Wessel Stoop
Wetenschappelijk Programmeur at Radboud University Nijmegen
Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands
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Top SchoolWessel Stoop is a scientific programmer with 13 years of experience applying computational methods to linguistics and research software at Radboud University Nijmegen. He combines a strong academic background—cum laude BA and research master in Language & Communication—with hands-on development of language technology tools, including a context-sensitive English spelling checker and web automation for research groups. Comfortable in Python and web stacks, he has a track record of turning linguistic insight into practical tools and workflows that reduce manual work for researchers. In parallel he engages with product innovation at Ohpen, bridging research-driven engineering with product thinking. Colleagues rely on him for pragmatic automation, clear technical support, and creative demos that make language technology accessible to non-experts.
14 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Research master Language & Communication, Cum laude, Research master Language & Communication, Cum laude at Radboud Universiteit NijmegenGymnasium, Gymnasium at Titus Brandsma LyceumBachelor of Arts (B.A.), Linguistics, Cum laude, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Linguistics, Cum laude at Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen / University of Nijmegen
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Github Skills (31)
linguistics10
python10
django10
database-management10
service-provider10
metadata9
saml-metadata9
command-line-tool9
gnu-screen7
machine-learning7
federation7
prediction6
nlp5
natural-language-processing5
twitter5
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
Woseseltops/fowlt
Sep 2012 - Aug 2015
Contributions:31 commits in 2 years 11 months
Signbank/Global-signbank
Dec 2014 - Jan 2023
An online sign dictionary and sign database management system for research purposes. Developed originally by Steve Cassidy/ This repo is a fork for the Dutch version, previously called 'NGT-Signbank'.
Contributions:128 reviews, 1154 commits, 66 PRs in 8 years 2 months
database-managementsignbanksign-languagepythondjango
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