NOAA-FIMS/FIMS
Jan 2026 – May 2026
2 Months active
Languages Used
RC++
Technical Skills
R programmingdata analysisfisheries managementstatistical modelingC++ developmentdata modeling
Nathan Vaughan
PROFILE
Nathan Vaughan
Developed core functionality for the NOAA-FIMS/FIMS repository by delivering the FIMS Projection Engine, which enables users to project future population dynamics under fixed fishing mortality and catch scenarios. This feature supports scenario analysis for fisheries management, facilitating data-driven policy and long-term planning. The work involved R programming, data analysis, and statistical modeling to ensure robust projections. Additionally, addressed a critical bug by standardizing recruitment variable naming across multiple classes and functions in the C++ codebase, improving calculation consistency and maintainability. The contributions focused on enhancing simulation accuracy and supporting reproducible, reliable workflows for fisheries population dynamics modeling.
Overall Statistics
Feature vs Bugs
50%Features
Repository Contributions
2Total
Bugs
1
Commits
2
Features
1
Lines of code
1,765
Activity Months2
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107 peopleWork History
May 2026
1 Commits
May 1, 2026Month: 2026-05 — NOAA-FIMS/FIMS: This month focused on stabilizing and improving the correctness of recruitment calculations by fixing the variable naming in the recruitment logic. No new features were delivered; the primary work was a bug fix that aligns phi_0 naming (phi_0 vs ssb0) across multiple classes and functions, ensuring consistent recruitment calculations across recruitment interfaces and population dynamics models. This change reduces risk of calculation errors in simulations and improves maintainability for future recruitment work.
1 Commits
May 1, 2026Month: 2026-05 — NOAA-FIMS/FIMS: This month focused on stabilizing and improving the correctness of recruitment calculations by fixing the variable naming in the recruitment logic. No new features were delivered; the primary work was a bug fix that aligns phi_0 naming (phi_0 vs ssb0) across multiple classes and functions, ensuring consistent recruitment calculations across recruitment interfaces and population dynamics models. This change reduces risk of calculation errors in simulations and improves maintainability for future recruitment work.
May 2026
January 2026
1 Commits • 1 Features
Jan 1, 2026January 2026 — NOAA-FIMS/FIMS: Delivered the FIMS Projection Engine enabling projection of future population dynamics under fixed fishing mortality and catch values. This feature supports scenario analysis for fisheries management, enabling data-driven policy decisions and longer-term planning. The work is tracked via commit 93bcb667181b215bfa5c5e806ac39cc43f52477e.
January 2026
1 Commits • 1 Features
Jan 1, 2026January 2026 — NOAA-FIMS/FIMS: Delivered the FIMS Projection Engine enabling projection of future population dynamics under fixed fishing mortality and catch values. This feature supports scenario analysis for fisheries management, enabling data-driven policy decisions and longer-term planning. The work is tracked via commit 93bcb667181b215bfa5c5e806ac39cc43f52477e.
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Quality Metrics
Correctness90.0%
Maintainability90.0%
Architecture90.0%
Performance90.0%
AI Usage30.0%
Skills & Technologies
Programming Languages
C++R
Technical Skills
C++ developmentR programmingdata analysisdata modelingfisheries managementpopulation dynamicssoftware engineeringstatistical modeling
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