Education
- Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, 2003
- M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, 1996
- ir. "Burgerlijk" Electrotechnical Engineer (Specializing in Applied Physics), Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Belgium),1994
Academic Positions
- Senior Research Engineer, E. L. Ginzton Laboratory, Stanford University, 2012-Present
- Engineering Research Associate, Stanford University, 2007-2012 (Prof. S. Fan)
- Postdoctoral Scholar, Stanford University, 2004-2007 (Prof. S. Fan)
- Research Assistant, Stanford University, 1998-2003 (Profs. B. A. Wandell and A. El Gamal)
- "Aspirant" (Fellow), Fund for Scientific Research - Flanders (Belgium),1998-2002 (Prof. I. Veretennicoff, VUB)
- Research Assistant, Stanford University, 1995-1998 (Prof. L. Hesselink)
- Thesis Student, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Belgium), 1993-1994 (Prof. I. Veretennicoff)
- Research Intern, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Belgium), 1992-1993 (Prof. M. Paiva, ULB and ESA)
Industry Positions
- Consultant, ImagEval LLC, 2001
- Consultant - Expert Witness, Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP, 2001
- Software Design Engineer, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, 1997-1998
- Research Intern, Exxon Chemical Technology Center (Belgium), 1991
Honors, Fellowships and Awards
- Fellow of the International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE), 2018
- Tijd 50 Tech-Pioneer, De Tijd (Belgian Financial Times), 2017
- Senior Member of the International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE), 2017
- Senior Member of the Optical Society (OSA), 2013
- 2008 HP Labs Innovation Research Award –
Hewlett Packard, 2008
- Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE), 2008
- Alumni Member of Tau Beta Pi – the Engineering Honor Society, 2007
- Full Member of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society, 2006
- Fellowship of Fund for Scientific Research – Flanders (Belgium), 1998-2002
- Philips Fellowship – Center for Integrated Systems (Stanford), 2000-2002
- Hewlett-Packard Fellowship – Center for Integrated Systems (Stanford), 1998-2000
- New Focus Travel Award (OSA Annual Meeting), 1996
- 1994 Hoover Foundation Brussels Fellow – Belgian American Educational Foundation, Inc., 1994-1995
- Magna Cum Laude honors (top 1% of class) – "Burgerlijk" Electrotechnical Engineer degree, 1994
- First laureate – "Ms. Jodogne" Prize in Biology (Belgium), 1989
- First laureate – National Contest for Scientific Expositions under auspices of Belgian Shell (Belgium), 1988