Lenz Fiedler
Head Of Data Management
Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolLenz Fiedler is Head of Data Management and a computational physicist with eight years of experience building data and compute infrastructure for chemistry and materials research. He combines deep expertise in ab-initio materials simulation, machine learning surrogates for DFT, and hands-on software engineering across embedded systems and HPC clusters. As a former core developer of the MALA ML framework and a contributor to the widely used LAMMPS codebase, he bridges research-grade algorithms with production-ready implementations. Based in Leipzig, he has a track record of scaling large electronic-structure inference workflows and turning complex simulation pipelines into maintainable infrastructure. Colleagues rely on him for both technical leadership and pragmatic solutions that make advanced simulations operational.
8 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Angewandte Naturwissenschaft, Master of Science - MS, Angewandte Naturwissenschaft at TU Bergakademie FreibergDoktor, Physics, Doktor, Physics at Technische Universität Dresden
Github Skills (9)
simulations10
simulation10
lammps10
c-language10
molecular-dynamics-simulation10
cprogramming-language10
molecular-simulation10
nonlinear-dynamics10
k9
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
lammps/lammps
May 2022 - May 2022
Public development project of the LAMMPS MD software package
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:3 reviews, 3 commits, 1 PR in 6 days
Contributions summary:Lenz primarily contributed to the `compute_grid_local.cpp` file, making several code changes. These changes included modifications related to triclinic calculations and subdomain checks, indicating a focus on the core computational aspects of the LAMMPS molecular dynamics software. Further contributions involved adding EPSILON checks and adjustments to grid point calculations. Additionally, the user appears to have restarted a MALA branch, suggesting involvement in ongoing development efforts within the project.
lammpsmolecular-dynamicssimulationkokkos
mala-project/test-data
Sep 2021 - Mar 2025
Test data for MALA.
Contributions:18 releases, 1 review, 9 PRs in 3 years 6 months
test-datamala
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