Sam Van Gysegem

Sam Van Gysegem's work experience includes:

1. Embedded Systems Engineer at AiSight (2021-present): Sam is a member of a hardware team, responsible for developing high-quality modern C++ code for embedded systems. This involves architecture design, coding, debugging, testing, and review. Sam also participates in hardware design review, requirements validation, brainstorming sessions, and provides system-level support for cross-functional collaboration with other teams.

2. VTK Careerteam at VTK Gent (2020-2021): Sam worked in the Career & Development department, supporting corporate relations and development opportunities for engineering students. They organized various activities to connect students and companies, including the UGent Business Game, Jobfair, Sector Days, and Development Courses.

3. Student Startup Trip Participant at Academics for Technology (2021): Sam participated in a trip focused on startups and entrepreneurship.

4. Summer Intern at VINTECC (2020): Sam completed a summer internship at VINTECC.

5. Career and Member at PKarus Gent (2018-2020): Sam worked in the Career department from an unspecified start date until July 2020, and was a general member in 2018.

6. Jobstudent at Arkane Network (2019): Sam was involved in the development of an online 1-vs-1 2.5D game, using Unity and C# for coding, and Blender for 3D game asset design and rendering. The project aimed to integrate blockchain technology. Sam's role lasted from August to September 2019.

Sam Van Gysegem pursued their education in various institutions and fields of study. From 2019 to 2021, they attended Ghent University, where they obtained a Master of Science (MS) degree in Control Engineering and Automation. Prior to that, from 2016 to 2019, they also studied at Ghent University and earned a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Werktuigkunde-Electrotechniek.

Regarding their earlier education, from 2010 to 2016, Sam attended Sint-Jozefscollege Aalst. No degree was specified during that period, but their field of study was Grieks-Wiskunde (8 uur), which translates to Greek-Mathematics (8 hours).

Additionally, Sam has acquired several certifications throughout their educational journey. In November 2017, they obtained the BCAA Language Proficiency Certificate from the Belgian Civil Aviation Authority. In October 2014, they received the Internationaal zeilpaspoort from the VLAAMSE YACHTING FEDERATIE. Furthermore, they obtained an AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner certification from Amazon Web Services (AWS) in November 2022. Lastly, they hold a Private Pilot License issued by the Service public fédéral Mobilité et Transports, which they obtained in May 2018.