Edgar Garriga
What I Do
Experience
Emergency NGO
September '23 - PresentRHIB driver
RHIB Driver on the MV Life Support for the SAR in the central Mediterranean operations. Taking care of the trainings and preparing the SAR teams.
Medecins Sans Frontieres
June - August '23SAR Technician
SAR Technician in the MV Geo Barents doing task preparing the deck and as a logistician for the SAR in the central Mediterranean operations.
Emergency NGO
March - June '23RHIB driver - Rescuer
RHIB Driver/Rescuer on the MV Life Support for the SAR in the central Mediterranean operations.
SOS Humanity
November - January '22RHIB driver
RHIB Driver on the MV Humanity 1 for the SAR in the central Mediterranean operations.
Salvamento Maritimo Humanitario
January - February '20RHIB driver
RHIB Driver on the MV AitaMari for the SAR in the central Mediterranean operations.
Refugee Rescue UK
September '19Lifeguard
Volunteer of the RHIB for the SAR operations in the Aegena sea.
Proactiva Open Arms
December '18RHIB Driver
RHIB Driver on the SV Astral for the SAR in the central Mediterranean operations.
Proactiva
Summer '18Coordinator
Coordinator of a team of 16 lifeguards in Mataro and skipper of the rescue jetski.
Proactiva OpenArms
July '17Lifeguard
Volunteer of the RHIB on the MV OpenArms for the SAR in the central Mediterranean operations
Proactiva OpenArms
April '17Lifeguard
Volunteer of the RHIB for the SAR operations in the Aegena sea.
Proteccion Civil
June '10 - September '12RHIB driver, ambulance driver, lifeguard
Certificates
Medical First Aid
GMDSS Restricted Operator
Proeficiency in Fast Rescue Boats
Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats other than Fast Rescue Boats
Officer of the Watch, Less Than 500 GT, Near-Coastal
Security Awareness certificate
Basic Safety Training
Patron de Embarcaciones de Recreo
Education

Ph.D. in Bioinformatics
MSc in Bioinformatics

Computer Science
Computer Science

Computer Science
Computer Science
Research Experience
Ph.D.
Center for Genomics RegulationNew algorithmic contributions for large scale multiple sequence alignments of protein sequences
The main goal is to implement a new MSA algorithm to align large datasets. Another part is developing reproducible pipelines with Nextflow and running them in the cloud using AWS, Docker, or Conda. I published multiple articles in scientific journals.
Google Summer of Code
Open Bioinformatics FoundationImplement the support for Research Object specification into Nextflow framework
I obtain a Google grant to develop the ResearchObject in Nextflow. I was using Groovy to add the functionality into the core using Github to collaborate with mentors. The developed provenance feature is used in Nextflow, and the project was presented at international conferences.
Capstone Project
Universitat Autonoma BarcelonaMSA for the Big Data era
For the MSc thesis, I implemented an algorithm to perform high-scale MSA. I wrote it in C/C++ and Python, using the container’s technology to ensure reproducibility and HPC-Cloud Computing. I was able to publish an article showing the ability to align 1.4 million sequences.
Capstone Project
Simpson CollegeCreating DNA Libraries Using Thermodynamics and Sequence Alignment Algorithms
For the Bachelor's undergrad capstone, I did a web server in an international and multidisciplinary team. The aim was to produce random DNA sequences with a user's specific temperature range. I used JavaScript and other web-oriented technologies to build all the required parts.
European Project Semester
Politechnika LodzkaNoise Management at EU Airports, Case of Lodz
On the Erasmus+, the European Project Semester was proposed to perform a study about the noise of the Lodz's airport from a theoretical point of view and performing experiments in an anechoic room. I worked with an analytical approach and a practical proposal, using databases and the physics of the sound to solve it. A report was delivered with the analysis and the proposed solution, with a campaign to explain the study to the citizens.
Design Skills
UI/UX Design
Graphic Design
Logo Design
Coding Skills
HTML / CSS
PHP
JavaScript
Publications
Towards the accurate alignment of over a million protein sequences: Current state of the art
Multiple Sequence Alignment Computation Using the T-Coffee Regressive Algorithm Implementation
Fast and accurate large multiple sequence alignments with a root-to-leaf regressive method
Nextflow integration for the Research Object Specification.
Teaching / Trainer
Nextflow Workshops
Barcelona, Spain.Online workshop
Multiple workshops and tutorials for a diverse audience about Nextflow.
NGSchool
Barcelona, Spain.Online workshop
How to build reproducible and scalable pipelines with Nextflow.
Bachelor in Human Biology
Barcelona, Spain.Pompeu Fabra University
Supervisor on a project about selenoprotein annotation.
Bachelor in Bioinformatics
Barcelona, Spain.ESCI - Pompeu Fabra University
Teaching algorithms and programming on clustering and Multiple Sequence Alignment.