Sherman Beus
Software Engineer
Sherman Beus
Software Engineer
Biography
Sherman Beus joined Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in 2006. As a software engineer within the Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, he focuses on applying state-of-the-art technology to real-world data management projects.
Beus is also a senior full-stack software engineer and architect supporting the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement user facility, Wind Data Hub, Digital Twins for Hydropower Systems, and Livewire Data Platform. Within these projects, he demonstrates his experience in developing applications and advanced abilities in enabling scientific data discovery, access, and visualization.
Research Interest
- JavaScript Frameworks (React and Svelte)
- Network Common Data Form
- Python
- Golang
- RESTful architecture
- Databases (e.g., PostgreSQL and DynamoDB)
- Search (e.g., Elasticsearch and OpenSearch)
Education
- MS in information systems management, Brigham Young University
- BS in information systems, Brigham Young University
Publications
2017
- Chin G., E.B. Fitzhenry, A.S. McBain, S.J. Beus, L.D. Marinovici, J. Hansen, and K.E. Studarus. 2017. "Visual Steering and Modeling Environment for Smart Grid Models and Simulations." In IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PES 2017), July 16-20, 2017, Chicago, IL. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-125480. doi:10.1109/PESGM.2017.8274093
2014
- Gaustad K.L., T.R. Shippert, B.D. Ermold, S.J. Beus, J.A. Daily, A. Borsholm, and K.M. Fox. 2014. "A Scientific Data Processing Framework for Time Series NetCDF Data." Environmental Modelling & Software 60. PNNL-SA-97472. doi:10.1016/j.envsoft.2014.06.005
- Macduff M.C., B. Lee, and S.J. Beus. 2014. "Versioning Complex Data." In IEEE International Congress on Big Data (BigData Congress 2014), June 27-July 2, 2014, Anchorage, Alaska, 788-791. Piscataway, New Jersey:Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. PNNL-SA-99188. doi:10.1109/BigData.Congress.2014.124
2013
- Choudhury S., L. Holder, G. Chin, A. Ray, S.J. Beus, and J.T. Feo. 2013. "StreamWorks - A system for Dynamic Graph Search." In Proceedings of the 2013 ACM SIGMOD International Conference on Management of Data (SIGMOD 2013), June 22-27, 2013, New York, 1101-1104. New York, New York:ACM. PNNL-SA-92483. doi:10.1145/2463676.2463697
2010
- Gaustad K.L., C.J. Flynn, S.J. Beus, and B.D. Ermold. 2010. "The Development of QC Standards for ARM Data Products." In Proceedings of the 19th ACM International Symposium on High Performance Distributed Computing, 548-553. New York, New York:ACM. PNNL-SA-71148. doi:10.1145/1851476.1851556