Robert Ewald is a Senior Research Engineer based in Stavanger with 13 years of experience designing and delivering complex systems, notably control systems for drilling rigs and research-grade software at IRIS AS. He brings deep systems engineering expertise and a polyglot programming background (C, C++, Java, Python, Lisp/Clojure, JavaScript, SQL and semantic web tech like RDF/OWL), enabling work across low-level control, tooling and higher-level data models. A pragmatic contributor to open-source—improving input handling and Alt-key behavior in the widely used Android Terminal Emulator—he balances user-facing refinements with robust architecture. Multilingual in English, German, Norwegian, Japanese and French, he pairs technical breadth with cross-cultural communication, a skill honed since co-founding a startup and consulting across industries.
13 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Diplom Ingenieur, Computer Sience for Engineering, Diplom Ingenieur, Computer Sience for Engineering at Technische Universität Ilmenau
Contributions summary:Robert primarily focused on enhancing the Android terminal emulator's input handling and key event processing. They implemented new features, such as the ability to configure Alt key behavior for sending escape sequences. Furthermore, the user addressed bugs and refactored the code related to key handling, which resulted in improved control and Alt key functionality. The contributions focused on improving the user experience and functionality of the terminal emulator.
Contributions:2 PRs, 17 pushes, 5 branches in 2 years 7 months
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Robert Ewald - Senior Research Engineer at IRIS AS