Curriculum Vitae
2nd Master student Electrical Engineering: Chip Design
At twelve years old, I stated that I wanted to be an engineer. A lucky guess, perhaps, but one that has shaped my journey ever since. Now a master’s student in electronics and chip design, I very much appreciate the interwoven nature of mathematics and electrical engineering.
Education
M.Sc. Electrical Engineering, Electronics & Chip Design
Sep 2024 – PresentKU Leuven
Columbia University
B.Sc. Engineering Sciences
Sep 2021 – Jul 2024KU Leuven · Major Electrical Engineering / Minor Mechanical Engineering
Academic Achievements
- 2025 Melexis–Columbia grant (covers Columbia University tuition cost)
- Highest weighted score for a first-year engineering student 2021-2022 at Kulak Campus
- 2× VWO Finalist (Flemish Math Olympiad) 2019 and 2021, 6th place out of 11.441 students in first round 2020
Experience
Analog Design Intern · Melexis
Jul 2025 – Aug 2025- Three‑stage, Ahuja‑compensated high‑bandwidth output amplifier design for current sensor
- Schematic design and simulations across corners and operating conditions
- Worked within an analog IC design team; collaborated with system-architect on spec negotiation
R&D Assistant · Kingspan Light & Air
Jul 2023 – Aug 2023- Selected, tested and integrated new sensors in a fire safety system’s central console with focus on low power
Projects
60 GHz Direct-Conversion Receiver Front-End Design
- In 90 nm CMOS, including LNA, mixer, VCO with buffer, and baseband amplifier, meeting 50 Ω matching requirements
- Simulations for input matching, power conversion gain, noise figure, VCO tuning range and phase noise, and 1 dB compression point
- Performed mmWave passive modeling in ADS, and extracting inductor S-parameters
Selective Timing Relaxation with Error-Tolerant Flip-Flops (ASIC Design Project)
- Integrated KU Leuven research on error-tolerant flip-flops into an industrial Cadence Genus/Innovus ASIC flow
- Developed automated ECO-based insertion of ETFF cells on critical reg-to-reg paths using post-route timing analysis
- Python script for quick setup and flow modification to rapidly apply the new flow across different designs
Adaptive Biasing for Radiation- and Temperature-Robust Analog Circuits in LEO orbit
- Made feedback-controlled circuits to stabilize bias current and transconductance under Vth drift and temperature variation
- Modeled LEO radiation (TID) using SPENVIS and applied worst-case ΔVth and temperature sweeps to evaluate gm and Ibias stability
GMSK Receiver
- Demodulating low‑SNR GMSK signals
- Mixed‑signal IC design from system‑level specs through mixed-signal simulations
Autonomous Flying Drone Delivering Power
- Collaberating in a team of 11 students
- designed hardware (PCBs and coils) for magnetic‑resonance wireless power transfer
- Simultaneous power and data transfer by modulating the power signal
Symmetrical OTA Design (Cadence)
- 180 nm technology; 90 dB gain and 3 MHz GBW
- To be taped out and measured the next year
Skills
- Cadence: Virtuoso, Innovus & Genus
- SystemC
- Verilog
- Altium Designer
- Matlab
- Python
- C++
- basic JavaScript (this website)
Languages
- Dutch - native
- English - fluent
- French - conversational
Interests
- Volunteer at Internation Organization for Youth in NYC, partner of the United Nations active in all UN members countries
- Ironman age group competitor and into long distance cycling