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Building open-source platforms that matter

I build civic technology used by real governments and institutions. IEEE Senior Member, published researcher, and technical judge at international hackathons.

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500+
Institutions using Decidim
31+
Countries deployed
7+
Peer-reviewed publications
7+
Hackathons judged

About me

Anna Topalidi

Software engineer specializing in participatory democracy platforms and distributed web systems. My main focus is Decidim – a UN-recognized Digital Public Good used by 500+ institutions in 31 countries.

Published researcher with papers on technical debt detection, framework performance, and modular architecture. Peer reviewer for academic CS journals. Technical judge at international hackathons.

Tech Stack

RubyRailsJavaScriptTypeScriptPostgreSQLRedisDockerKubernetesAWSDecidimGit
developer.rb
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Software Engineer & Researcher
Decidim Core Contributor
IEEE Senior Member
Published Researcher
Peer Reviewer & Hackathon Judge
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class Developer
  def skills
    %w[ruby rails javascript typescript docker kubernetes]
  end

  def focus
    "civic tech, digital democracy & open source"
  end
end
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What I Do

Focused on delivering real value through clean code and thoughtful architecture

Platform Engineering

Designing and building scalable web platforms with Ruby on Rails. Focus on modular architecture, performance optimization, and long-term maintainability.

Ruby on RailsArchitectureScalable

Open Source Development

Custom modules for Decidim and other civic tech platforms. Voting systems, participatory budgeting tools, and community-driven feature development.

DecidimVocdoniCivic Tech

Technical Consulting

Architecture reviews, performance optimization, and technology strategy. Helping teams make better technical decisions.

ArchitecturePerformanceStrategy

Featured Work

Open-source projects that make a real impact

Decidim Platform

Core contributor to the leading digital democracy platform. Working on participatory budgeting, proposals, and voting modules.

Ruby on RailsOpen SourceDemocracy

Decidim Module Ecosystem

Building and maintaining community modules: Vocdoni voting integration, Decidim Awesome enhanced features, reporting proposals system, and more.

Decidim ModulesVocdoniCommunity

Barcelona en Comú Primary Elections

Blockchain-based voting module (Vocdoni integration) used for the Barcelona en Comú primary elections in January 2026. Zero-incident deployment for a real political process.

ElectionsVocdoniBlockchain Voting

Credentials

Professional affiliations, publications, and recognition

IEEE Senior Member

Senior Member of IEEE – the world's largest technical professional organization. Senior Member is the highest grade for which IEEE members can apply, requiring 10+ years of professional experience.

Raptors.dev Fellow

Fellow of Raptors.dev – a community of Ruby developers focused on social good, innovation, and cutting-edge engineering practices.

Peer Reviewer

Reviewer for peer-reviewed computer science journals. Contributing to the academic review process in software engineering research.

Hackathon Judge

7+ competitions

Let's collaborate

Open to research partnerships, innovative projects, and meaningful technical challenges

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