DNP

Meet Our Team

Core Team

Our core technical team is actively engaged in a variety of technical projects, including software development and the ongoing maintenance and optimization of our server infrastructure.

  • Mallar Chakravarty

    Mallar Chakravarty, PhD

    Principal Investigator

    Mallar is the principal investigator responsible for the Douglas Neuroinformatics Platform. He has a background in engineering and neuroscience.

  • Gabriel Devenyi

    Gabriel Devenyi, PhD

    Project Lead

    Gabriel holds a PhD in Engineering Physics and has extensive knowledge of Linux system administration. He leads the Douglas Neuroinformatics Platform, architecting its software, platforms, and infrastructure.

  • Joshua Unrau

    Joshua Unrau

    Lead Developer

    Joshua is an experienced full-stack developer who leads the development of Open Data Capture. He also oversees and supports our other software projects.

  • Thomas Beaudry

    Thomas Beaudry

    System Administrator

    Tom works alongside Gabriel to maintain our core computing platform, including both scientific software and physical infrastructure. He is also responsible for deploying the Douglas Data Capture Platform.

  • David Roper

    David Roper

    Junior Developer

    David focuses on enhancing features of Open Data Capture for animal researchers. Through his work on MouseODC, he has made substantial contributions to the development of Open Data Capture.

  • Cian Monnin

    Cian Monnin

    Scientific Programmer

    Cian writes and maintains software and provides user support.

Program Coordinators

As part of the Douglas Data and Digital Science for Mental Health Initiative (D3SM), we also work closely with several program coordinators.

Alumni

These are former members of the Douglas Neuroinformatics Platform team who have contributed to our projects and mission.

  • Vanessa Valiquette

    Vanessa Valiquette

    Program Coordinator

    Vanessa is a program coordinator for the D3SM Initiative, where she plays a vital role in facilitating communication between the DNP and other initiatives at the Douglas and throughout Quebec.

  • Weijie Tan

    Weijie Tan

    Junior Developer

    Weijie is junior developer primarily working on the Douglas Data Bank project. He has developed multiple instruments and contributed to shared libraries used by Open Data Capture.

  • Gowree Tillousing

    Gowree Tillousing

    Program Coordinator

    Gowree serves as a program coordinator for the D3SM Initiative, where she plays a key role in advancing the Open Data Capture project, primarily in collaboration with the Alliance en santé mentale du Québec.