Frederik De Bleser
Researcher Teacher at Karel de Grote Hogeschool
Antwerp Metropolitan Area Belgium
Summary
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Top SchoolFrederik De Bleser is a researcher, teacher and software engineer with 12+ years building visual programming tools and data-visualization platforms, blending front-end craftsmanship (React, D3) with back-end systems (Node.js, Python, Django, Go). He created OpenType.js, a widely used open-source JavaScript font parser adopted by Microsoft and p5.js, and has shipped projects spanning real-time C/C++ visualization, VR support, and online typesetting with PDF rendering. At Sint Lucas Antwerpen he led small teams to build NodeBox Live and delivered 20+ hands-on workshops to hundreds of designers and professionals, translating research into practical teaching. His freelance work includes bespoke mobile data visualizations and DevOps setups on Heroku/AWS, and his OSS contributions show cross-platform systems thinking (e.g., improving nuklear compatibility on macOS).
12 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Design and Applied Arts, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Design and Applied Arts at University of AntwerpMaster of Fine Arts (MFA), Graphic Design, Summa Cum Laude, Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Graphic Design, Summa Cum Laude at Karel de Grote-HogeschoolBachelor's degree, Information Technology, Bachelor's degree, Information Technology at AP Hogeschool Antwerpen
Dutch, English, French, German, Spanish
Github Skills (12)
c1710
macos10
cross-platform10
windows-gui10
c1110
multiplatform10
opengl10
sdl10
glfw10
platform-independent10
headers9
lib9
Programming languages (20)
Github contributions (5)
vurtun/nuklear
Apr 2016 - Apr 2016
A single-header ANSI C gui library
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:3 PRs, 3 comments in 1 day
Contributions summary:Frederik primarily focused on improving the compatibility of the nuklear GUI library with the OS X platform. They implemented conditional compilation to handle differences in OpenGL shader versions and header includes. Furthermore, the user updated existing examples (GLFW, SDL) to ensure they function correctly on OS X, modifying shader versions and OpenGL profile settings. The commits demonstrate an understanding of cross-platform development and GUI library integration.
headergui-librarysingle-header-libsingle-headernuklear
codespacehelp/website
Sep 2019 - Dec 2022
Digital Technology Platform of Sint Lucas Antwerpen
Contributions:108 commits, 4 PRs, 103 pushes in 3 years 3 months
antwerpen
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