Saranjeet Kaur Bhogal

Saranjeet Kaur Bhogal is a Research Software Engineer at Imperial College London's Central Faculty, specializing in Information & Communication Technologies. She joined the Central Research Software Engineering team in 2024 and holds an MPhil in Statistics from the University of Pune, where her research focused on the Nested Sampling algorithm. Her work integrates statistical methods with software development, particularly in improving research software tools and documentation.

Key roles include serving as a Technical Writer for the R Development Guide (funded by the R Foundation in 2021) and contributing to updates during Google Season of Docs 2022. She has presented her research at conferences such as useR!, LatinR, and PyData Global, emphasizing reproducibility and open science.

• Education: MPhil in Statistics, University of Pune
• Community Leadership: Co-founder of Research Software Engineering (RSE) Asia Association, participant in Open Life Science Program (Cohort-4)
• Certifications: Badged Instructor (The Carpentries), Scientific Community Engagement Fundamentals (CSCCE)

Her expertise spans software engineering best practices, community-building in STEM, and statistical methodologies. She has also served as a Subject Matter Expert for NASA TOPS' Open Science Tools and represented the RSE Asia community across Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and the UK.