Summary
Natalie Clarius is a software developer, educator, and master's student based in Tübingen with a decade of experience building and integrating desktop and research software. She contributes to KDE, focusing on input device controls and customizable gesture support for the Plasma desktop under an NLnet-funded project, and has driven hardware integration and power-management features across KDE projects. Alongside professional development roles in industry and self-employment, she teaches vocational IT trainees and has extensive university teaching and research experience in computational linguistics and software-driven experiments. Natalie blends hands-on C++/Qt desktop engineering with data acquisition and analysis skills from academic research, enabling pragmatic solutions that bridge user needs and low-level hardware interaction. Notably, she pairs long-term open source stewardship with classroom pedagogy, translating complex system concepts into practical learning for trainees and students.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Master's studies, Master's studies at University of Tübingen
English, German, French, Swedish