Filip Jorissen
Chief Technology Officer at Builtwins BV
Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium
Summary
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Top SchoolFilip Jorissen is a CTO and energy-focused software engineer with 12 years of experience building optimal control and monitoring solutions for HVAC and building energy systems. He combines academic rigor from a KU Leuven PhD/postdoc background with hands-on product delivery at Builtwins, turning Modelica-based research and Model Predictive Control algorithms into practical tools that cut energy use and improve thermal comfort. An active open-source contributor to the widely used Modelica Buildings library, he has tackled everything from model updates and data-analysis scripts to documentation and licensing. Filip’s work uniquely blends fast simulation, nonlinear optimization and automated commissioning to reduce commissioning time and operational cost while enhancing occupant comfort. Based in Leuven, he brings a systems-engineering mindset and a track record of moving advanced simulation toolchains from research prototypes to real-world deployments.
12 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Math and Science, Math and Science at Sint Ursula Instituut - OLV WaverMaster of Science (M.Sc.), Energy Engineering, Great distinction, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Energy Engineering, Great distinction at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
French, English
Github Skills (6)
python10
modelica10
documentation9
matplotlib9
git7
controlling5
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
lbl-srg/modelica-buildings
Feb 2014 - Nov 2019
Modelica Buildings library
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:107 commits, 19 PRs, 67 comments in 5 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Filip made several contributions to the Modelica Buildings library. They merged branches and resolved conflicts related to model updates. Furthermore, they modified Python scripts for plotting and data analysis related to building energy systems and corrected typos. The user also updated documentation and licensing information, demonstrating a multifaceted involvement in the project.
energy-efficiencybuildingsenergymodelicarenewable-energy
Mathadon/modelica-annex60
Jan 2015 - Dec 2019
Contributions:3 PRs, 58 pushes, 37 branches in 4 years 11 months
pythonmodelicaannex
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