Dr Brian Matthews

Dr. Brian Matthews is Head of Data Engineering in Scientific Computing at Science & Technology Facilities Council and leads the DAFNI programme. He has over 30 years of experience in R&D development in computing, with a focus on tools, methods and standards for managing accessing research data from scientific experiments.  He took a leading role in the development of the data management infrastructure that supports the ISIS Neutron and Diamond Light Sources, and has worked extensively on European programmes on Data Infrastructures. He leads the DAFNI team, developing data and modelling infrastructure to support research into national infrastructure. He is co-investigator on the Physical Sciences Data Infrastructure programme, an emerging initiative to enable an interoperable data sharing in the chemical and materials sciences.