Summary
Lieven Hollevoet is an embedded systems engineer and entrepreneur with 15 years of experience designing low-power, secure, connected electronic products from prototype to production. As owner of Quicksand and former founder of LikaTronix, he excels at solving tricky hardware and wireless challenges—ZigBee, GPRS, Iridium and multi-sensor integrations feature regularly in his work. His background at imec blends research-grade rigor with hands-on engineering, including sensor optimization, power-scavenging studies, ASIC verification and real-time multimedia projects. He thrives on understanding problems completely and guiding small technical teams to practical, manufacturable solutions. Based in Bruges, he pairs deep circuit and firmware expertise (ARM Cortex, PIC bootloaders, USB interfaces) with rapid prototyping and enclosure design, often iterating on energy efficiency and connectivity. An uncommon strength is his track record of turning academic research results into fielded products that balance power, range and reliability.
15 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Industrial Science, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Greatest Distinction, Master of Industrial Science, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Greatest Distinction at Katholieke Hogeschool Brugge-Oostende
Wiskunde-Wetenschappen, Wiskunde-Wetenschappen at OLVO
Dutch, English, French, German