Dennis Collaris
Senior Software Developer at Xaiva
North Holland, Netherlands
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Top SchoolDennis Collaris is a Senior Software Developer and researcher with 12 years of experience specializing in the intersection of user-centered design and machine learning interpretability. He holds one of the earliest Web Science bachelor degrees and a cum laude MSc in Computer Science & Engineering, and has conducted PhD and postdoc research developing visualization techniques that make black-box models understandable for domain experts. Dennis pairs academic rigor with hands-on startup experience—co-founding ventures and helping build one of Europe’s largest Bitcoin exchanges and a top-ranked iOS messaging app—bringing strong UI/UX sensibilities to production software. Currently splitting time between a senior role at GraphPolaris and co-founding Xaiva, he collaborates closely with industry partners like Rabobank and Achmea to translate model explanations into actionable analytics. Known for bootstrapping products end-to-end, he combines front-end craftsmanship with data-driven research to make complex systems usable and trustworthy.
12 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
VWO Natuur en Techniek, VWO Natuur en Techniek at Van MaerlantlyceumDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD at Eindhoven University of TechnologyBoost VC, Boost VC at Draper University
Dutch, English, French, German, Japanese
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Github Skills (150)
cms10
web-application10
python10
pmml10
sklearn10
javascript10
rxswift10
scikit10
statistics10
observer10
data-science10
ghost10
interpretable-machine-learning10
compiz10
jamstack10
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
iamDecode/proximity-chat
Dec 2020 - Nov 2021
Contributions:277 commits, 1 push in 11 months
iamDecode/Jello
Jul 2017 - Jan 2022
A wobbly windows implementation for MacOS.
Contributions:2 releases, 38 commits, 4 PRs in 4 years 6 months
compizmacoswobbly-windows
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