Gustav Olander
Ph.D Student at Chalmers tekniska högskola
Gothenburg, Sweden
Summary
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Top SchoolGustav Olander is a Ph.D. student in astro physics at Chalmers with a strong engineering-physics background and six years of hands-on experience spanning research and software engineering. He blends computational problem-solving, simulation and optimization skills with practical backend development—having contributed meaningful improvements to widely used community projects like the Python Discord bots. Comfortable moving between academia and industry (Combitech), Gustav focuses on cosmic dust research while keeping a maker’s mindset, contributing to open-source and community tooling. Known for collaborative energy and clear communication, he aims to apply technical rigor to technological development that improves quality of life for people and the environment.
5 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Gymnasieexamen, Natural Sciences, Gymnasieexamen, Natural Sciences at LM Engströms GymnasiumMaster of Engineering - MEng, Teknisk fysik, Master of Engineering - MEng, Teknisk fysik at Chalmers tekniska högskolaTU Delft
Github Skills (12)
bots10
python10
discord-bot10
discord-js10
discord10
googlebot10
command-line9
apidoc9
command-line-interface9
api9
command-line-tool9
git3
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
python-discord/sir-lancebot
Sep 2020 - Mar 2022
A Discord bot started as a community project for Hacktoberfest 2018, later evolved to an introductory project for aspiring new developers starting out with open source development.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:70 reviews, 26 commits, 7 PRs in 1 year 6 months
Contributions summary:Gustav primarily contributed to the functionality and structure of the Discord bot. Their work included updating the bot's emoji usage, variable name adjustments, and core role ID fixes. The user also updated the bot's constants by adding URLs, emoji statuses, and extensions management commands. Furthermore, the user refactored and improved the roll command functionality, enhancing user interaction within the bot.
pythondiscordbotdiscord-botintroductory
python-discord/bot
Oct 2020 - May 2021
The community bot for the Python Discord community
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:25 reviews, 16 commits, 8 PRs in 7 months
Contributions summary:Gustav primarily contributed to the Python Discord bot, focusing on improvements to the help channel functionality. Their work included modifying the help channel's embed messages with updated information, adding a DM notification when a user claims a channel, and streamlining the message content for better clarity. The user also addressed minor bugs related to time conversion and implemented constants, incorporating green colors and checkmark icons throughout the bot's interface. Furthermore, the user enhanced the available message and modified the underlying code for providing more information.
python310python311pythondiscord-pythondiscord
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