feat: add dask backend

[Oisin-M]

Description

Add support for a dask backend.

NB: need to check performance before merging

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Codecov Report

✅ All modified and coverable lines are covered by tests.
✅ Project coverage is 92.22%. Comparing base (d9c1f8a) to head (488eca0).
⚠️ Report is 8 commits behind head on develop.

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