Eduardo Garde worked on the I2PC/scipion-em-xmipp repository, focusing on enhancing the movie alignment protocol to improve trajectory correlation and data processing reliability. He refactored the core alignment logic by removing complex SVD decomposition and translation calculations, opting instead for direct transformation matrix computation and streamlined shift-projection methods. This approach simplified the mathematical pipeline, making the codebase more maintainable and easier to extend. Utilizing Python, NumPy, and scientific computing techniques, Eduardo’s work addressed technical debt and improved code clarity. The depth of the refactor laid a solid foundation for future enhancements while delivering more robust image processing capabilities to the project.