Mikael Simberg
Software Engineer at CSCS
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Summary
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Top SchoolMikael Simberg is a software engineer based in Zurich with 11 years of experience building high-performance systems, currently working at CSCS. His background blends applied research and industry work—ranging from GPU-optimized decoders for LDPC codes during his master’s thesis to development engineering at SwissLitho—bringing strong numerical and performance-oriented instincts to software projects. Trained in operations research at Aalto with an exchange in mathematics at ETH Zürich, he combines rigorous quantitative thinking with practical implementation skills. He has experience in scientific research environments including CERN and molecular materials labs, which informs a meticulous, data-driven approach to problem solving. Colleagues value his ability to translate complex algorithms into efficient, production-ready code and his curiosity for cross-disciplinary challenges.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
BSc/MSc, Operations Research, 4.85/5, BSc/MSc, Operations Research, 4.85/5 at Aalto UniversityMaster's (exchange), Mathematics, Master's (exchange), Mathematics at Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule ZürichMattlidens gymnasiumLandscape architecture, Landscape architecture at Edinburgh College of Art
English, Swedish, Finnish, German
Github Skills (4)
concurrency10
cross-platform10
cpp10
hpx7
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (4)
STEllAR-GROUP/performance_tests
Feb 2015 - Dec 2015
Contributions:863 pushes in 9 months
TheHPXProject/hpx-docs
Jan 2020 - Mar 2026
Generated documentation for HPX (https://github.com/TheHPXProject/hpx)
Contributions:2346 pushes in 6 years 2 months
hpx
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