrate and productize deep learning solutions using ONNX runtime- Optimize CPU and GPU code to increase throughput and reduce COGS- Spearhead open-source and community software distribution- Plan, orchestrate, and execute cross-team interdisciplinary projects- Point of contact for major collaborations with Nvidia and Google- Clear communication to executive management- Drive architectural decisions and select hardware for on-instrument compute- Ruthlessly slash tech debt.
EDUCATION
Bielefeld University
Bachelor of Science (BS), Bioinformatics and Genome Research
ETH Zürich
Doctor of Sciences of ETH Zurich, Studies in Viral Quasispecies Reconstruction
Bielefeld University
Master of Science (MS), Bioinformatics and Genome Research
SKILLS
ABOUT ARMIN TÖPFER
More about me armintoepfer.com! I\'m an engineer and researcher with a Doctor of Sciences ETH Zürich in computational biology, specialized in statistical modelling and analysis of next/third-generation sequencing technologies. I combine academic curiosity and industry standards to develop bleeding-edge, yet robust and carefully tested, software for every day use. Expert in the field of viral quasispecies reconstruction, who offers experience with laboratory work. Also highly experienced in scientific computing and real-time processing of large data sets with High-Performance Computing Clusters.
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