Robin De Smet is a data scientist and computer science engineer based in Ghent with 9 years of experience building AI-driven solutions, automations and full-stack software. Currently at Ordina (a Sopra Steria company), he applies a strong academic foundation in artificial intelligence from Ghent University to production data science projects. Previously he automated repetitive business processes as a Full Stack Engineer at Ad Astra Industries, demonstrating an ability to move models and workflows into operational software. An active back-end contributor to open-source Java projects, he’s improved Telegram bot library internals by enhancing API ergonomics and removing external dependencies—evidence of careful, pragmatic engineering. Colleagues would describe him as approachable and network-oriented, happy to connect and turn domain complexity into reliable automation.
Java library to create bots using Telegram Bots API
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Contributions:7 commits, 19 PRs, 15 comments in 3 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Robin primarily contributed to the Java-based Telegram bot library by adding and modifying core functionalities. They implemented features like adding a Poll field to the Message object and altering methods to allow null values in user profile photo retrieval. The user also focused on improving code structure by overriding the `equals` and `hashCode` methods for several classes and removing a dependency on an external JSON library. These changes enhance the library's API and internal logic.
Contributions:8 commits, 5 pushes, 5 branches in 2 years 4 months
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