Stijn Hertelé
Process Modelling Engineer at Ghent University
Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium
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Top SchoolStijn Hertelé is a process modelling engineer and academic with 14 years’ experience specializing in elastic-plastic fracture mechanics and the mechanical characterization of welded metal structures. He combines hands-on computational mechanics and experimental insight with analytical methods, translating research into industry practice through his roles at Ghent University and ArcelorMittal. A PhD-trained engineer and guest professor, he has led work on strain-based assessment of weld toughness and served on the editorial board of the Journal of Pipeline Engineering. Beyond academia, he contributes backend code to scientific software projects like EasyBuild, improving compiler and toolkit infrastructure for reproducible installations—an uncommon bridge between fracture mechanics research and scientific software engineering.
14 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Mechanical Engineering, Summa cum laude, Master's degree, Mechanical Engineering, Summa cum laude at Universiteit GentDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Construction and Production, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Construction and Production at Ghent University
English, Dutch, French, German
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Github Skills (12)
management10
web-framework10
software-packaging10
hpc10
science10
python10
scientific-computing10
build-automation10
toolchain10
linux9
zeromq9
pyqt6
Programming languages (24)
Github contributions (5)
easybuilders/easybuild-framework
Sep 2012 - Mar 2014
EasyBuild is a software installation framework in Python that allows you to install software in a structured and robust way.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:336 commits, 2 PRs, 358 comments in 1 year 6 months
Contributions summary:Stijn primarily focused on implementing and refining core infrastructure components within the EasyBuild framework, specifically concerning the addition of a new toolchain/toolkit structure and compiler implementations with precision options. Their contributions involved modifying core Python scripts (e.g., `compiler.py`, `mpi.py`, and `toolkit.py`), indicating a focus on improving the build system and managing software dependencies. This work improved the foundational capabilities of EasyBuild for scientific software installation.
pythonstructuredlinuxscientific-softwareinstallation
easybuilders/easybuild-easyblocks
Jan 2013 - Mar 2013
Collection of easyblocks that implement support for building and installing software with EasyBuild.
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:7 commits, 2 comments, 1 issue in 2 months
Contributions summary:Stijn contributed to the development of easyblocks, which are used for building and installing software with EasyBuild. Their primary contributions involved adding support for the PyZMQ Python package, including creating a specific easyblock and integrating it with existing Python package installation processes. They also made aesthetic improvements and refactored existing code related to Intel-based software installations, including license file management.
pythoninstallinglinuxscientific-softwarehpc
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