Florian Kruse
Founder And Partner at Point 8 GmbH
Ruhr Region Germany
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Top SchoolFlorian Kruse is a founder and partner who transitioned from a 15-year career in high-energy particle physics at CERN and TU Dortmund into building Point 8, a data science and AI company that designs data-driven business models for industry. He combines rigorous experimental-analysis skills from LHCb with practical leadership, growing a 16-person team that turns complex data into commercial value. Florian’s background as a Dr. rer. nat. in high-energy physics gives him deep expertise in statistical methods, large-scale data handling, and scientific rigor that he applies to enterprise problems. Known for blending academic precision with entrepreneurial pragmatism, he often bridges gaps between research-grade analytics and production-ready solutions across the Ruhr region and beyond.
15 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Dr. rer. nat. High Energy Physics, Dr. rer. nat. High Energy Physics at TU Dortmund UniversityAbitur, Abitur at Gymnasium Remigianum, Borken
English, German, French
Stackoverflow
105reputation
8kreached
1answer
4questions
Github Skills (75)
ansible9
python9
ssh9
file-sharing8
latex8
javascript8
collaboration8
automation8
ruby8
tuple8
nextcloud8
php8
devops8
package-manager8
macos8
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
e5-tu-do/DooCore
Oct 2012 - Sep 2015
DooSoftware core software functionality
Contributions:411 commits in 2 years 11 months
cpp
e5-tu-do/DooSelection
Nov 2012 - Nov 2015
DooSoftware tuple selection functionality
Contributions:312 commits in 3 years
tupleselection
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