Summary
Christoph Laaber is a software engineer based in Oslo with a decade of experience bridging academic research and production systems, currently building the next generation of phone number verification at Telenor Linx. He earned a PhD in Software Engineering from the University of Zurich and spent nine years as a researcher at Simula, where he advanced AI-driven REST API testing, quantum software testing, and microbenchmark-based performance testing. Christoph has applied research to real-world problems—most notably developing an AI-powered testing infrastructure for the Cancer Registry of Norway—demonstrating an ability to translate novel methods into mission-critical systems. Comfortable working across research and engineering contexts, he combines rigorous experimental methodology with pragmatic system design to build scalable, testable software.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Vienna University of Technology
Doctor of Science (Dr. sc. equivalent to PhD), Computer Science (Software Engineering), Doctor of Science (Dr. sc. equivalent to PhD), Computer Science (Software Engineering) at University of Zurich
Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSc), Media Technology - Interactive Media, Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSc), Media Technology - Interactive Media at USTP – University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Science at Leeds Beckett University
English, German, Norwegian