Alexandru Tomescu
Professor at University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
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Top SchoolAlexandru Tomescu is a computational biology-focused computer scientist and professor at the University of Helsinki with over a decade of research and teaching experience. He bridges algorithmic computer science and genome-scale bioinformatics, producing a Cambridge University Press textbook and securing competitive funding such as an Academy of Finland grant. He has mentored multiple interns and MSc students and progressed from postdoc to associate professor and now professor, reflecting a sustained academic trajectory. Beyond academia he applies software skills to practical projects, notably contributing to an iOS hiking app developed during long Finnish winters. Based in Helsinki, he combines rigorous PhD training with hands-on development and a knack for turning theoretical insights into useful tools.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Computer Science at Università degli Studi di UdineBachelor's degree Computer Science, Bachelor's degree Computer Science at University of Bucharest
English, Romanian, Finnish, Italian, French
Github Skills (45)
integer-linear-programming9
chaining8
rest-api8
sequencing8
genome-assembly8
parsing8
rest8
bioinformatics8
decomposition8
bioinformatics-analysis7
swagger7
assembler7
api-documentation7
api7
querying7
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
ksahlin/optimal_k
Mar 2015 - Jun 2015
Contributions:68 commits in 2 months
alexandrutomescu/complete-contigs
May 2015 - Jun 2020
Contributions:27 commits, 27 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 2 months
omnitigsassemblercontigs
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