Mario Behling
CEO at FOSSASIA
Berlin Metropolitan Area Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolMario Behling is a seasoned open source entrepreneur and engineer with 13+ years of hands-on experience building communities, products and events around open technology. As co-founder of FOSSASIA and CEO of OpnTec he has led the launch of 200+ projects and grown a 7,000+ developer community while shipping notable platforms like Eventyay, SUSI.AI and the Pocket Science Lab. Comfortable across full-stack web, DevOps and embedded IoT, his GitHub work spans front-end UX improvements, build/release automation for Android, and hardware integrations for Raspberry Pi. He combines event-design expertise—having organized hundreds of global events—with product leadership that embeds AI to streamline event planning and execution. Educated across Europe and Australia, Mario blends multidisciplinary curiosity with a pragmatic focus on sustainable, community-driven open hardware and software. An unexpected thread through his career is applying open source to hospitality and energy-efficient architecture, as seen in his solar-powered Hotel Xoai venture.
13 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Infocom, Infocom at Universite de LorraineMaster, Master at European-University ViadrinaScienza della Comunicazione, Scienza della Comunicazione at Università degli Studi di MacerataMedia Studies Chinese, Media Studies Chinese at Monash University
English, French, German, Italian
Github Skills (83)
hugo10
restructuredtext10
website-development10
python10
javas10
read-me10
embedded10
bootstra10
web-development10
website-design10
javascript10
rs10
python-templates10
uid10
code-templates10
Programming languages (29)
Github contributions (5)
fossasia/codeheat.org
Sep 2019 - Jan 2023
Codeheat Coding Contest Website https://codeheat.org
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:13 reviews, 58 commits, 156 PRs in 3 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Mario primarily updated the `index.html` file, likely the main page of the Codeheat Coding Contest Website. Their commits involved modifying navigation links, updating event timelines, and incorporating new images and content. The changes include updating project descriptions, and general revisions. This suggests the user was involved in improving the website's content and presentation.
javascriptreactcoding-contestcontest-website
fossasia/events.fossasia.org
Aug 2016 - May 2020
Events Overview of FOSSASIA http://events.fossasia.org
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:91 commits, 17 PRs, 88 pushes in 3 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Mario's commits primarily focused on website layout and styling. They modified the HTML structure, including meta tags and navigation menus, to improve the site's appearance and functionality. Changes also included CSS modifications, such as the addition of a new bootstrap CSS file and theming updates, indicating an effort to enhance the visual design and responsiveness of the website. These changes were likely geared towards providing a better user experience by updating the overall look and feel of the site.
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