Junzi Sun
Assistant Professor at Technische Universiteit Delft
Delft, South Holland, Netherlands
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Top SchoolJunzi Sun is an assistant professor at TU Delft with 11 years of experience blending aerospace research, data science, and open-science advocacy to improve air traffic management and sustainability. His work spans developing open aircraft performance models from his PhD to building and documenting open-source tools like an air traffic simulator and a Python Mode S/ADS‑B decoder, demonstrating a rare mix of algorithmic signal processing and developer-facing documentation. He curates the Journal of Open Aviation Science, serves on the OpenSky Network research panel, and helps lead open-science initiatives at Delft, reflecting a commitment to reproducible, community-driven research. Comfortable moving between code, models, and policy, he also brings international program coordination experience from the International Space University and a background in telecom and avionics engineering.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Certificate, Space Study Program 2009, Certificate, Space Study Program 2009 at International Space UniversityBachelor of Engineering, Telecommunication, Computer Science, Electronics, Bachelor of Engineering, Telecommunication, Computer Science, Electronics at Beijing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsUPC Universitat Politècnica de CatalunyaDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering at Delft University of Technology
Chinese, English, Spanish
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Github Skills (9)
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adb10
python10
ads10
documentation10
data-analysis10
traffic9
simulations9
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Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
junzis/pyModeS
Mar 2015 - Dec 2022
Python decoder for Mode S and ADS-B signals
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:15 releases, 1 review, 310 commits in 7 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Junzi primarily contributed to the implementation of a Python decoder for Mode S and ADS-B signals. Their work included adding checksum calculations and updating latitude and longitude calculations, suggesting a focus on data processing and analysis of aviation data. They implemented core functionalities within the decoder and implemented testing modules.
pythonads-bmode-saircrafttracking
TUDelft-CNS-ATM/bluesky
Apr 2015 - Dec 2021
The open source air traffic simulator
Role in this project:Back-end Developer & Documentation Specialist
Back-end Developer & Documentation SpecialistContributions:103 commits, 6 PRs, 92 pushes in 6 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Junzi primarily focused on enhancing the project's documentation by updating API documentation files and reorganizing documentation structures. They also contributed to the project by splitting the display package and integrating an ADSB feed module. Their work suggests a focus on both code maintenance and improving the project's usability for other developers through better documentation.
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