Iain Russell

Senior Analyst
Forecast, Development, Foundational Software Services

Summary:

Iain Russell leads the Foundational Software Services Team at ECMWF, developing software packages that form the foundation of much operational and research work. These include libraries such as ecCodes and MIR, and also complete end-user software packages such as Metview and ecFlow, supporting ECMWF's core activities. Our latest developments are centred around the new Earthkit ecosystem of Python packages for data analysis, processing and visualisation.

Professional interests:
  • Visualisation, analysis and post-processing of meteorological data
  • Job workflow management
  • User experience
  • Data harmonisation
  • Batch programming languages
  • CI/CD systems
Career background:
  • Team Leader of Foundational Software Services Team, ECMWF, 2024 - present
  • Team Leader of Software Applications Team, ECMWF, 2014 - 2024
  • Analyst, Development / Meteorological Visualisation / Graphics Section, ECMWF, 2002 - 2014
  • Software developer, Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, 1998 - 2007
  • Software developer, Codemasters Software Company Ltd, 1996 - 1998