Thomas Laureyssens
Founder at ACA Group
Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
Summary
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Top SchoolThomas Laureyssens is a founder, designer-researcher, and practitioner with 11+ years blending product, participatory design, and HCI to create IoT-driven smart city experiences, urban games, and interactive learning environments. He leads Toyfoo, delivering end-to-end solutions—from physical prototyping and LED-driven interactions to app interfaces—for clients like BNP Paribas Fortis, Proximus, imec and Bokrijk. Skilled as a UX researcher and project coordinator, he couples fast conceptual thinking with ethnographic methods to mobilize stakeholders and scale participatory processes in public spaces. His academic background (PhD-level HCI research and MA in Graphic Design & New Media) informs award-winning projects and funded research on digital inclusivity and urban play. Equally comfortable coding interactions and mentoring students, he often bridges research theory and tangible prototypes that invite public co-creation. An underappreciated strength is his knack for making complex IoT behaviors feel playful and socially meaningful, turning civic technology into memorable, everyday experiences.
11 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Human Computer Interaction, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Human Computer Interaction at KU LeuvenMaster of Arts - MA, Graphic design & New media, Master of Arts - MA, Graphic design & New media at Sint-Lukas Brussel
English, Dutch, French, Spanish
Github Skills (22)
virtual-machine8
openframeworks8
decoding4
arduino-library4
sampler4
encoding3
audio-effect3
arduino3
dm2
audiounit2
architecture2
spatial-audio2
modular2
synth2
computer-music2
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
toyfoo/whistle.city
Aug 2014 - Jun 2015
Contributions:7 commits, 6 pushes in 10 months
toyfoo/sparrow_rpi
Mar 2016 - Sep 2017
Contributions:22 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 6 months
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