Tobias Alter
Scientist at RWTH Aachen University
Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Top SchoolTobias Alter is a scientist with eight years of experience in systems biology and bioprocess engineering, currently researching sustainable microbial production at RWTH Aachen University. He specializes in metabolic modeling to design strain engineering strategies and predict bioprocess metrics that accelerate scale-up and optimization for a circular bioeconomy. His background spans a PhD in system biotechnology, postdoctoral work at DTU, and international research stints focused on kinetic and metabolic pathway modeling. Tobias bridges computational and experimental perspectives—combining in silico knockout design, economic analysis, and process considerations—to translate pathway insights into industrially relevant microbial cell factories. An unexpected strength is his persistent focus on economic feasibility alongside metabolic performance, ensuring models inform viable, scalable processes.
8 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Science - BS, Process Engineering, Bachelor of Science - BS, Process Engineering at Technische Universität KaiserslauternMaster of Science - MS, Molecular and Applied Biotechnology, Master of Science - MS, Molecular and Applied Biotechnology at RWTH Aachen University
Github Skills (3)
genetic8
genetic-algorithm6
optimization4
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
Spherotob/gcOpt
Jan 2018 - Nov 2019
Contributions:2 releases, 8 commits, 7 pushes in 1 year 10 months
Spherotob/GAMO_public
Mar 2018 - Mar 2022
Genetic Algorithm for Metabolic Optimization
Contributions:1 release, 43 commits, 6 PRs in 4 years
geneticoptimizationgenetic-algorithm
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