Jose Cercos-pita

Digitalization Manager At CoreMarine

Gävle, Sweden
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Jose Cercos-pita is a Digitalization Manager and CFD specialist with 14 years of experience bridging fluid dynamics research and production-grade software development. He holds a Cum Laude PhD in Aerospace Engineering and is the principal author of AQUAgpusph, a modular OpenCL-accelerated SPH solver, demonstrating deep expertise in GPU-enabled simulation. Jose has contributed to notable open-source projects like FreeCAD and the Spring RTS engine, improving core C++ modules, plotting tools, and Lua integration for real-time behavior. Based in Gävle, Sweden, he has led research teams and driven digital transformation in marine and medical CFD applications, uniquely combining academic rigor with hands-on systems engineering. An understated strength is his ability to translate complex numerical methods into maintainable, extensible code that integrates into both research and industry toolchains.
code14 years of coding experience
job12 years of employment as a software developer
bookIntenational PhD. Cum Laude on Aerospace Engineering, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Ph.D., Intenational PhD. Cum Laude on Aerospace Engineering, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Ph.D. at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
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Github Skills (15)

rt10
freecad10
cpp10
front-end-development10
game-engine10
qt10
cplus10
python10
package-development9
cad9
drupal-module9
plugin-development9
lua9
cmake8
3d8

Programming languages (13)

C++CCMakeTeXHTMLModelicaJupyter NotebookFortran

Github contributions (5)

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spring/spring

Mar 2017 - Dec 2020

A powerful free cross-platform RTS game engine. - Report issues at https://springrts.com/mantis/
Role in this project:
userBack-end Developer
Contributions:28 commits, 24 PRs, 43 comments in 3 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Jose primarily focused on refactoring and enhancing the game engine's core code, specifically related to unit movement, waterline management, and Lua integration. Their contributions included removing obsolete waterline handling, adding functionality for reading waterline values in Lua, and streamlining waterline calculations within the engine. This involved modifications across several C++ files, impacting unit behavior and the game's scripting interface.
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FreeCAD/FreeCAD

Jul 2021 - Nov 2021

This is the official source code of FreeCAD, a free and opensource multiplatform 3D parametric modeler.
Role in this project:
userFull-stack Developer
Contributions:1 review, 7 commits, 10 PRs in 4 months
Contributions summary:Jose primarily contributed to the Plot module, enhancing its functionality and integration within FreeCAD. They upgraded the Plot module to Qt5, converting it into a dedicated module within FreeCAD. Additionally, the user enabled the plot module by default, made changes to build configurations, and exposed selected cell data to Python, improving the module's usability. These changes included the modification of the build files, CMake files and the source code of the Python module.
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Jose Cercos-pita - Digitalization Manager At CoreMarine