Philip Vissenaekens
Java Developer at UZ Leuven
Rotselaar, Flemish Brabant, Belgium
Summary
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Top SchoolPhilip Vissenaekens is a Java developer with over a decade of experience building and leading back-end projects for research institutions and healthcare organizations. He began his career at Atmire, progressing from developer to technical lead on the DSpace digital repository—contributing bug fixes, metadata and authentication improvements, and XMLUI submission refinements for a widely used open-source system. More recently he supported data applications for Flemish hospitals at nexuzhealth and now works with UZ Leuven’s IT Data team, focusing on reliable data-driven systems for clinical use. He also co-founded a small software agency, showing entrepreneurial initiative alongside his enterprise work, and has a practical bachelor’s in Applied Computer Science from Karel de Grote.
12 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
2e graad ASO Wiskunde-Wetenschappen, 2e graad ASO Wiskunde-Wetenschappen at Heilig-HartscholenBachelor's degree Applied Computer Science, Bachelor's degree Applied Computer Science at Karel de Grote-Hogeschool3e graad TSO Informaticabeheer, 3e graad TSO Informaticabeheer at Instituut Sancta Maria Aarschot
French, Dutch, English
Github Skills (11)
javas10
git-repository10
metadata10
package-repository10
java10
dspace10
rest-api9
user-authentication9
authentication9
open-source9
xml8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
DSpace/DSpace
Sep 2014 - Mar 2020
(Official) The DSpace digital asset management system that powers your Institutional Repository
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:67 commits, 44 PRs, 15 comments in 5 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Philip contributed to the DSpace digital asset management system by fixing bugs, enhancing existing features, and refactoring code. Their commits focused on improving metadata handling, authentication processes, and integrating new functionalities. They also worked on refining the XMLUI submission process and improving the overall functionality of the system.
dspacejavaopen-accessrest-api
atmire/Elsevier
Dec 2016 - Aug 2018
Contributions:99 pushes, 22 branches, 20 tags in 1 year 8 months
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