Alexander Schaaf
Software Engineer
Germany
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Top SchoolAlexander Schaaf is a software engineer in Germany with a decade of experience applying probabilistic machine learning and self-taught Python expertise to geoscience problems. He focuses on quantifying uncertainty in seismic interpretation and driving stochastic simulations of structural geological models, bridging domain geology with open-source software development. With academic foundations from Göttingen, RWTH Aachen and an ERASMUS stint in Stockholm, he combines rigorous applied geoscience training with practical engineering. Alexander is an active contributor to open geoscience tooling and is known for turning complex subsurface uncertainty into reproducible, probabilistic workflows that inform decision-making.
9 years of coding experience
ERASMUS+ Program, Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, ERASMUS+ Program, Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences at Stockholm UniversityMaster of Science (M.Sc.), Applied Geosciences: Energy and Mineral Resources, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Applied Geosciences: Energy and Mineral Resources at RWTH Aachen UniversityBachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences at The University of Göttingen
German, English
Stackoverflow
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22kreached
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Github Skills (83)
fitness10
strava10
python10
stochastic10
implicit10
density-estimation10
mesh10
ord10
geostatistics10
color-scheme10
interpolation10
bayesian10
scheme10
vtk10
gnome-terminal10
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
alex-schaaf/zest
Jan 2023 - Feb 2023
zest is an open-source, self-hostable dashboard for your running data
Contributions:186 commits, 39 PRs, 70 pushes in 1 month
fitnessnestjspostgresqlprisma-ormreactjs
alex-schaaf/alex-schaaf.github.io
Feb 2021 - Jul 2021
Contributions:11 PRs, 81 pushes, 14 branches in 5 months
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