Rien Maertens
A computer scientist with a creative mindset. Enjoys solving complex challenges with simple solutions. Has a nose for security and an appetite for performance. Works towards a better world for everyone.
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Experience
- Researcher at Ghent University investigating simple solutions for complex problems. List of publications.
- Teacher of Computer Science topics
- Algorithms & Datastructures (Java, C)
- Object Oriented programming (Java)
- Scripting (Python)
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Cybersecurity enthousiast. Winner of the Cyber Security Challenge Belgium 2019 and part of the national team in the European Cyber Security Challenge 2018 (London).
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Software developer as an intern at Comsof, a fiber network design company. Optimized and designed algorithms for optimal communication networks.
- Systems administrator and board member of the student hacker space Zeus WPI, with a passion for open source software.
Technologies
Code:
Ruby, Java, Python, C, Rust, Haskell, Typescript
Frameworks:
Ruby on Rails, Java Spring, Flask, Rocket
Software:
Unix, Git, MySQL, LaTeX, Postfix, NixOS
Education
- Computer Science at Ghent University
- MSc. 2017 - 2019 (cum laude)
- BSc. 2014 - 2017 (cum laude)
Hobbies
- Discovering and learning technologies.
- Solving puzzles and CTF's.
- Tinkering with systems, applications, …
- Performing theatre and improv comedy.