Peter Meerwald-stadler
CTO, Team Lead Client Applications
Elsbethen, Salzburg, Austria
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Top SchoolPeter Meerwald-stadler is a CTO and team lead with nearly two decades of hands-on experience in C/C++, Python and embedded Linux, specializing in multimedia and software security including watermarking, fingerprinting, DRM and anti-tamper protections. He combines research pedigree (PhD and postdoc work in multimedia security) with industrial leadership at Denuvo by Irdeto, guiding client application teams that ship robust, low-level systems. A longtime educator and lecturer, he translates complex academic concepts into practical engineering through teaching web programming, Unix and concurrent programming. His open-source contributions include bug fixes and reliability improvements to the widely used PulseAudio sound server, reflecting a pragmatic approach to maintaining critical infrastructure. Based in Salzburg, he pairs deep reverse-engineering and security expertise with an ability to lead cross-functional teams and mentor the next generation of systems engineers.
19 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
CAS Leadership Development Program, CAS Leadership Development Program at University of St.GallenM.Sc., Computer Sciences, M.Sc., Computer Sciences at Bowling Green State UniversityEconomics, Economics at Handelsakademie II SalzburgPhD, Computer Sciences, PhD, Computer Sciences at Universität Salzburg
German, English, French
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Github Skills (3)
c1710
c1110
audio-processing10
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
pulseaudio/pulseaudio
Jun 2022 - Jun 2022
Mirror of the PulseAudio sound server (for bug reports and pull requests go to the website!)
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:5 commits in 1 day
Contributions summary:Peter primarily contributed to bug fixes and code improvements within the PulseAudio sound server project. Their commits involved fixing typos, improving indentation, and making corrections to the code logic to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the audio processing modules. The changes were focused on improving the module-combine-sink and raop-client components of PulseAudio. This suggests a focus on the backend implementation and maintenance of the sound server's core functionalities.
gopulseaudio
pmeerw/test
Nov 2018 - Sep 2022
Contributions:1 release, 24 pushes, 1 tag in 3 years 10 months
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