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About Me

I was born in Italy but have been living in Germany for the last 15 years. I've got a degree in Computer Science, have been using Linux-based operating systems since about 1997 and currently work as an administrator and software developer for a supercomputing facility run by the german government.

My first Ubuntu installation was most likely 5.10, I remember creating my Launchpad account shortly after that.

Things I do for Ubuntu

Community

• I helped run Ubucon Germany 2015 in Berlin, sponsored my own travel there, gave a talk about "Linux and Supercomputing" and ran a tutorial on Blender, the 3D modelling and animation software.
• I currently help organize Ubucon Europe 2016 in Berlin.

• I "invented" and organized UbuContest, a community-run contest with prizes for Ubuntu Phone apps/scopes and community members who have contributed in an "outstanding way". I sponsored a bq Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition phone, the winner announcement was a live show on the Ubuntu Community Q&A Hangout and we had a whole award ceremony at Ubucon Germany 2015 in Berlin with international guests.

• I plan to start working on UbuContest 2016 soon.

• I created advertisement videos for Ubucon Germany 2015 and the "Monster Wars" and "Falldown" Ubuntu phone games.
• I plan to give a talk at Ubucon in Paris in a couple of weeks.
• I plan to attend a couple of other community events in the near future.

Development

• I own several desktops, laptops, servers, phones and tablets running various stable and unstable releases of Ubuntu, and provide feedback.
• I became an Ubuntu Pioneer for uploading one of the first 200 apps to the Ubuntu Phone store and have currently published ten apps on the store.
• I became an Ubuntu Phone Insider and provide feedback on development and stable releases. I currently own a bq Aquaris E4.5, a Meizu MX4 (sponsored by Canonical) and a Nexus 4 for testing.
• I wrote various article series about internals of Ubuntu Touch and the bq/Meizu phones on my blog.

• I provided feedback and design proposals for core phone APIs and features like WiFi, Bluetooth, Lifecycle Management etc.

• I created a series of templates for various phone application types, e.g. for HTML5 and Python.

• I have extensive knowledge about technical things and how to debug stuff properly.

Support

• I often hang out on various channels (currently IRC, Telegram, and G+) and give support to users and developers.
• I report and comment on Launchpad bugs and filter through hundreds of Launchpad bug e-mails a week to stay on top of phone development.

Future Work

• While running UbuContest I found out that I actually like Design work and I would like to contribute work in this area for Ubucon Europe.

• I have about ten more phone applications ready to be finished as soon as the necessary APIs are available.
• I have a few ideas for other applications that I would like to see developed and might even port some of those.

Room for Improvement

There are areas where I'd like to improve myself and my own knowledge:-

• Write more blog articles again.
• Learn to go to sleep at normal hours.

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