Simulation & modelling
I am deeply fascinated by these tools and have thus done many projects with it.
The emphasis is on EM, acoustics, classical & quantum mechanics (of e.g. molecules).
Background
MSc & BSc in Engineering Physics · Ghent University · 2016–2021
Education
Master of Science in Engineering Physics
A more specialized education in all relevant physics for R&D'ing high-tech applications with an emphasis on EM modelling, semiconductors and quantum mechanics.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering Physics
This education gave me a very broad basis in many different areas of engineering and physics ranging from electromagnetism to fluid dynamics to programming.
KSO Glorieux & ARLT Anvaing
Primary and secondary school in Dutch-French immersion, making me bilingual in these languages.
Studied science & mathematics (8 hours).
Coursework
Semiconductors & solid-state physics
This is another big concentration of my education and deals extensively with everything below chip-design.
Engineering & physics
My education provides a broad basis in many engineering & physics disciplines (and everything in between).
Internship
Internship at Keysight PathWave Design
A six-week feasibility study on using an IFFT to convert FEM results into the time domain, validated using FDTD.
Student projects
Coding FEM software in MATLAB
Coded the electromagnetic finite element method from scratch in MATLAB to obtain resonant modes in a cylindrical waveguide with various dielectrics inside (see this picture). I then went beyond the project's goals to add state-of-the-art parallel assembly methods for faster computation out of pure passion, requiring learning the literature.
Reconstruction of road profile through on-board accelerometer data
Developed time and frequency domain simulations of a car's movement (in a lumped mass representation) given a road profile. Also optimised all car parameters such that it would agree with on-board experimental accelerometer data. This simulation enabled my colleagues to reconstruct the road profile based on machine learning.
Simulating an induction cooktop with FEM
Simulated and designed an induction cooktop to find the electromagnetic fields using the MATLAB PDE Toolbox (FEM method). Based on these, I calculated the dissipated heat.
Projects in electromagnetism (FDTD & antenna design)
- Implementation of a leapfrog FDTD simulation of a transmission line with MATLAB.
- Design and optimisation (using various metaheuristic methods) of antennas (4 different types). The simulation was done using NEC software based on the MoM.
Kinematics engine in C++
For the programming project, I built an object-oriented physics engine for kinematics in C++.
Optimising ski jump profile for maximal distance flown
As a very young engineer, I helped model the path of a ski jumper from first principles in MATLAB, solved the constrained optimisation problem for maximal distance flown by the jumper and engineered a miniature ski jump for testing.
Semiconductor illustration: [1] Aydin, Ömer & Uçar, Orhan. (2017). Design for Smaller, Lighter and Faster ICT Products: Technical Expertise, Infrastructures and Processes. Advances in Science, Technology and Engineering Systems Journal. 2. 1114-1128. 10.25046/aj0203141.