Luca Zugic

I am a Pythonista who enjoys handling data.
My favourite frameworks are PySpark for data applications, and Flask for APIs and web applications.
Fluent in English and German.
Work Experience
Lead Data Engineer, AXA UK
June 2022 - Present
Data Engineer, AXA UK
Sept 2021 - June 2022
Research Programmer, University of Central Lancashire
Social Interaction and Performance Science Lab (now Human Factors Lab)
March 2018 - June 2020
Societies and Volunteering
UCLan Neuroscience Society
Chair (2019 - 2020)
UCLan PASS Society
Chair (2019 - 2020)
UCLan Friends of MSF
Neuroscience Representative (2018 - 2019)
Python Foundation
Volunteer
Free Software Foundation
Memeber
Education
PgDip in Computer Science (distinction)
University of Birmingham
BSc (Hons) Neuroscience (first-class)
University of Central Lancashire
Awards
  • Glen Carrigan Memorial Prize for the Best Undergraduate Project in Neuroscience
  • School of Psychology Prize for the Best Research Project by a Student on BSc (Hons) Neuroscience
  • Outstanding Achievement Achievement for being the best mentoring team in the university (awarded by the Peer Assisted Study Session Scheme)
  • Outstanding Achievement Award for Mentoring (awarded by the Peer Assisted Study Scheme)
Publications
  • Performance Gains in an Open Skill Video-Game Task: The Role of Neural Efficiency and Neural Proficiency
  • Coordination Cost and Super-Efficiency in Teamwork: The Role of Communication, Psychological States, Cardiovascular Responses, and Brain Rhythms