Ali Dorostkar is a Senior C/C++ developer with 13 years of industry experience, currently driving C++ development at King and previously leading software teams and competence efforts at Sandvik Coromant. He holds a PhD in Scientific Computing and has applied his research to build visco-elastic simulation tools in collaboration with geoscientists, bringing strong numerical and scientific-computing skills to product development. Proficient in C, C++, Python and Matlab, he has a track record of improving performance-critical systems—from salary-processing speedups early in his career to real-time radio and autonomous mini-vehicle software. Ali also contributes to open-source testing for the widely used Spack package manager, ensuring Deal.II works reliably across versions, reflecting his attention to robust test automation and cross-platform compatibility. Based in Solna, Sweden, he blends academic rigor with practical leadership to solve complex engineering problems end-to-end.
13 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor, Mathematics, Bachelor, Mathematics at Iran University of Science and Technology
Master of scientific computing, Computational Science, Master of scientific computing, Computational Science at Uppsala universitet
A flexible package manager that supports multiple versions, configurations, platforms, and compilers.
Role in this project:
QA Engineer / Test Automation Engineer
Contributions:7 commits, 2 PRs, 37 comments in 2 days
Contributions summary:Ali's contributions center around testing the Deal.II package within the Spack package manager. Their work includes adding and modifying tests for specific Deal.II versions, particularly focusing on the "step-40" test case. They've implemented conditional testing logic based on Deal.II version compatibility and modified test configurations to ensure accurate test execution across different Deal.II versions. The user's work ensures proper functionality of the Deal.II package within the Spack environment.
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