About me
Hi there! I I am an Assistant Professor at KU Leuven at the campus Group T, and affiliated with the Center for Dynamical Systems, Signal Processing, and Data Analytics (STADIUS) at the Department of Electrical Engineering (ESAT). In this role, I am leading research activities on HW-aware Embedded AI for innovative healthcare applications. Before, I worked as a Senior R&D Engineer at the Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology (CSEM) in Switzerland, focusing on Edge AI for low-power tiny embedded devices to improve the intelligence of the IoT devices of tomorrow.
In 2020, I obtained a PhD on Visible Light Communication (VLC) at KU Leuven, Belgium. I aimed to translate theoretic concepts into practical applications, to show the full potential of optical wireless communication. I was an active member as Chairman and Treasurer of the IEEE Student Branch Leuven. During my PhD studies, I did an internship at Signify (formerly known as Philips Lighting) in Eindhoven, and an internship at IMDEA Networks Institute in Madrid working on the open-source OpenVLC framework. I got my MSc degree in Electrical Engineering and BSc in Engineering from KU Leuven in 2016 and 2014, respectively.
Next to the technical aspect, I also love to tell the world why science is interesting and how it can improve our lives. I participated to various science communication events, such as the Vlaamse PhD Cup, the Arenberg Festival and the summer school “Let’s Talk Science”.
In my free time, I love running, cycling, and… a good strong espresso! ;-)
Research interests
- Machine learning for embedded systems
- Optical Wireless Communication
- Internet of Things
Recent news
- [09/2025] Appointed to Assistant Professor at KU Leuven, Belgium
- [03/2024] Promoted to Senior R&D Engineer at CSEM, Switzerland
- [10/2023] Promoted to R&D Engineer at CSEM, Switzerland
- [02/2022] Invited to serve as a TPC member for EMDL’22
- [09/2021] Semi-finalist at Vlaamse PhD Cup 2021
- [08/2021] Invited to serve as a TPC member for WCNC’22
- [03/2021] Started as post-doc at CSEM, Switzerland
- [12/2020] Obtained PhD at KU Leuven
Services
Technical Program Committee
- 2026: DATE’26
- 2025: IFIP WMNC’25
- 2024: IEEE WCNC’24, DCAI’24 - special session TDAIE
- 2023: IEEE WCNC’23
- 2022: EMBDL’22, IEEE WCNC’22
Organizing Committee
- 2024: DCAI’24 - special session TDAIE