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.

Contact

• @rien@toot.rxn.be
• rien.maertens@posteo.be
• github.com/rien
• linkedin.com/in/rienmaertens
• @RienMaertens
• Ghent, Belgium

Experience

• Researcher at Ghent University investigating simple solutions for complex problems. List of publications.
  • Dolos: code plagiarism detection
  • Dodona: programming exercise platform
  • UMGAP: bioinformatics metagenomics
• Teacher of Computer Science topics
  • Algorithms & Datastructures (Java, C)
  • Object Oriented programming (Java)
  • Scripting (Python)

• Cybersecurity enthousiast. Winner of the Cyber Security Challenge Belgium 2019 and part of the national team in the European Cyber Security Challenge 2018 (London).

• 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.