Michael Riss
Senior System Administrator
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Summary
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Top SchoolMichael Riss is a Senior System Administrator and neuroengineer with 13 years of hands-on experience spanning system administration, embedded/back-end development, and academic neuroengineering research. He holds a PhD in Neuroengineering (apto cum laude) and a Diplom in Informatics from TUM, and has bridged software-to-hardware problems from compiler-level contributions (notably to the high-profile emscripten project) to in-vitro neuronal interfaces developed during his PhD. At Game On BV he oversees infrastructure and platform reliability, while his open-source work on projects like emscripten and the Rust nphysics engine demonstrates strong skills in numerical methods, testing, and build automation. Michael is equally comfortable optimizing Linux/Windows/Solaris deployments and implementing low-level math for physics or OpenGL, and he brings a rare blend of wet-lab neurotechnology insight with production-grade software engineering. He is fascinated by integrating biological and artificial information processors and seeks roles in neuroengineering, AI research, or advanced transport systems where that interdisciplinary perspective adds value.
13 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
High School, Abitur, High School, Abitur at Gymnasium Bad TölzUPC Universitat Politècnica de CatalunyaDiplom, Informatics, 1.4, Diplom, Informatics, 1.4 at Technische Universität München / Technical University of Munich
German, English, Spanish
Github Skills (19)
physics-engine10
testing10
c1110
c1710
physics10
emscripten10
webassembly10
rust10
2d10
opengl10
javascript9
dockers9
cicd9
docker9
automated-tests8
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
dimforge/nphysics
Jun 2015 - Sep 2015
2 and 3-dimensional rigid body physics engine for Rust.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & Test Automation Engineer
Back-end Developer & Test Automation EngineerContributions:5 commits, 4 PRs, 19 comments in 2 months
Contributions summary:Michael contributed significantly to the nphysics project by adding 2D convex capability, including volumetric calculations and mass properties, which involved code changes to `src/volumetric/volumetric_convex.rs`. They also implemented tests for gravity and forces in 2D, as evidenced by the `src/tests.rs` file modifications. Furthermore, the user updated the build process via Docker and enabled tests in Travis, improving the project's infrastructure.
physics-enginerustphysicsrigid-bodiesjoints
emscripten-core/emscripten
Jan 2013 - Mar 2013
Emscripten: An LLVM-to-WebAssembly Compiler
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:16 commits in 2 months
Contributions summary:Michael primarily contributed to the `emscripten-core/emscripten` repository by adding and fixing functions, particularly related to OpenGL. They implemented the `gluOrtho2D` function, fixed formatting, and addressed issues in existing functions, specifically fixing errors and handling output streams. The user also added test cases, demonstrating a focus on code quality and functionality.
compileremscriptenllvmwebassemblywasm
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