Alex Gliesch
Software Developer Research Engineer - Optimization
Lisbon Metropolitan Area Portugal
Summary
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Top SchoolAlex Gliesch is a software developer and research engineer with 11 years of experience specializing in combinatorial optimization and path planning, currently applying his expertise to 3D road design at Softree in Lisbon. He holds a PhD in Computer Science and a track record of developing both heuristic and exact methods for districting, land allocation and other NP-hard problems, producing solutions that outperform prior approaches. Proficient in C++ and Python, he blends rigorous academic research with production-oriented engineering, from Qt GUI work to large-scale optimization algorithms. A history of mentorship under Marcus Ritt and diverse research stints—including scientific visualization in Groningen—gives him a strong foundation in algorithm design, pattern databases and heuristic search. Colleagues can expect a pragmatic researcher who translates theoretical advances into practical tooling for real-world spatial and infrastructure challenges.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, GPA: 4.00/4.00, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, GPA: 4.00/4.00 at Federal University of Rio Grande do SulBSc, Computer Science (exchange student), GPA 3.53/4.00, BSc, Computer Science (exchange student), GPA 3.53/4.00 at University of Groningen
English, Portuguese
Github Skills (6)
algorithms3
grav-plugin2
matrix-multiplication2
plugin1
summernote1
obsidian1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
AlexGliesch/mm
Apr 2023 - Feb 2024
Finding matrix multiplication algorithms using heuristic search
Contributions:1 PR, 2 pushes, 1 branch in 10 months
matrix-multiplication
AlexGliesch/competitive-programming
May 2022 - Jul 2023
Contributions:10 pushes in 1 year 2 months
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