Abel Soares Siqueira was recently featured on the Inspiring Computing podcast, where he discussed his work on JuliaSmoothOptimizers and his role as a research software engineer at the Netherlands eScience Center.
In this episode, Abel covers:
His transition from academia in Brazil to research software engineering in the Netherlands
Why he chose Julia for scientific computing and optimization
The design and goals of Julia Smooth Optimizers
Managing interdependent packages and the importance of automation in testing and documentation
His contributions to the Julia community through YouTube and open collaboration
You can listen to the full episode and read the detailed show notes on Buzzsprout: Behind the Code: Abel's Contributions to Julia Smooth Optimizers and Research Software Engineering