Itai Leigh
Software Engineer
Israel
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Top SchoolItai Leigh is a software engineer and PhD candidate at Tel Aviv University researching theory of computation and tensor ranks in quantum computation, building on a master's thesis supervised by Prof. Dorit Aharonov. He combines rigorous academic research with seven years of hands-on engineering experience across C++, Matlab, Python, Java, and Android development, having shipped mobile apps and worked on algorithmic projects at Mobileye and 200apps. As an active open-source contributor, he modernized and enhanced the popular OpenPods Android app—migrating it to AndroidX, improving battery usage, RTL/Hebrew support and UI theming. Comfortable both teaching quantum algorithms and implementing production code, he brings a rare mix of theoretical depth and practical product-focused engineering. Colleagues rely on him for clear technical judgment at the intersection of quantum theory, algorithms, and mobile systems.
7 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Certificate, Computer Science - Machine Learning, 100, Certificate, Computer Science - Machine Learning, 100 at Stanford University on CourseraDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Theory of Computer Science (tensor ranks quantum computation), Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Theory of Computer Science (tensor ranks quantum computation) at Tel Aviv UniversityCharles E. Smith High School for the Arts JerusalemMaster's degree, Quantum Computation - Computer Science and Mathematics, Master's degree, Quantum Computation - Computer Science and Mathematics at The Hebrew University of JerusalemBachelor of Science (BSc), Mathematics, Computer Science and Physics, 91.5, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Mathematics, Computer Science and Physics, 91.5 at The Hebrew University
Github Skills (8)
androidx10
android-development10
ui-design9
localization7
reverse-engineering6
android-apps5
android-app5
android-application5
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
adolfintel/OpenPods
May 2020 - Nov 2022
The Free and Open Source app for monitoring your AirPods on Android
Role in this project:
Mobile Developer (Android)
Mobile Developer (Android)Contributions:5 releases, 124 commits, 29 PRs in 2 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Itai primarily focused on migrating the codebase to AndroidX, indicating a commitment to modernizing the project's dependencies. They also addressed battery optimization concerns, removed deprecated functionalities, and enhanced the user interface with improvements to the charging indicators and dark theme support. Additionally, the user integrated features like RTL support, Hebrew translation, and corrected potential visual issues such as flipped charging.
androidandroid-appopen-source-appreverse-engineeringairpods
Electric1447/OpenPods
May 2020 - Jun 2020
The Free and Open Source app for monitoring your AirPods on Android
Contributions:3 commits, 4 PRs, 105 pushes in 15 days
airpodsmonitoringandroidopen-source-app
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