Lars Øverland
Chief Technology Officer at University of Oslo (UiO)
Oslo, Norway
Summary
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Top SchoolLars Øverland is a technology leader and co-founder serving as CTO of BAO Systems and lead architect for the DHIS2 platform, bringing over 18 years of software engineering and product leadership experience to global health and international development projects. He has led large engineering organizations—up to 58 engineers—delivering scalable data analytics, integration platforms and PAAS solutions used by governments and organizations across 90+ countries. A hands-on architect with a background in backend Java systems, his open-source contributions to the widely adopted DHIS2 core show attention to code quality and maintainability beyond feature work. He combines academic teaching experience and practical consulting in low-resource settings, giving him a rare blend of product, systems and field-oriented perspective. Based in Oslo with an MSc in Informatics, he’s comfortable translating complex public-health requirements into robust, production-grade platforms.
11 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Masters of science Informatics, Masters of science Informatics at University of OsloBachelor's degree Computer Science, Bachelor's degree Computer Science at Oslo and Akershus University College
English
Github Skills (6)
javas10
back-end-development10
java10
code-formatting9
apidoc9
api9
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
dhis2/dhis2-core
Aug 2016 - Jan 2023
DHIS 2 Core. Written in Java. Contains the service layer and Web API.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:2360 reviews, 3964 commits, 5543 PRs in 6 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Lars's contributions primarily focused on code formatting and cleanup, along with the removal of a non-functional method related to mobile configuration. These changes were applied across Java files within the DHIS2 core project, suggesting a back-end focus. Furthermore, the commits touched files related to the API, suggesting a role in the development and maintenance of the project's backend systems.
apidhishibernatemavenspring-mvc
dhis2/gf-exchange
Oct 2020 - Jun 2023
GF DHIS 2 global reporting project
Contributions:7 releases, 1 PR, 58 pushes in 2 years 9 months
dhisreportingreporting-project
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