Sidney Niccolson is a software engineer with 10 years’ experience applying full-stack and embedded skills to sustainable agriculture and precision farming. Currently a Tech Farmer focused on subsystem integration at Growy, he connects sensors, edge computing and AWS IoT to enable automated monitoring and control across hydroponics, aquaponics and conventional systems. His background in bioinformatics and an MSc in Industrial Ecology informs a systems-level approach—he designs software that bridges physical production methods to create resilient, closed-loop food systems. Past roles range from frontend and backend development for supply-chain AI at VanBoven to imaging and spectral analysis projects for plant health at Polariks and AstroPlant, showing a practical blend of remote sensing and web platforms. Notably, he combines hands-on Raspberry Pi/edge deployments with cloud messaging (MQTT/AWS IoT), turning research-grade spectral imaging into operational greenhouse and vineyard monitoring.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc), Bio-informatica (Bio-informatics), Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc), Bio-informatica (Bio-informatics) at Hogeschool Leiden
Contributions:28 commits, 27 pushes in 2 years 4 months
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