Richard Leys
Senior Scientist at University of Karlsruhe
Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolRichard Leys is a Senior Scientist with 14 years of experience bridging mixed-signal IC design, FPGA prototyping, embedded systems and software for sensor readout and test platforms. He combines deep academic pedigree—PhD in Computer Science and lecturing experience in digital integrated circuit design—with hands-on industry practice in printed electronics, including co-founding HyPrint to drive rapid prototyping of flexible printed sensors and batteries. Comfortable across hardware and software stacks, he has delivered Linux kernel work, CI-backed test platform software, and FPGA+Scala toolchains for ASIC characterization. Based in Saarbrücken, he’s known for turning complex mixed-mode research into manufacturable products, a rare blend of lab rigor and production-focused engineering.
14 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science at Ruprecht-Karls-Universität HeidelbergMaster of Engineering (M.Eng.), Embedded Sytems, Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Embedded Sytems at ECE Paris
French, English, German
Github Skills (15)
file-generator9
msys8
mingw-w648
tcl7
firmware7
interaction6
unit-test6
java5
openstack5
cpp4
testing4
closures3
maven-mojo2
interop1
scala1
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
opendesignflow/indesign
May 2016 - Apr 2026
InDesign Assistant
Contributions:2 PRs, 135 pushes, 5 branches in 10 years 1 month
assistantindesign
opendesignflow/rfg3
Feb 2016 - Jul 2020
Contributions:59 pushes, 1 branch, 3 tags in 4 years 5 months
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