John Nieri
Editorial Board Member at Journal of Global Surgery (ONE)
Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
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Top SchoolJohn Nieri is a technology leader and longtime software professional with 13 years of experience who builds peer-to-peer, trust-minimized systems that broaden access to people and information. As President of General Protocols and an Editorial Board Member at the Journal of Global Surgery, he focuses on accessible, borderless payments—especially Bitcoin Cash and other trustless blockchains—to make publishing and collaboration frictionless. His background spans applied engineering roles from National Instruments to bioinformatics software at KOTAI and research software at Osaka University, giving him a rare mix of hardware-aware engineering and life-sciences informatics. Based in Kobe, Japan, he blends technical depth (electrical engineering, CS, and math from Vanderbilt) with operational leadership in startups and academic projects. Notably, he keeps his Bitcoin activity separate from his public identity, indicating a pragmatic separation of advocacy and professional roles. Practical, interdisciplinary, and policy-minded, he aims to make high-utility financial rails work for real-world communities.
13 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Majors: Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Magna Cum Laude, Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Majors: Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Magna Cum Laude at Vanderbilt University
Japanese, English
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (59)
opencv10
jupyter9
image-processing9
notebook9
numpy9
python9
ipython9
error-handling9
multiprocessing9
data-structures8
data-analysis8
frame8
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polygon8
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Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
kobejohn/python_brisk_demo
Jan 2013 - Mar 2013
Contributions:38 commits, 1 push, 3 comments in 1 month
kobejohn/polymaze
Oct 2013 - Dec 2015
Contributions:169 commits, 4 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 2 months
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