Resume - Toon Baeyens

Work experience

2023–2024C++-developerthink-cell Software GmbH - Berlin
- Contributing to the C++ code base of the think-cell powerpoint addin.
2018–2023PhD-researcher and teaching assistantDepartment of Applied mathematics, Computer science and Statistics - Ghent University
- Developing accurate algorithms and efficient C++ programs for Schrödinger equations.
- Guiding students with their bachelor's and master's thesis.
- Developing and guiding of exercises for three Scientific Computing courses.
- Outreach for the mathematics program.
2018Data engineer - Summer internshipKBC - Data Intelligence Services, Leuven
- Researching how MLflow can be used within machine learning projects.
2017Data scientist - Internship and student jobYazzoom - Ghent
- Automatic pattern recognition in logging data.
2015–2017Assisting during summer course - Student jobGhent University
- Assisting during the summer course mathematics for first year students.
2012–2014Frontend developer - Student jobBlue Cherry - Antwerp
- Implementing website designs into HTML and CSS.

Education

2018–2023Doctor of Science: Mathematics - Algorithms for time-independent Schrödinger equationsDepartment of Applied mathematics, Computer science and Statistics - Ghent University
2016–2018Master of Science: Mathematics - major Applied Mathematics and Computer ScienceGhent University
2013–2016Bachelor of Science: MathematicsGhent University

Extracurriculars

2018–nowOutreach and popularization
- 2022-2023: Five posters and interactive visualizations of fractals for Imaginary.
- 2019-2022: Three poster images for VWO.
- Yearly science festival at Ghent University.
  - 2020: Simulating the world - An online interactive presentation about (partial) differential equations.
  - 2019: Hyperbolic geometry in VR - Workshop and talk about hyperbolic geometry and VR.
- 2019: Pint of science: Art in mathematics - Unexpected beauty in root finding algorithms.
2020–2023Faculty board memberFaculty of Sciences - Ghent University
2014–2018Student representativeGhent University
2009–nowParticipating in math and programming competitions
- Three times second place in the Flemish Programming Competition (VPW).
- Twice the top team from Ghent in the Google Hash Code.
- Second round of the Google Code Jam.
- Third prize at the International Mathematics Competition for University Students (IMC).
- Three times finalist at the Cyber Security Challenge Belgium.
- Bronze medal at the Benelux Mathematical Olympiad (BxMO).
- Three times finalist at the Flemish Mathematics Olympiad (VWO).
More than 400 problems solved on Project EulerProjectEuler.net
Open-source contributions
- 0 A. D.: Real-time strategy game in C++ and JavaScript.
- Jupyter Notebook: Web application for creating computational documents.
- Chalk: JavaScript library for terminal string styling.
- jupyterlab-execute-time: Plug-in for JupyterLab to display cell timings.
- pyuff: Universal file format reader and writer in Python.
- MLflow: A machine learning lifecycle platform.