Eelco Hoogendoorn is a founder and applied ML engineer with 12 years of experience building machine-learning systems that interact with the physical world, from FDA‑grade biomedical simulation to learned control for commuting robotics. He combines a PhD in computational biology and a strong applied-math background with hands‑on software engineering—contributing to projects like jsonpickle (advanced NumPy serialization) and several open‑source simulation tooling repos used beyond his startups. At 3D Hubs he led R&D to turn geometry‑aware ML algorithms into a core, revenue‑driving platform, and at Ribi Robotics he designs bespoke simulation stacks to train and validate real actuator and robot dynamics. Known for bridging rigorous academic methods with production engineering, he’s equally comfortable inventing new algorithms, shipping robust libraries, and shaping team strategy.
12 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree Computational Fluid Dynamics, Master's degree Computational Fluid Dynamics at University of Twente
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computational Biology, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computational Biology at University of Amsterdam
Python library for serializing any arbitrary object graph into JSON. It can take almost any Python object and turn the object into JSON. Additionally, it can reconstitute the object back into Python.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & Test Automation Engineer
Contributions:22 commits, 4 PRs, 19 comments in 8 months
Contributions summary:Eelco primarily contributed to the `jsonpickle` library by implementing serialization and deserialization features for NumPy arrays, including support for different data types, shapes, and memory layouts. They introduced binary encoding and compression for efficiency, tested different array views and ensured the correct handling of strides and memory management. The contributions demonstrate a focus on extending the library's capabilities and ensuring its correctness through comprehensive testing.
Contributions:323 commits, 280 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years 11 months
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