Paul Kishimoto
Research Scholar at International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
Laxenburg, Lower Austria
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Top SchoolPaul Kishimoto is a research scholar and transport systems specialist with 17 years of experience at the intersection of energy, climate, and transport policy and software. Based at IIASA in Austria, he combines integrated assessment modelling, applied research on sustainable service systems, and hands-on software development to make complex models and data more usable. His open-source contributions range from technical writing for the prominent MESSAGEix energy systems model to full‑stack and backend work on projects like Getting Things GNOME! and plotnine, including shipping documentation, UI features, utilities, tests and a documentation video series. Trained with a PhD from MIT in Engineering Systems and a background in aerospace engineering, he blends rigorous modelling expertise with practical engineering and UX sensibilities. Colleagues value him for turning dense scientific tools into clearer, better-documented resources that accelerate policy-relevant analysis.
17 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, Engineering Systems, 5.0, PhD, Engineering Systems, 5.0 at Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyBASc, Engineering Science (Aerospace), BASc, Engineering Science (Aerospace) at University of Toronto
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Github Skills (31)
restructuredtext10
python10
testing10
technical-writing10
plot10
desktop-application10
graphic10
desktop10
grammar10
gtk10
grammars10
front-end-development10
gnome10
documentation10
data-analysis10
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
iiasa/message_ix
Jan 2019 - Jan 2023
The integrated assessment and energy systems model MESSAGEix
Role in this project:
Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:7 releases, 169 reviews, 671 commits in 4 years
Contributions summary:Paul's primary contribution focused on improving the project's documentation. This included updating links in the tutorial documents, index all tutorial notebooks, documenting new API functions, and generally improving the format and clarity of the existing documentation. The user also ensured the project complied with its user guidelines and introduced a documentation video series.
pythonsnl-applicationsenergy-systemmodeling-toolpower-systems
getting-things-gnome/gtg
Dec 2009 - Aug 2010
Getting Things GNOME! desktop app development
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:35 commits in 7 months
Contributions summary:Paul contributed significantly to the development of the Getting Things GNOME! (GTG) desktop application. They implemented a new preferences dialog, including the code and UI elements for it, showcasing skills in UI/UX design and application architecture. Further commits demonstrate work on the GTG/taskbrowser, browser, and core functionalities. This indicates that the user was focused on both front-end and back-end development.
pygobjectgnome-shell-extensiongetting-things-donegjsgnome
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