Leon Nissen
Doctoral Researcher at Universitätsklinikum Bonn
Palo Alto, California, United States
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Top SchoolLeon Nissen is a doctoral researcher in Digital Health based in Palo Alto, combining academic rigor at Universitätsklinikum Bonn and Stanford with three years of hands-on software engineering and startup leadership. He co-founded two tech ventures and has practical iOS engineering experience, bridging product-focused development with clinical research needs. His background in information systems (TUM MS/BS) and ongoing PhD work enable him to translate clinical problems into deployable digital solutions and prototypes. Notably, he has navigated both hospital research environments and early-stage company building, giving him a rare fluency in regulatory-aware product development and rapid iteration.
3 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Digital Health, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Digital Health at Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität BonnMaster of Science - MS, Information Systems, Master of Science - MS, Information Systems at Technische Universität MünchenVisiting Researcher, Digital Health, Visiting Researcher, Digital Health at Stanford University
Github Skills (19)
fitness10
healthkit10
apple-health10
swiftui10
health9
chatbot9
swift9
gpt8
large-language-models8
openai8
ios8
llm7
react5
react-native5
xcode4
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
dhg-applab/FTKit
Dec 2022 - Jan 2024
Contributions:3 reviews, 3 PRs, 13 pushes in 1 year 1 month
dhg-applab/ExportKit
Dec 2022 - Sep 2023
Contributions:2 reviews, 1 PR, 4 pushes in 8 months
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