Jan Hapala

data scientist, bioinformatician, researcher

Heidelberg, Germany

Summary

• A data science researcher with 5+ year experience in analyzing big genomic data.
• Results-driven team player with knowledge and experience in analytics (inferential, and predictive) and object-oriented programming along with 3+ year’s international experience (Germany, Israel, Finland).
• A skilled programmer with 10+ year experience in programming, scripting and building computational pipelines.

Languages:

Czech, English, German, Spanish

Favorite Python Packages:

numpy, pandas, matplotlib, scikit-learn

Experience

Sep 2016–Sep 2018 RWTH Aachen University, Germany

Bioinformatics Data Analyst and Developer

Built pipelines (in Python, Bash & R) for processing human genomic sequencing data (RNA-seq, Bt-seq, epigenetic and gene expression microarrays).

Applied machine learning algorithms (esp. Support Vector Machines, Random Forests) to complex epigenetic data from cancer patients.

Implemented regression models for DNA methylation data for human and mouse age estimators.

Sep 2010–Aug 2016 Central European Institute of Technology, Czech Republic

Bioinformatics Data Mining Researcher

Developed an algorithm for fast filtration of big genomic dataset, leading to the discovery of a new motif in 11 plant species.

Processed and analyzed plant genomic data, which led to the description of a new protein function.

Analyzed weak sequence patterns in the human genomic data, which resulted in the unraveling of yet unknown regulatory properties in the gene promoters.

Sep 2011–Jun 2012 University of Haifa, Israel

Visiting researcher

Searching for DNA structure-related patterns in the human and animal genomic data.

May 2006–Jun 2011 Masaryk University, Czech Republic

Software Developer

Developed an application for university users profile management in .NET, used by more than 30,000 people studying or working at the university.

Implemented an access control system (application) for entering buildings with chip cards.

Skills

Big Data, Data Science, Linux, Machine Learning, Mercurial, NumPy, Pandas, SQL