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Distributed observing infrastructure
BHTOM
A web platform coordinating time-domain observations and automated photometric processing across a global telescope network.
- Django
- Docker
- Prefect
- PostgreSQL
Krzysztof Kotysz
Research /
Software Engineer
Building data pipelines, distributed systems and scientific instrumentation.
01 / Working range
Engineering across
the whole system.
I work where software, infrastructure, scientific data and physical instruments meet.
- Distributed operationsSoftware supporting a worldwide network of more than 100 telescopes.
- End-to-end deliverySensor and environmental measurements carried through data services to a public interface.
- Scientific computingPipelines for space-telescope observations, time-series analysis, image processing and spectroscopy.
- Instrument controlSoftware and automation for 60 cm and 32 cm telescopes, CCD cameras and sensors.
- Field-tested168 observing nights: 81 across four campaigns in Chile and 87 at Białków.
02 / Selected projects
Across the full stack —
from sensor to service.
02
Environmental measurement network
ALPS
A live network view combining station availability, all-sky imagery, SQM readings and environmental measurements.
- Django
- InfluxDB
- Docker
- Leaflet
03
Time-series and observational data
Space telescope data and spectroscopy
A connected body of work spanning space-telescope photometry, time-series analysis, Fourier methods and spectroscopic preparation.
- Python
- NumPy
- PySide6 / Qt
- Fortran
03 / Capabilities
Skills grouped
by what they deliver.
No ratings or percentage bars. Every group points to work that demonstrates it.
Software
Python · Django · JavaScript · PySide6 · C and Fortran · Web and desktop applications
Infrastructure
Linux · Docker · Prefect · PostgreSQL and InfluxDB · Nginx · Networking · NFS · VPN
Data
NumPy, SciPy and Astropy · Time-series analysis · Fourier analysis · Image processing · Spectroscopy
Systems
Sensors · CCD cameras · Telescope control · Hardware-software integration
Delivery
Testing and CI · Documentation · Grants · Teaching · International collaboration
04 / Experience
Software shaped
by real instruments.
Current roles across distributed observatories, scientific data processing and hardware-software integration.
Feb 2024 - Present
BHTOM Engineering Specialist and Contractor
University of Warsaw - Astronomical Observatory
Engineering and operating software for a worldwide network of observatories.
2019–2020 · 2021–2022 · 2024–2025 · 2026
Assistant and Academic Teacher
University of Wrocław - Institute of Astronomy
Teaching quantitative and computing subjects while building scientific software, processing observational data and working directly with observatory instrumentation.
06 / Contact
Let’s build something
that has to work.
Based in Wrocław, Poland. Working across software, scientific data, infrastructure and instrumentation.
k.kotysz@gmail.com