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
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Full stack developer for Dodona, a Ruby on Rails application to teach programming. Currently researching code similarity detection.
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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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Researcher for my masters dissertation on Unipept. Optimizing the metagenomics analysis pipeline written in Rust.
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Software developer as an intern at Comsof, a fiber network design company. Optimized the Java software responsible for optimal pole pacement.
- Teaching assistant as a student job.
- 2018 Java course for first-year students.
- 2017 Python course for first-year students.
- Systems administrator and board member of the student hacker space Zeus WPI, with a passion for open source software.
Technologies
Programming:
Ruby, Java, Python, C, C++, Rust, Javascript, Haskell, Typescript
Frameworks:
Ruby on Rails, Java Spring, Flask, Rocket, TensorFlow
Software:
Unix, Git, MySQL, LaTeX, Ansible, Nginx, Postfix
Education
- Computer Science at Ghent University
- MSc. 2017 - 2019 (cum laude)
- BSc. 2014 - 2017 (cum laude)
Hobbies
- Discovering and learning new technologies.
- Solving puzzles, CTF's and programming competitions.
- Tinkering with Unix systems: servers, laptops …
- Performing theatre and improv comedy.