Brian Granger

Brian Granger is a prominent figure in the fields of data science, open-source software, and interactive computing. He currently serves as a Senior Principal Technologist at Amazon Web Services (AWS), a position he has held since October 2021.1

Professional Background

Brian's career spans academia and industry:

• Amazon Web Services (AWS): Before his current role, he worked as a Principal Technical Program Manager from February 2019 to October 2021.1

• California Polytechnic State University: He is a Professor of Physics and Data Science, currently on leave.13

• Santa Clara University: Served as an Assistant Professor of Physics from 2003 to 2006.1

• Harvard University: Completed a postdoctoral fellowship from 2001 to 2003.1

Education

• Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Colorado at Boulder (1996-2001), specializing in Theoretical Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics.13
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering Physics from Westmont College (1990-1994).1

Notable Contributions

Brian is well-known for his work in open-source software and data science:

• Project Jupyter: Co-creator of Project Jupyter and the Jupyter Notebook, which are widely used tools in data science and scientific computing.13

• Altair: Co-creator of Altair, a statistical visualization library for Python.13

• Python Community: He is a leader in the Python project and contributes to various open-source projects focused on data science in Python.3

Research Interests

His research interests include:

• Interactive computing
• Open-source software tools for data science and scientific computing
• Data visualization
• Quantum computing
• Theoretical atomic physics3

Brian is an advocate for open science, open data, and open-source software.1 In his current role at AWS, he focuses on accelerating AI/ML development with open-source software, emphasizing the importance of making these tools accessible, secure, and cost-efficient for customers.2