Summary
Alex Bozarth is a software engineer with 11 years of experience focused on open source infrastructure, AI foundations, and quantum-safe improvements, currently working on the mellea project at IBM. He is deeply embedded in the Jupyter ecosystem as a JupyterLab committer-turned-council member, Elyra TSC member at LF AI & Data, and an accessibility advocate on the Jupyter Accessibility Council. As a PPMC for Apache Livy he brings production-grade experience with REST interfaces for Spark and large-scale interactive application workflows. His background blends rigorous CS and mathematics training (MS CS, BS Math) with hands-on contributions to developer tooling and AI integration in quantum projects. Based in Austin, Alex combines systems-level engineering with community stewardship, often working at the intersection of developer UX, accessibility, and cryptographic resilience. Beyond code, his trajectory shows a pattern of moving from commit-level contributions to governance roles, signaling both technical depth and open-source leadership.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo