Personal Profile
With a passion for light, lighting, cameras, optics, and photonics, I excel at integrating these elements into machine vision. My journey started with internships at Signify/Philips Lighting and a student exchange at the RIT Munsell Color Science Laboratory in the USA. My joint PhD at KU Leuven and TU Eindhoven led to innovative road lighting concepts and numerous publications in top lighting research journals.
Currently, I am the Lead Hardware Engineer at Ellips, focusing on R&D in lighting, machine vision, and photonics for advanced fruit and vegetable sorting machines. I continue to push the boundaries of research and development.
Education
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - Eindhoven University of Technology, TUe
(Okt 2020 - May 2024)
Thesis: Developing a new road lighting concept to reduce energy consumption
- Doctor of Engineering Technology (PhD) - KU Leuven, KUL
(Nov 2019 - May 2024)
Thesis: Developing a new road lighting concept to reduce energy consumption
- Master of Science (MSc) - Eindhoven University of Technology, TUe
(Sept 2017 - Aug 2019)
Thesis: Effect of (il)luminance and age on color perception
- Bachelor of Science (BSc) - Eindhoven University of Technology, TUe
(Sept 2013 - July 2017)
Thesis: Effect of luminance on the discrimination of sequentially presented correlated color temperatures
Work Experience
- Lead Hardware Engineer (R&D) - Ellips b.v.
(Jan 2024 - Present)
Leading research and development in lighting, cameras, optics, and photonics for machine vision systems.
- Doctoral Researcher - KU Leuven Light & Lighting Laboratory
(2019 - 2024)
Developed a new road lighting concept to reduce energy consumption, conducted measurements, analyzed data, and collaborated with industry partners.
- Bachelor and Master Graduate Intern - Signify/Philips Lighting
(2017 & 2019)
Conducted research on the effect of luminance and color perception for both bachelor and master’s theses.