Brandon T. Kowalski

geek//gamer//cat dad

Current Roles

Cornell University Library

[December 2021 - Present]

Senior software engineer in library applications development

Abstract Elemental

[August 2017 - Present]

Co-founder of an Ithaca based software development firm

The RomM Project

[January 2026 - Present]

Maintainer of the RomM Linux Handheld Client Grout

Current Projects

gabagool

A UI framework for crafting retro gaming handheld applications

Grout

A full-featured RomM client for your Linux based retro handhelds

NextUI Pak Store

Install, update and manage community paks right on device

cannoliOS

A custom launcher for retro handhelds that I'll likely never finish

Rosy Retrospective Save Editor

Edit and merge Tetris Rosy Retrospective saves right in your browser.

NYSEG Bill Analyzer

Upload your NYSEG utility bills and see how much you're being ripped off

Past Roles

Cornell Center for Social Sciences

[August 2016 - December 2021]

Software engineer for data collection, software architecture and grant writing

The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research

[May 2016 - August 2016]

Software developer for world's largest archive of public opinion data

TIAA

[June 2014 - May 2016]

Software developer of retirement industry related products

Past Projects

Freedom on the Move

Crowdsourcing endeavor to transcribe runaway slave advertisements

CISER Data Archive

Total redesign making reproduction a first class citizen

Presentations

Rediscovering the Stories of Self-Liberating People

IASSIST 2019 | Sydney, NSW, AU

Explores the launch of Freedom on the Move and linking disparate data sources

Curiosity's Fulcrum

IASSIST 2018 | Montréal, QC, CA

Leveraging the citizen historian to explore the Antebellum South

Metadata-Driven Gamification

NADDI 2017 | Ithaca, NY, USA

How Freedom on the Move leverages metadata for rewarding experiences

Elsewhere

Need to send me something?

Dead Drop

Don't be a schmuck. Encrypt it!