Career Profile

Systems administrator and PhD student specializing in Workflows, Open Science and data management. I manage research platforms that enhance collaboration and reproducibility, combining technical expertise with advanced research skills.

Experiences

Software architect and systems administrator

2020 - Present
LA-CoNGA physics

Design, deploy and administer the MiLab platform, available at the URL https://milab.redclara.net/. This platform provides research support in data management, software, scientific computing and communications, following open science principles. Support users in the use of the services provided by MiLab. Manage and support the LA-CoNGA Courses learning content management system, LCMS https://laconga.redclara.net/courses/. This platform aims to facilitate access to the educational resources of the LA-CoNGA physics academic programme.

Young Researcher

2019 - 2020
Minciencias - Universidad Industrial de Santander

Design of a repository network based on ckan software for meteorological data management.

Data Curator

2018
Corporación Latinoaméricana de Redes Avanzadas (RedCLARA)

Implementation of a prototype for an open scientific data repository, with functionalities for interoperability, persistent digital identifiers, dissemination, and metadata collection.

Certifications and Short Courses

ACM Europe Summer School on HPC Computer Architectures

- Sep 2024
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC)

The 2024 ACM Europe Summer School offers PhD students and postdocs an immersive week in Barcelona, focusing on AI, HPC, and emerging fields like Quantum Computing.

14th International SuperComputing Camp 2023

- May 2023
SC-Camp

The 14th International SuperComputing Camp 2023 offers Master and PhD students a 6-day program in Cartagena, Colombia, focused on High-Performance Computing (HPC) and Distributed Systems.

41th International School for Young Astronomers

- Jul 2018
International Astronomical Union (IAU)

The International School for Young Astronomers (ISYA), is a three-week program offering comprehensive lectures, practical exercises, and observational training in astronomy and astrophysics.

Projects

My projects.

MiLab - A platform as a service in the cloud to support the work of research groups and institutions associated with RedCLARA in project management, the preservation of their digital history and collaborative work.
RACIMO-Móncora - Racimo-Móncora is a citizen science project that seeks to create science seedbeds in schools in Bucaramanga and thereby expose high school students early to scientific research environments and tools.
Co-Afina Hackathon - Hackathon promoted by LA-CoNGA physics in which university students in Latin America collaboratively develop solutions to solve problems related to scientific and educational topics with social impact.

OSS Contributions

MiLab - MiLAB is a cloud-based platform-as-a-service designed to support research groups and institutions associated with RedCLARA. It facilitates project management, digital history preservation, and collaborative work.

Publications

Academic work.

  • High-Performance Computing for Astrophysical Simulations and Astroparticle Observations
  • L.M. Becerra, C. Sarmiento-Cano, A. Martínez-Méndez, Y. Dominguez and L.A. Núñez
    10th Latin America High Performance Computing Conference, CARLA 2023
  • Modelo de Gestión de Recursos Computacionales para Asistir la Reproducibilidad de Experimentos Científicos
  • Alexander Martínez-Méndez, Luis A. Nuñez, Gabriel Pedraza, Carlos González and Pablo Crespo
    Congreso Iberoamericano de Ciencia Abierta, 2022
  • MiLab, Plataforma para la Reproducibilidad de la Ciencia
  • Alexander Martínez-Méndez, Luis A. Nuñez, Gabriel Pedraza, Carlos González and Pablo Crespo
    VII Congreso Colombiano de Astronomía y Astrofísica, CoCoA, 2022
  • Academia, datos y reproducibilidad de la ciencia
  • Alexander Martínez-Méndez and Luis A. Nuñez
    Revista UIS Ingenierías, 2020
  • Gestión de Datos en la Colaboración LAGO, Estrategia y Reflexiones.
  • Alexander Martínez-Méndez, Luis A. Nuñez and Gilberto Díaz¹
    OpenCon LatAm, 2019
  • Lago Distributed Network Of Data Repositories
  • A. Martínez-Méndez, H. Asorey, L.A. Núñez and A. Valbuena-Delgado.
    XV Reunión Latinoaméricana de la Unión Astronómica Internacional (XV LARIM), 2017

    Skills & Proficiency

    Bash

    GNU/Linux

    git

    Docker

    Open Science

    Data Managment