Michael Van Den Bergh
Sr. Principal Software Engineering Lead at Esri
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Summary
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Top SchoolMichael Van Den Bergh is a senior principal software engineering leader based in Zurich with over a decade of experience building research-driven products that bridge academia and industry. He leads the team behind ArcGIS Urban, a 3D urban planning platform used to improve livability, sustainability, and economic mobility for cities, and has progressed through technical and leadership roles at Esri since 2017. Earlier he founded and served as CTO of CloudCities, bringing entrepreneurial product instincts to large-scale geospatial software development. His background includes a Ph.D. from ETH Zürich and postdoctoral work in image segmentation, robotics, and HCI, informing a strong foundation in computer vision and human-centered systems. Known for translating advanced research into production-grade tools, he combines hands-on technical depth with strategic product leadership across mapping, simulation, and urban analytics.
9 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Electrical Engineering and Information Technology at Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule ZürichMaster of Science (M.Sc.), Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Magna cum laude, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Magna cum laude at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
English, Dutch, French, German, Spanish
Github Skills (23)
mongoose10
react-component10
sceneview10
arcgis-js-api10
arcgis9
esri9
api9
rest-api8
react8
js-api7
react-components7
rest7
mongodb7
javascript4
data-management4
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
Esri/react-sceneview
Oct 2018 - May 2021
React component that wraps the ArcGIS JS API 4.x SceneView
Contributions:4 releases, 20 reviews, 175 commits in 2 years 6 months
react-componentapiarcgis-js-apireactarcgis
Esri/arcgoose
Oct 2018 - Jan 2021
Mongoose-style bindings for the ArcGIS REST API
Contributions:1 review, 142 commits, 57 PRs in 2 years 3 months
apiarcgisrestmongooseschemas
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