Jan G
Owner at Göpfert Artificial Intelligence Applications
Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolJan G is an AI strategist and founder with over a decade of hands-on experience translating machine learning research into production-ready products and business value. With a PhD in Machine Learning and roles spanning research at Bielefeld University to senior engineering and principal AI positions in industry, he combines deep technical fluency with product-minded strategy. He remains hands-on—contributing to open-source backend work such as dependency and security fixes in the popular rembg project—while guiding cross-functional teams and stakeholders to practical, ethical AI solutions. Based in Bielefeld, Germany, Jan is known for "analytical empathy": pairing data-driven decisions with a clear focus on human needs and long-term integrity.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
GordonstounMaster of Science - MS, Master of Science - MS at Bielefeld University
Github Skills (5)
dependency-management10
python10
image-processing10
apidoc9
api9
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
danielgatis/rembg
Dec 2022 - Dec 2022
Rembg is a tool to remove images background
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:3 commits, 1 PR, 6 comments in 1 day
Contributions summary:Jan primarily contributed to the backend of the `rembg` project, specifically focusing on dependency management and code formatting. They updated the `setup.py` file to specify compatible releases and address a security vulnerability in a dependency. The user also made changes to the code by reformatting the code and then merging branches. Additionally, they handled type checking issues and updated several dependencies.
pythonimagebackground-removalimage-processingbackground
jangop/personal-academic
Aug 2020 - Sep 2023
Contributions:3 PRs, 30 pushes, 4 branches in 3 years 1 month
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