Matthias Kalms is a software developer currently working at the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, focusing on developing and maintaining laboratory and research software utilizing languages such as Python, Typescript, and Ruby, along with Oracle DB and React. Prior experience includes roles at TraceTronic GmbH, where Matthias contributed to the ECU-TEST and TEST-GUIDE applications, and a position as a sales clerk at Executive Plaza Liquor store. Academic experience at Technische Universität Dresden involved several research assistantships, including advanced location tracking and real-time 3D imagery streaming projects. Matthias holds a Master’s degree in Media and Computer Science from Technische Universität Dresden and completed an Erasmus program in Computer Science at Northumbria University.