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Tyler Collins

Research Computing Consultant

I help researchers turn computational problems into reliable, scalable software and workflows. My work spans HPC systems, Python tooling, research analytics, EEG/MEG pipelines, performance profiling and optimization, and human-in-the-loop uses of LLMs for scientific teams.

  • HPC
  • Slurm
  • Python
  • Research software
  • Research analytics
  • GPU efficiency
  • Coding agents
  • LLM-assisted workflows

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EEGStudyFlow

A working template that guides students and supervisors through the decisions behind a reproducible EEG study.

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Selected work

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PyLossless

Python tooling for reproducible EEG preprocessing and quality-control workflows that researchers can audit and re-run.

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EEGStudyFlow

Workflow patterns for managing EEG studies from raw recordings through to analysis-ready outputs without re-deriving state.

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ViewClust

Python package for measuring and visualizing usage on Slurm-based HPC clusters. Used inside SHARCNET and by collaborators across the Alliance.

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EEGStudyFlow

Starting an EEG study means making dozens of small decisions. Where will the original recordings live? How will they become a BIDS dataset? Which …

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PyLossless

In April 2025 I had the idea to get PyLossless put onto the DRAC clusters as an official module because I needed to clean at least half a dozen …

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ViewClust: Early Days

In the early days of working for SHARCNET, my colleague and I decided to standardize how cluster metrics were computed across our internal data …

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Conquering the Scheduler

Coming from a slightly different angle this time, I found that researchers were often isolating themselves to fewer resources on HPC systems by not …

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Pandas Recipes for New Python Users

Eventually I got to the point in data analytics where keeping things in lists, or lists of lists, was no longer quite cutting it. My processing was …

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