Peder Sundt
PHD Candidate
Trondheim, Trøndelag, Norway
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Top SchoolPeder Sundt is a PhD candidate at NTNU with 13 years of software and systems experience, specializing in 3D implicit neural shape representations and ray-based methods. He blends rigorous research with practical backend engineering—contributing to open-source projects like responder (improving Jinja template lifecycles) and mesh_to_sdf (adding SDF gradients for point clouds). His background spans systems work on EAP/RADIUS and .NET, infrastructure hardening at Arm, and teaching core programming courses, reflecting both production and pedagogical strengths. Based in Trondheim, he pairs deep technical curiosity with attention to code quality and reproducibility, often tackling deprecated APIs and dependency management to keep projects robust.
13 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitetRealfag, Realfag at Røros Videregående Skole
Norwegian, English
Github Skills (21)
python10
jinja210
mesh-processing10
api-design9
apim9
numpy9
scikit9
scikit-learn9
api9
microservices8
data-structures8
data-structure8
microservices-application8
algorithms8
algorithm8
Programming languages (32)
Github contributions (5)
marian42/mesh_to_sdf
Feb 2021 - Mar 2021
Calculate signed distance fields for arbitrary meshes
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:10 commits, 5 PRs, 5 comments in 1 month
Contributions summary:Peder primarily contributed to the core functionality of the `mesh_to_sdf` project, which calculates signed distance fields for meshes. They addressed issues related to deprecated methods within the code and removed unused imports to improve code quality. A significant contribution was the addition of support for computing SDF gradients for point clouds. The user also updated the project's dependencies and configuration files, including adding a missing dependency and refactoring a version check.
meshsignedarbitrarydistancemeshes
kennethreitz/responder
Oct 2018 - Oct 2018
A familiar HTTP Service Framework for Python.
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:5 commits, 5 PRs, 5 comments in 6 days
Contributions summary:Peder focused on improving the template rendering capabilities of the `responder` framework, a Python-based HTTP service framework. They implemented the ability to store and modify the Jinja environment between template renders, enhancing customization. The user added a dictionary for default values within templates and integrated event handlers, including support for timed "tick" events, expanding the framework's functionality and flexibility.
cuelangpythonflaskfalconweb-services
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