This is the personal home page of Dr. Bastian Venthur. I have a strong passion
for programming and software design, which is what I'm doing for 20+ years. I am
also a free- and open-source software advocate which is reflected by my various
contributions to free software projects as well as in my engagement as Debian
Developer in the Debian project, one of the most popular Linux
distributions in the world. As a researcher I've worked in the fields of
computer science, neurotechnology and machine learning.
Entrepreneurship
I co-founded two start-ups: The Art of Asking GbR and bajomi analaytics
GbR. My role in both start-ups was the technical lead. For the latter we
successfully applied for an EXIST Start-up grant worth 143.000 EUR from
Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie (BMWi) and Europäischer Sozialfonds
für Deutschland (ESF). After 2,5 years we sold bajomi analytics GbR to
excentos Software GmbH.
Free/Open-Source Software Projects
General:
Software Projects
- python-ardrone -- Python library for the AR.Drone
- gscholar -- Query Google Scholar with Python
- reportbug-ng -- An easy alternative to Debian's classic reportbug
- python-debianbts -- Python Interface to Debian's Bug Tracking System
- python-popcon -- Query Debian's Popcon Database with Python
- litestats -- Converts Python profiling stats into SQLite
- python-gron -- Make JSON grep'able. A Python implementation of gron
- snakerunner -- A Python3 port of RunSnakeRun
- dotenv-cli -- Simple
dotenv CLI
- dotfiles -- My dotfiles
- mushu -- BCI signal acquisition
- wyrm -- BCI toolbox
- pyff -- BCI feedback and stimulus framework
- sg -- small, static webiste generator
Academic Achievements
I obtained a PhD in Computer Science from the Technische Universität
Berlin. My research focused on the design and implementation of a
Brain-Computer Interface system, allowing patients to control the computer using
their thoughts. During that time I became acquainted with the fields of machine
learning and neurotechnology.
Publications
Articles in Peer-Reviewed Journals
- Bastian Venthur, Sven Dähne, Johnannes Höhne, Hendrik Heller and Benjamin
Blankertz. Wyrm: A Brain-Computer Interface Toolbox in Python.
Neuroinformatics. 2015. doi:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12021-015-9271-8.
- Sulamith Schaeff, Matthias Treder, Bastian Venthur and Benjamin
Blankertz. Exploring motion VEPs for gaze-independent communication.
Journal of Neural Engeneering. 2012.
- Bastian Venthur, Simon Scholler, John Williamson, Sven Dähne, Matthias S
Treder, Maria T Kramarek, Klaus-Robert Müller and Benjamin Blankertz.
Pyff---A Pythonic Framework for Feedback Applications and Stimulus
Presentation in Neuroscience. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 2010. doi:
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2010.00179.
Book Chapters
- Clemens Brunner, Guiseppe Andreoni, Luigi Bianchi, Benjamin Blankertz,
Christian Breitwieser, Shin'ichiro Kanoh, Christian A. Kothe, Anatole
Lécuyer, Scott Makeig, Jürgen Mellinger, Paolo Perego, Yann Renard, Gerwin
Schalk, I. P. Susila, Bastian Venthur and Gernot Müller-Putz. BCI
Software Platforms. in: Toward Practical BCIs: Bridging the Gap from
Research to Real-World Applications. Springer. 2012. ISBN:
978-3-642-29745-8
Teaching
- Advanced Scientific Programming in Python. Zurich, Switzerland. 2013.
- Advanced Scientific Programming in Python. Kiel, Germany. 2012.
- Advanced Scientific Programming in Python. St. Andrews, Scotland. 2011.
- Advanced Scientific Programming in Python. Trento, Italy. 2010.
- Mentor in Google Summer of Code 2010
Awards, Honors, Grants
- EXIST Start-up grant (143.000 EUR) from Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und
Energie (BMWi) and Europäischer Sozialfonds für Deutschland (ESF) (2015)
- World Champion in RoboCup small-size league (2005, Osaka, Japan)
- Vice-World Champion in RoboCup mid-size league (2005, Osaka, Japan)
- 4th place in small-size league (2006, Bremen, Germany)
- 44th place in Bundeswettbewerb Informatik (1998)
- 51th place in Bundeswettbewerb Informatik (1999)
Contact/Links