Oliver Gasser
Head Of Research at IPinfo
Freising, Bavaria, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolOliver Gasser is Head of Research at IPinfo and a seasoned Internet measurements researcher with 14 years of experience bridging academia and applied security. He led the Internet Security Measurements group at the Max Planck Institute for Informatics after earning a summa cum laude PhD from the Technical University of Munich in 2019. Oliver combines rigorous measurement-driven research with hands-on engineering—his open-source contributions include backend and database work on the widely used ownCloud core, highlighting attention to data integrity and schema design. He has a track record of supervising PhD students, collaborating internationally (including a visiting research stint in Sydney), and translating protocol-level findings into practical insights. Based in Freising, Bavaria, he brings both leadership in large research programs and pragmatic implementation skills to product-focused teams. Colleagues describe him as a methodical problem-solver who favors measurable, reproducible approaches to Internet security challenges.
14 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Semester abroad, Computer Science, Semester abroad, Computer Science at The City College of New YorkDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Informatics, with highest distinction (summa cum laude), Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Informatics, with highest distinction (summa cum laude) at Technical University of Munich
German, English, Italian, Spanish, Latin
Github Skills (14)
unit-testing10
php10
schema-design10
owncloud10
schema10
sql10
database-design10
db-schema10
database-schema10
decimal9
back-end-development9
decimals9
decimal-numbers9
file-sharing7
Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
owncloud/core
Nov 2013 - Aug 2014
:cloud: ownCloud web server core (Files, DAV, etc.)
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & Database Engineer
Back-end Developer & Database EngineerContributions:13 commits, 2 comments, 4 issues in 9 months
Contributions summary:Oliver's contributions primarily focused on database schema management and related back-end logic within the ownCloud core. They modified the database schema reader to support decimal data types, including precision and scale, and implemented unit tests to validate these changes. Furthermore, the user addressed issues related to default values for numeric types and file upload limits, demonstrating a focus on data integrity and system functionality. The commits indicate a solid understanding of the database layer and core application architecture.
owncloudweb-serverjstreeself-hostingjavascript
ogasser/firefoxsync
Aug 2014 - Nov 2014
Contributions:4 commits in 2 months
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