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Kuan-Wei Chiu

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Kuan-wei Chiu

Worked across repositories such as curl/curl, hashcat/hashcat, torvalds/linux, and flipperdevices/u-boot to deliver reliability, performance, and code quality improvements in C, C++, and Perl. Addressed sorting correctness and comparator contract compliance, reducing undefined behavior and improving stability in critical paths like HTTP request signing and kernel stack trace analysis. Enhanced error handling and module lifecycle management in kernel modules, and optimized algorithms for runtime efficiency, including an O(N) duplicate removal and a streamlined _bin2bcd conversion. Contributed static code analysis and formatting checks, ensuring maintainable, standards-compliant code for embedded systems and low-level programming environments.

Overall Statistics

Feature vs Bugs

30%Features

Repository Contributions

12Total
Bugs
7
Commits
12
Features
3
Lines of code
101
Activity Months5

Your Network

2468 people

Work History

December 2025

2 Commits • 2 Features

Dec 1, 2025

Month: 2025-12 — Flipper Devices/U-Boot: Delivered targeted performance and quality improvements with upstream-readiness considerations. Key work includes a runtime-optimized _bin2bcd() conversion and a Kconfig indentation check to enforce U-Boot formatting standards. Changes are designed to improve startup performance, maintainability, and patch-acceptance readiness in upstream workflows.

September 2025

3 Commits • 1 Features

Sep 1, 2025

September 2025 performance summary: Delivered reliability-focused kernel module fixes and a major performance optimization. In sysprog21/lkmpg, fixed IOCTL error propagation and corrected module ownership semantics to prevent unloading panics; in linux-riscv/linux, optimized remove_duplicates from O(N^2) to O(N) using a fast/slow pointer strategy, delivering measurable performance gains. These changes reduce error risk, enhance stability, and improve runtime efficiency in high-load paths. Skills demonstrated include kernel coding standards, robust error handling, lifecycle management of modules, and algorithmic optimization.

August 2025

3 Commits

Aug 1, 2025

August 2025 monthly summary for torvalds/linux focusing on bug fixes and security hardening with strong business and technical impact.

June 2025

3 Commits

Jun 1, 2025

June 2025 monthly summary focusing on key engineering achievements, bug fixes, and business impact for core repositories. Highlights include cross-repo correctness improvements in sorting logic and enhanced UI stability, demonstrating robust C comparator semantics and attention to memory safety.

December 2024

1 Commits

Dec 1, 2024

December 2024 — curl/curl repository. Focused on correctness and stability in the sorting path used by the HTTP request signing flow. No new features delivered this month; one critical bug fix with broader reliability impact was implemented and validated.

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Quality Metrics

Correctness99.2%
Maintainability97.4%
Architecture96.6%
Performance98.4%
AI Usage20.0%

Skills & Technologies

Programming Languages

CC++Perl

Technical Skills

Algorithm ImplementationAlgorithm OptimizationBug FixingC ProgrammingC programmingC++Error HandlingKernel DevelopmentLinux kernel developmentLow-level ProgrammingPerl scriptingalgorithm designalgorithm optimizationcode quality assurancedata structures

Repositories Contributed To

7 repos

Overview of all repositories you've contributed to across your timeline

torvalds/linux

Aug 2025 Aug 2025
1 Month active

Languages Used

C

Technical Skills

C programmingLinux kernel developmentdebuggingsystem programming

hashcat/hashcat

Jun 2025 Jun 2025
1 Month active

Languages Used

C

Technical Skills

Algorithm ImplementationBug FixingC ProgrammingLow-level Programming

sysprog21/lkmpg

Sep 2025 Sep 2025
1 Month active

Languages Used

C

Technical Skills

C ProgrammingError HandlingKernel Development

flipperdevices/u-boot

Dec 2025 Dec 2025
1 Month active

Languages Used

CPerl

Technical Skills

Perl scriptingcode quality assuranceembedded systemslow-level programmingperformance optimizationstatic code analysis

curl/curl

Dec 2024 Dec 2024
1 Month active

Languages Used

C

Technical Skills

C programmingalgorithm designdata structures

PCSX2/pcsx2

Jun 2025 Jun 2025
1 Month active

Languages Used

C++

Technical Skills

Algorithm OptimizationBug FixingC++

linux-riscv/linux

Sep 2025 Sep 2025
1 Month active

Languages Used

C

Technical Skills

C programmingalgorithm optimizationperformance tuning