Uwe Schindler
Apache Membership (voluntary) at Schindlers Software
Bremen, Bremen, Germany
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Top SchoolUwe Schindler is a seasoned software engineer and open-source committer with 23 years of experience, best known for inventing Lucene’s NumericRangeQuery and contributing deep core fixes to Apache Lucene used by search systems worldwide. He leads middleware development for PANGAEA at the University of Bremen and runs SD DataSolutions, delivering advanced Lucene/Solr/Elasticsearch search and geo-related solutions. A long-time Apache PMC member and former Lucene chair, he blends low-level Java indexing expertise with XML, DOI-based metadata workflows and data warehousing for scientific datasets. He also maintains the PHP Sun Java System Web Server SAPI and has founded the panFMP metadata portal project that applies Lucene to geo-scientific discovery. His background in physics and a side business shipping a Latin training app hint at a practical, research-oriented thinker who bridges academia, open source and product engineering.
23 years of coding experience
Master (Diploma), Physics, Master (Diploma), Physics at FAU Erlangen-NürnbergAbitur, Abitur at Clavius-Gymnasium, Bamberg
German, English, Latin
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Github Skills (32)
lucene10
xmlsec10
lib10
indexing10
graph-database10
data-structure10
java10
security10
neo4j10
javas10
sax10
xml10
data-structures10
standard-library9
memory-management9
Programming languages (21)
Github contributions (5)
apache/poi
Aug 2014 - Nov 2015
Mirror of Apache POI
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:33 commits in 1 year 3 months
Contributions summary:Uwe's contributions primarily involved refactoring and improving the Apache POI library's underlying code, with a focus on migrating from older XML parsing libraries to modern ones. They worked on fixing bugs, enhancing security by addressing external entity vulnerabilities, and ensuring the library adheres to the latest XML processing standards. The commits demonstrate a deep understanding of Java and XML processing technologies, directly impacting the library's stability and security. This includes the core functionality of the POI library and related tooling.
pythonconnectorapachebig-datapoi
neo4j/neo4j
Jan 2017 - Jan 2017
Graphs for Everyone
Role in this project:Back-end Developer / Database Engineer
Back-end Developer / Database EngineerContributions:5 commits, 3 PRs, 10 comments in 1 day
Contributions summary:Uwe contributed to the Neo4j project by implementing and fixing code related to Lucene indexing. Their work includes creating an uncloseable directory using Lucene's FilterDirectory, refactoring code, and addressing a bug in the schema index partitioning. They also corrected an issue with the Iterable interface and its iterator calls, indicating work on data processing and optimization. The commits showcase expertise in Lucene, indexing, and database schema management within the Neo4j graph database context.
neo4j-databasedirected-acyclic-graphnosqlgraphsdatabase
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