Timur Kristóf Hi, I’m Timur. I’m a developer and electrical engineer who prefers quality over quantity. I currently contribute to the Linux open source graphics stack and other cool stuff.

Current work

I’m a subcontractor to Valve, working on the Linux open source graphics stack, primarily contributing to these parts of the Mesa project:

  • RADV, a Vulkan driver for AMD Radeon GPUs
  • ACO, a shader compiler back-end for such GPUs
  • NIR, which is the common compiler infrastructure used by most Mesa drivers

Previous work

Here are some of the more interesting things I’ve worked on over the past decade.

  • SMOG-1
    Pico satellite created by the Budapest University of Technology and Economics. I was responsible for the development of its on-board computer which coordinates all other subsystems. The satellite is still operational and working as intended, measuring the electro-smog around planet Earth.
  • Sailfish OS
    Mobile operating system development, working as a subcontractor for Jolla. Contributed to UI and middleware components of the operating system.
  • Syngo
    Worked at the clinical solutions department of Evosoft Hungary, developed software for Siemens Healthineers medical devices in C#. These devices are widely used by the healthcare industry.
  • Sense/Net
    A long-long time ago I used to be a “full-stack” web developer at Sense/Net where I worked on several ECMS projects, building internet and intranet sites for big corporations.

Those that aren’t interesting and/or relevant anymore are not listed here.

More info

I have a BSc in Electrical Engineering, but by the time I got my degree I had already been working as a software developer for several years, so I haven’t worked on electronics projects other than SMOG-1.

These days I enjoy low-level development, which is why I work on a graphics driver. It is much more exciting than most of the “enterprisey” stuff that I had worked on previously.

How to contact me

Most places you can find me under the nickname Venemo.
The easiest way to contact me is Venemo @ Twitter, or by email at: timur (dot) kristof (at no spam) gmail (dot) com.