Bio
Hi, I’m Martin (or @althonos online)! Originally from Paris, I started my PhD at the EMBL in Heidelberg in 2019, in partnership with ETH Zürich, before moving to the Leiden University Medical Center in 2024. Molecular Biologist and Computer Scientist by training, I’ve been working on high-performance computing on the side of my main research project focusing on the human gut microbiome.
I started writing Rust code in 2017, used it primarily for my MSc thesis project in 2019, and since then I have eagerly followed the evolution of the core language as well as the flourishing ecosystem of libraries. I use Rust for high-performance computing when possible, although I also end up supporting legacy scientific code written in C/C++, and my main language for data analysis or quick prototyping remains Python.
I am interested in high-performance computing, but also in API design, embedded systems, and more. I’m leading a small programming club at our institute, where we go over various topics regarding software engineering. I play the bass and the guitar and I make random covers in my living room when I (rarely) get the time.