I have an MsC in Computer Engineering and a PhD in Physics. I have worked in private companies and Research Institutes. I have built and designed software architectures, led technical implementations of large scale systems and developed scientific software. I joined the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in 2014 where I build algorithms to analyse Neutron Scattering Data and develop Responsive Web Design applications to view and interpret those data.
I have a large interest in applying software engineering practices to the scientific software development. I am python advocate for scientific software development and part of the SciPy community.
Education
- PhD in Physics, Keele University, UK
- MSc in Computer Science and Engineering, Instituto Superior Tecnico Lisbon, Portugal
Experience
- Data Analysis Software Engineer, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge, TN
- Research Software Engineer, Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL) Grenoble, France
- Post-Doctoral fellow, European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) Grenoble, France
- PhD Student , ESRF, ILL and Keele University Grenoble, France & Keele, UK
- Lead Software Architect, ESRF Grenoble, France
- Software Consultant, Sybase, Vodafone and Vizzavi Lisbon, Portugal
- Freelance Software Engineer, Xpand-IT and Software AG Lisbon, Portugal
- Software Consultant, Influe Oeiras, Portugal
Publications
- O. Arnold, (…), R. Ferraz Leal, (…), J. Zikovsky (2014). Mantid - Data Analysis and Visualization Package for Neutron Scattering and μSR Experiments. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A. 764, 156-166.
- Buch, M., Wine, Y., Dror, Y., Rosenheck, S., Lebendiker, M., Giordano, R., Leal, R. M.F., Popov, A. N., Freeman, A. and Frolow, F. (2014). Protein Products Obtained by Site-Preferred Partial Crosslinkingin Protein Crystals and “Liberated” by Redissolution. Biotechnol Bioeng. Jul;111(7):1296-303
- R. M. F. Leal,G. P. Bourenkov, S. Russi & A. N. Popov (2013). A survey of global radiation damage to 15 different protein crystal types at room temperature: a new decay model. J. Synchrotron Rad. 20, 14-22.
- R. Giordano, R. M. F. Leal, G. Bourenkov, S. McSweeney, A. Popov (2012). The application of hierarchical cluster analysis to the selection of isomorphous crystals. Acta Cryst. D 68, 649-658.
- S. Brockhauser, O. Svensson, M. W. Bowler, M. Nanao, E. Gordon, R. M. F. Leal, A. Popov, M. Gerring, A. A. McCarthy and A. Gotz (2011). The use of workflows in the design and implementation of complex experiments in macromolecular crystallography. Acta Cryst. D 68, 975-984.
- G. Bourenkov, R. M. F. Leal, S. Russi, A. Popov (2012). Systematic characterization of radiation sensitivity and its applications for MX data collection. Acta Cryst. A 68, s127.
- R. M. F. Leal, S. Russi, G. P. Bourenkov & A. N. Popov (2011). Characterization of radiation damage in macromolecular crystals at cryo and room temperature. Acta Cryst. A 67, C655-C656.
- S. Delagenière, P. Brenchereau, L. Launer, A.W. Ashton, R. Leal, S. Veyrier, J. Gabadinho, E. J. Gordon, S. D. Jones, K. E. Levik, S. M. McSweeney, S. Monaco, M. Nanao, D. Spruce, O. Svensson, M. A. Walsh & G. A. Leonard (2011). ISPyB: an Information Management System for Synchrotron Macromolecular, Crystallography. Bioinformatics 27, 3186-3192.
- R. M. F. Leal, G. P. Bourenkov, O. Svensson, D. Spruce, M. Guijarro & A. N. Popov (2011). Experimental procedure for the characterization of radiation damage in macromolecular crystals. J. Synchrotron Rad. 18, 381-386.
- S. C. M. Teixeira, M. P. Blakeley, R. M. F. Leal, S. M. Gillespie, E. P. Mitchell & V. T. Forsyth (2010). Sweet neutron crystallography. Acta Cryst. D66, 1139-1143.
- R. M. F. Leal, S. Callow, P. Callow, M. P. Blakeley, C. J. Cardin, W. A. Denny, S. C. M. Teixeira, E. P. Mitchell & V. T. Forsyth (2010). Combined neutron and X-ray diffraction studies of DNA in crystals and solutions. Acta Cryst. D66, 1244-1248.
- R. M. F. Leal, I. Belyaev, S. C. M. Teixeira, V. T. Forsyth, E. P. Michell & A. S. Popov (2009). Absorption correction and optimal planning of data collection based on a 3D sample model. Acta Cryst. A65, s160.
- S. Teixeira, M. Blakeley, R. Leal, E. Mitchell & T. Forsyth (2009). What is so sweet about neutron crystallography?. Acta Cryst. A65, s167.
- R. M. F. Leal, S. C. M. Teixeira, M. P. Blakeley, E. P. Mitchell & V. T. Forsyth (2009). A preliminary neutron crystallographic study of an A-DNA crystal. Acta Cryst. F65, 232-235.
- R. M. F. Leal, S. C. M. Teixeira, V. Rey, V. T. Forsyth & E. P. Mitchell (2008). Absorption correction based on a three-dimensional model reconstruction from visual images. J. Appl. Cryst. 41, 729-737.
- S. C. M. Teixeira, M. P. Blakeley, R. M. F. Leal, E. P. Mitchell & V. T. Forsyth (2008). A preliminary neutron crystallographic study of thaumatin. Acta Cryst. F64, 378-381.
- R. Leal, S. Teixeira, V. Rey-Bakaikoa, E. Mitchell & T. Forsyth (2007). Absorption correction based on a 3D crystal and support model. Acta Cryst. A63, s78-s79.
