Jan Persch
Research Associate
Kassel, Hesse, Germany
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Top SchoolJan Persch is a research-driven software engineer and PhD candidate specializing in static analysis and security-focused code inspection, with seven years of professional experience spanning Fraunhofer IEM, Paderborn University, and multiple academic research posts. He builds on a long-standing passion for object-oriented languages such as Kotlin and Java dating back to an apprenticeship in the early 2000s, and has practical expertise in parser development and regular-expression-based analysis. At Fraunhofer he applies academic rigor to real-world vulnerability detection, bridging research and applied engineering. Based in Kassel, Germany, he pairs a strong academic foundation (MSc Computer Science) with industry experience, making him adept at turning theoretical program-analysis techniques into pragmatic security tooling.
7 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Diplom-Informatiker (FH), Computer Science, Diplom-Informatiker (FH), Computer Science at Hochschule SchmalkaldenMaster of Science (M.Sc.), Computer Science, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Computer Science at University of Kassel
Github Skills (13)
static-code-analysis10
abstract-interpretation10
static-analysis10
source-code-analysis10
soot10
bytecode10
android10
java10
architecture10
program-analysis10
compile-time9
cpp9
llvm8
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (3)
fraunhofer-iem/soot-umbrella
May 2020 - May 2020
Soot - A Java optimization framework
Contributions:10 PRs, 5 pushes, 2 branches in 3 days
java-optimization-frameworksootjava-optimizationoptimization-frameworkoptimization
soot-oss/SootUp
Feb 2019 - Mar 2019
A new version of Soot with a completely overhauled architecture
Contributions:23 commits in 1 month
sootstatic-code-analysisbytecodeabstract-interpretationsource-code-analysis
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