Samuel Weirich
University Lecturer In Data Protection And Privacy
Gießen, Hesse, Germany
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Top SchoolSamuel Weirich is a university lecturer and software engineer with 11 years of experience specializing in data protection, privacy, and medical informatics. Based in Gießen, Germany, he researches privacy-preserving IT solutions for healthcare while teaching IT fundamentals, security, and software engineering. He combines academic rigor (MSc in Digital Medicine, top grades) with hands-on full-stack and backend development, notably contributing to the open-source BigBlueButton web conferencing project by improving API reliability, front-end presentation features, and integration tests. His background includes running IT infrastructure and bespoke solutions in production environments, from voucher-based wireless systems to virtualization and server management. Colleagues know him for bridging practical operational skills with reproducible research and for bringing real-world healthcare requirements into robust, test-driven software.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Digital Medicine, Medical Data Science, 1.0 (Thesis 1.0), Master of Science - MS, Digital Medicine, Medical Data Science, 1.0 (Thesis 1.0) at Technische Hochschule MittelhessenMerit, BDM-Program, Merit, BDM-Program at Capernwray Australia
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Github Skills (13)
html10
php10
javascript10
api10
apidoc10
react10
testing10
integration-testing9
unit-testing9
css9
webrtc8
bigbluebutton7
collaboration6
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton-api-php
May 2020 - Sep 2022
Offical @BigBlueButton PHP API
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & QA Engineer
Back-end Developer & QA EngineerContributions:50 commits, 1 PR, 5 comments in 2 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Samuel primarily focused on improving the API's functionality and reliability by adding connection checking and fixing error handling. Their contributions included implementing a method to check the API connection, adding a connection error type, and optimizing code for checksum errors. The user also wrote and modified integration tests to ensure the proper function of new code and existing methods. The changes included tests for various API calls and the core functionalities of the API.
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bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton
Apr 2020 - Mar 2025
Complete open source web conferencing system.
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:2 reviews, 3 PRs, 72 comments in 4 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Samuel primarily worked on the front-end of the BigBlueButton web conferencing system, focusing on the user interface components and settings. They implemented features related to the presentation menu, including snapshot functionality and disabling specific features. The user also made changes to the backend related to API functionality and fixed a front-end UI bug regarding notification bar padding. The contributions touched both the HTML5 and web application components of the project.
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