Eduardo Gonzalez

Role: Embedded Software Engineer

Location: Trieste, Italy

Education: PhD in Statistical Physics, SISSA (Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati)

Eduardo studied Physics for most of his life before transitioning to embedded software engineering through self-learning and hands-on projects. With a PhD in Statistical Physics from SISSA, he brings a rigorous analytical mindset to embedded systems development.

At Amarula, he specializes in cross-platform C++ application development using CMake build systems and C++/QML for embedded interfaces. He is the primary maintainer of libcppconnman, Amarula’s open-source C++ wrapper for the ConnMan network manager, where he leads CI/CD workflows, testing infrastructure, and API design. He is actively growing his expertise in Yocto, embedded Linux, and team collaboration practices.

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Open Source Focus

libcppconnman (Primary Maintainer)

Eduardo is the lead developer and maintainer of libcppconnman, a C++ wrapper library for the ConnMan network management daemon used in embedded Linux systems. He has driven significant architectural improvements: migrating to GLib main loop integration with g_main_context_invoke, implementing thread-safe non-blocking proxy and agent APIs, and eliminating memory leaks in the GDBus interface layer. He established the CMake-based build system with proper version and SOVERSION handling, enforced static linking for Google Test, and added comprehensive unit and integration tests.

CI/CD & Developer Experience

Created GitHub Actions workflows for code formatting checks, build-and-test automation (conf-build-test.yml), and post-build result reporting. He fixed Clang compilation warnings and improved logging throughout the codebase, making the library easier to debug and integrate.

ConnMan Integration

Extended ConnMan’s C++ API surface with tethering test support, ConnMan service property accessors, and readline-based interactive control (connmanctl). His work on non-blocking agent registration and D-Bus thread safety ensures libcppconnman is safe for use in multi-threaded embedded applications.

Embedded Linux

Currently expanding into Yocto-based BSP development and embedded Linux system integration, complementing his C++ and build-system expertise.

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Selected Contributions (2025–2026)

Contribution	Project / Area
GLib main loop integration via g_main_context_invoke	libcppconnman
Non-blocking agent registration (gagent + gproxy)	libcppconnman
Thread-safe GDBus proxy and service manager	libcppconnman
CMake VERSION + SOVERSION for library releases	libcppconnman
Google Test static linking and CI test infrastructure	libcppconnman
Memory leak fix in GConnMan D-Bus proxy	libcppconnman
ConnMan tethering test suite (gconnman_tech_test)	libcppconnman
Clang compilation warning cleanup	libcppconnman
GitHub Actions: conf-build-test.yml and code-format.yml	CI/CD
ConnMan service property accessors and readline connmanctl	ConnMan / libcppconnman

Beyond the Code

When not debugging D-Bus threading issues or writing CMake rules, Eduardo enjoys swimming, running, and playing guitar. His physics background gives him a distinct perspective on system-level debugging — approaching complex embedded problems with the same analytical rigor he applied to statistical physics at SISSA.

Note

This profile is part of the Open Source Team directory. Amarula is a larger team; this directory covers only members with public upstream contributions.

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