Summary
Francisco Ballesteros is a professor and seasoned systems researcher in Madrid with over 25 years of hands-on experience designing operating systems, distributed systems, and high-performance database engines. He has driven system software projects at LeanXcale (KiVi), Ericsson, and others, and currently researches next-generation distributed OS architectures at Universidad Rey Juan Carlos and the Laboratorio de Sistemas (Clive). His background spans kernel code, window systems, distributed editors and multiple campus-scale OS projects (Nix, Plan B, Octopus), blending deep academic research with production consultancy. Fluent in bridging theory and practice, he has built database engines and system components deployed in industry while mentoring students and teaching pervasive computing and OS courses. An avid PADI divemaster, he brings the same disciplined, exploratory mindset from diving to designing resilient systems for modern hardware.
14 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Dr. Computer Science/Engineering, Dr. Computer Science/Engineering at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
English