Vedad Alic is an IT consultant and computational design engineer with a PhD in Structural Mechanics and nine years of experience bridging research and industry in Sweden. He develops numerical methods, simulation tools and production software for the AEC sector, with hands-on expertise in Python, C#, .NET and HPC workflows. His work spans from academic implementation of isogeometric and FE methods to industry integrations using Revit/Robot APIs and machine learning prototypes. An active contributor to the CALFEM Python finite element toolkit, he’s improved core algorithms and added 3D and boundary-load capabilities—showing deep practical knowledge of FEM internals beyond typical application development. Based in Malmö, he combines structural engineering insight with software craftsmanship to turn complex design problems into robust computational tools.
9 years of coding experience
Civilingenjör, Arkitektur och teknik, Civilingenjör, Arkitektur och teknik at Chalmers tekniska högskola
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Structural Mechanics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Structural Mechanics at Lund University
Licentiate degree, Structural Mechanics, Licentiate degree, Structural Mechanics at Lunds universitet
CALFEM for Python is the Python port of the CALFEM finite element toolkit. It also implements meshing function based on GMSH and triangle. Visualisation routines are implemented using visvis and matplotlib.
Role in this project:
Backend Developer & Algorithm Implementer
Contributions:7 commits, 1 PR, 6 pushes in 1 year 8 months
Contributions summary:Vedad focused on enhancing the core functionality of the CALFEM Python library. They addressed deprecated code usage, improved documentation through updates, and added new capabilities such as applying traction forces on boundaries using linear elements. The user also refactored and extended existing functions, including adding 3D versions, demonstrating a solid understanding of finite element methods and related numerical methods within the library. Their work involved core modifications to several key modules within the library, particularly in `core.py` and `utils.py`.
Contributions:40 commits, 5 PRs, 27 pushes in 1 year 10 months
toolboxisogeometric-analysisisogeometricpython
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