Alexander Skovpen
Senior Expert, European R&D Division at Shenzhen Yunbo Software
Belgium
Summary
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Top SchoolAlexander Skovpen is a senior R&D software engineer with 14 years of experience specializing in mesh generation algorithms for large-scale numerical simulations, spanning triangular, quadrilateral, tetrahedral and hexahedral meshes. He has led research and development efforts across industry and government, from building mesh tools for the LOGOS Multiphysics package to principal engineering work at Cadence and now heading European R&D for Shenzhen Yunbo Software. Alexander combines deep applied-math training from MEPhI with hands-on implementation and DevOps skills—evidenced by contributions adding Telegram and Discord integrations and rate-limiting to a popular Pokémon Go bot. Known for bridging research-grade numerical methods with production software, he often tackles performance and scalability challenges in HPC simulation workflows. Based in Belgium, he brings a rare mix of academic rigor, product-focused engineering, and practical open-source collaboration.
14 years of coding experience
31 years of employment as a software developer
Master’s Degree in Applied Mathematics and Computer Simulation, Master’s Degree in Applied Mathematics and Computer Simulation at National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute)
English
Github Skills (16)
telegram10
bots10
pokemongo10
python10
discord-js10
discord10
googlebot10
automation9
automations9
api8
apim8
api-design8
docker6
dockers6
mqtt4
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
PokemonGoF/PokemonGo-Bot
Aug 2016 - Sep 2016
The Pokemon Go Bot, baking with community.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & DevOps Engineer
Back-end Developer & DevOps EngineerContributions:22 commits, 14 PRs, 88 comments in 13 days
Contributions summary:Alexander primarily contributed to the implementation of a Telegram bot feature within the Pokémon Go bot project. Their work included adding Telegram support, integrating a Telegram event handler, and enabling communication with users through Telegram commands. They also addressed configuration issues, introduced checks for Telegram message intervals, and integrated the Discord support for the bot. Furthermore, they implemented rate-limiting to prevent abuse, and added Discord integration.
pythonpokemongofdiscordbotdiscord-bot
askovpen/grunt-concurrentdep
Feb 2015 - May 2015
Contributions:25 commits, 24 pushes, 1 branch in 3 months
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