Martin Steigemann is a software engineer and mathematician with 15 years of professional experience and two decades of programming across C++, Python, and PHP. He holds a summa cum laude doctorate in mathematics and transitioned academic expertise in finite element methods and PDE simulation into industry roles at IBM Research and B. Braun's Center of Excellence for Active Medical Devices. At IBM he worked on security-focused research software, and his open-source contributions include bug fixes and GUI enhancements to the widely used deal.II finite element library, demonstrating attention to parallel/vector issues and testing. He combines deep numerical and algorithmic foundations with practical systems skills—MPI, CUDA and production software engineering—to bridge research and product development. Colleagues rely on him for solving subtle numerical bugs and integrating rigorous test coverage into complex codebases. Based in the Greater Kassel area, he brings a rare mix of formal mathematical rigor and hands-on backend engineering to medical and security software domains.
15 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Dipl.-Math., Mathematik, Sehr gut (1,1), Dipl.-Math., Mathematik, Sehr gut (1,1) at Universität Kassel
The development repository for the deal.II finite element library
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Contributions:22 commits, 4 PRs, 16 comments in 4 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Martin made several contributions to the deal.II finite element library, primarily focusing on improving the parameter GUI to handle different data types and addressing issues related to parallel vector interpolation. The user's work included fixing a bug in the interpolation difference calculation for parallel vectors and adding a function for clearing PETSc vectors. The user also modified the code to include a new flag to the ParameterHandler and added new tests for the print_parameters_section function.
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Martin Steigemann - Software Engineer at B. Braun Gruppe