Qichao Lan is an open source developer and researcher with a PhD in Sound & Music Computing from the University of Oslo and eight years of experience building audio-focused software and interactive systems. He is the creator and maintainer of Glicol, a lightweight audio synthesis framework, and has led audio and multiplayer engine work for startups including Ambient.run and Hedra. Qichao blends academic teaching—having lectured on interactive music software—with hands-on product development, recently serving as Founder-in-Residence at Antler. Based in the Greater Oslo Region, he combines deep domain knowledge in sound computing with practical engineering for real-time, networked audio applications, often exploring concise, efficient code and surprising algorithmic simplicity.
8 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
University of Oslo
Master's degree, Master's degree at The University of Sheffield
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