Jens Maus
Senior Scientist at LightSpeed Communications
Dresden, Saxony, Germany
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Top SchoolJens Maus is a senior scientist and veteran software engineer with 29 years of experience blending computer science, embedded systems and medical imaging research. Holding a Ph.D. in health sciences from TU Dresden, he leads PET/MRI multi-modality and motion-correction research at Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf while maintaining hands-on expertise in low-level Linux, build systems and IoT firmware. As an active open-source maintainer he architects and hardens thin-client and embedded OS projects (Thinstation, RaspberryMatic, Home Assistant OS) with practical contributions like eMMC lifetime watchdogs, pulseaudio integration and device tree overlays. He combines academic rigor with entrepreneurial experience as founder/CEO of LightSpeed Communications, enabling pragmatic solutions that scale from research prototypes to production appliances. Based in Dresden, he is known for bridging high-performance parallel computing and real-world device constraints, often tackling subtle reliability issues (e.g., hostname ordering, wear-level checks) that typically slip through automated testing.
29 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Study abroad, Computer Science, Study abroad, Computer Science at QUT (Queensland University of Technology)Ph.D., Health Science, Ph.D., Health Science at Technische Universität DresdenM.Sc., Computer Science, M.Sc., Computer Science at Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Dresden
German, English
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (48)
administrator10
system-configuration10
buildroot10
admin10
package-management10
scripting10
linux10
kernel-module10
linux-kernel10
makefile10
system10
iot10
script10
administration10
sys10
Programming languages (21)
Github contributions (5)
jens-maus/RaspberryMatic
Jun 2016 - Jan 2023
:house: A feature-rich but lightweight, buildroot-based Linux operating system alternative for your CloudFree CCU3/ELV-Charly 'homematicIP CCU' IoT smarthome central. Running as a pure virtual appliance (ProxmoxVE, Home Assistant, LXC, Docker/OCI, Kubernetes/K8s, etc.) on a dedicated embedded device (RaspberryPi, etc.) or generic x86/ARM hardware.
Role in this project:
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:55 releases, 121 reviews, 4543 commits in 6 years 8 months
Contributions summary:Jens primarily contributed to the RaspberryMatic project by implementing eMMC lifetime checks and updating system configurations. They developed a watchdog job to monitor eMMC wear, incorporating checks for external storage solutions and wear-leveling status. They also modified scripts to improve the operation of the devices and the use of their internal functionalities, including fixes for character encoding issues. The user demonstrated skills in embedded systems, shell scripting, and system configuration.
esxiappliancehome-automationk8s-homebuildroot
Thinstation/thinstation
Nov 2013 - Jul 2016
A framework for making thin and light Linux based images for x86 based machines and thinclients.
Role in this project:System Architect & DevOps Engineer
System Architect & DevOps EngineerContributions:31 commits, 19 PRs, 33 comments in 2 years 8 months
Contributions summary:Jens made several significant contributions to the Thinstation project. They addressed a critical issue by ensuring the hostname was properly defined before script execution, enhancing system stability. They added functionality for CD-ROM mounting based on labels. Furthermore, the user implemented pulseaudio support and improved the idle shutdown package and its dependency on xprintidle for idle time identification, along with the introduction of new variables for network configurations. These changes suggest a focus on system configuration, automation, and enhancing user experience in a thin client environment.
lightmachineslinuxthinx86
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