Patrick Filima

Patrick Filima

Research Software Engineer

Computational Neuroscientist

© 2026 Patrick Filima
Research Software Engineer & Computational Neuroscientist

Building robust software for scientific computing, neuroinformatics & healthcare.

I bridge the gap between neuroscience research and software engineering. My work focuses on building reliable cloud platforms, pipeline observability systems, and open data tools that help scientists turn complex experimental data into reproducible discoveries.

Affiliations & Key Collaborations
Brainlife.io / UT Austin
University of Oxford
African Brain Data Network
UniPort ANR Lab
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Core Capabilities

What I Focus On

Applying software engineering rigor to solve non-trivial scientific computing and clinical data bottlenecks.

Scientific Computing & Neuroinformatics

Developing reproducible platforms that streamline how neuroscientists process, analyze, and manage complex neuroimaging data.

MRI / fMRI WorkflowsBIDS StandardsFSL & FreeSurferCloud Pipelines

Research Software Engineering

Architecting robust full-stack applications and scientific tools across Python, React, Next.js, Node.js, and containerized cloud services.

React & Next.jsPython Scientific StackDockerREST & GraphQL

Workflow Observability & Diagnostics

Building monitoring engines and diagnostics dashboards that provide visibility into long-running computational jobs across distributed HPC clusters.

ELK StackReal-Time TelemetryError ClassificationAlerting

FAIR Data & Research Infrastructure

Creating digital platforms that advance Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR) data practices across African neuroscience and beyond.

FAIR PrinciplesOpen ScienceCommunity PlatformsCapacity Building
Selected Platforms & Research

Featured Work

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Production PlatformLead Developer & Architect

Brainlife Error Monitoring Dashboard

Centralized observability and diagnostic dashboard capturing failure states and logs across thousands of distributed neuroimaging jobs on Brainlife.io.

ReactNext.jsELK StackNode.jsHPC Telemetry
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Mobile ApplicationMobile Lead

Brainlife Mobile

Cross-platform mobile application providing researchers with real-time visibility, job status tracking, and push notifications for multi-day compute executions.

React NativePush ServicesREST APIsiOS / Android
Explore Architecture & Details
Scientific AI ProgramLead Researcher

African Brain MRI AI Research Ecosystem

A 7-phase research ecosystem evaluating model robustness, calibration, and explainability on real-world clinical neuroimaging from Nigerian hospital networks.

PyTorchMONAIDeepAccess-MRIAfri-Brain-BenchXAI
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Education & Admissions InfrastructureProduct & Technical Lead

ABDN Fellowship Evaluation Platform

Digitized applicant assessment and multi-reviewer scoring workflows supporting over 1,000 applicants across 50 African countries.

Next.jsFirebaseWorkflow AutomationAccess Governance
Explore Architecture & Details
Scholarly Record

Publications, Datasets & Keynotes

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16
Peer-Reviewed Items
Nature SciData
Clinical MRI Dataset
Frontiers
Neuroinformatics
4+
Invited Talks & Keynotes
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Let's collaborate on scientific software or research

I am open to collaborations on neuroinformatics platforms, research software engineering, reproducible pipeline design, and healthcare technology initiatives.

Patrick Filima — Research Software Engineer & Computational Neuroscientist
© 2026 Patrick Filima. All rights reserved.