Summary
Anthony Liekens is a seasoned AI/ML solutions strategist with 13+ years of experience spanning IoT product design, embedded C++, and data science. He currently shapes cutting-edge AI/ML approaches at theMatchBox and runs IO Lab as an independent contractor, turning ambitious ideas into tangible prototypes across biotech, data science, and the Internet of Things. An entrepreneur and community builder, he founded Makerspace Antwerpen to help companies design and prototype high-tech hardware and advocates for maker infrastructure around Antwerp. Previously he served as Director of R&D and Interim CTO at Rombit and as a resident scientist on Belgian Radio 1, translating complex science for broad audiences. He holds a PhD in Biomedical Technology from Eindhoven University of Technology, along with MSc and BSc degrees in Computer Science, and is based in Schilde, Belgium.
14 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
BSc, Computer Science, BSc, Computer Science at University of Antwerp
Koken, Koken at CVO Antwerpen
PhD, Biomedical Technology, PhD, Biomedical Technology at Eindhoven University of Technology
MSc, Computer Science, MSc, Computer Science at Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Dutch, English