Sven Prüfer
Software Developer at Deutsches Zentrum für Luft-und Raumfahrt e.V.
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
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Top SchoolSven Prüfer is a software developer with 11 years of experience specializing in mission planning systems for a wide range of space missions, from low-earth observation and geostationary communications satellites to human spaceflight operations. Based at DLR in Munich since 2017, he develops, tests and operates mission planning toolchains and maintains the Plains and Reactive Planning tool suites used across mission technology departments. He has hands-on LEOP experience and a responsibility for multiple development tools that bridge engineering and operations. Since 2019 he has led efforts in quantum algorithms for optimization and scheduling, heading the Quantum Mission Planning Challenges project under the QCI. His background combines academic research—culminating in a PhD—with practical operational tempo, giving him a rare blend of theoretical depth and field-proven systems engineering.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Bachelor's degree at Leipzig UniversityMichigan State UniversityUniversité Joseph Fourier (Grenoble I)Ludwig Maximilian University of MunichDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) at University of Augsburg
English, French, German, Italian
Github Skills (11)
crossword1
mathematics1
quantum-computing1
machine-learning1
sage1
generalization1
volumes1
geometry1
math1
identity1
root-finding1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
DLR-RB/QUEASARS
Nov 2023 - Jan 2025
QUEASARS is an open-source, qiskit-based, python package implementing quantum variational eigensolvers which use evolutionary algorithms to find a good ansatz during the optimization process.
Contributions:1 release, 70 reviews, 2 PRs in 1 year 2 months
svenpruefer/mathecamp-konfigurator
Sep 2017 - May 2020
A Flask app for organizing a Mathecamp
Contributions:31 PRs, 301 pushes, 443 branches in 2 years 7 months
pythonflask-appflaskwolfram-languageorganizing
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