Andre Valdestilhas
Postdoctoral Scientist at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam)
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
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Top SchoolAndre Valdestilhas is a postdoctoral scientist and seasoned software engineer with over two decades in computer science and 11 years of focused experience bridging research and systems development. He combines deep hands-on expertise in Java, distributed systems, databases and HCI with research leadership in Semantic Web, Linked Open Data, computer vision and affective computing. His work spans applied domains from Intelligent Transportation and Air Traffic Control (multilateration and hyperbolic positioning) to material sciences, reflecting a rare mix of theoretical grounding and operational systems design. A certified Java specialist with advanced degrees from ITA and PhD studies at Universität Leipzig, he is experienced across the full software lifecycle and quality assurance practices. Based in Amsterdam, he is notable for translating complex academic research into production-ready architectures and technical documentation that support interdisciplinary collaboration.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) student, Informatik, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) student, Informatik at Universität LeipzigMaster's degree, Electronic Engineering and Computer Science, Master's degree, Electronic Engineering and Computer Science at Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica - ITA
Portuguese, English, German
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (92)
hugo9
cms9
shacl8
ontology8
annotator8
rdf8
go8
fastest8
blog-engine8
benchmarking8
content-management-system8
entity7
dataverse7
mex7
dbpedia7
Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
firmao/CEDAL
May 2016 - Aug 2019
Contributions:82 commits, 1 push, 1 branch in 3 years 3 months
firmao/LDatasetGenerator
Dec 2018 - May 2022
ReLOD
Contributions:160 commits, 2 PRs, 159 pushes in 3 years 5 months
react
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