Summary
Tim Dupont is an AI and Smart Robotics researcher and lecturer with nine years of experience shaping applied research and teaching at PXL University of Applied Sciences and Arts. He blends hands-on robotics and ROS expertise from studies in Mobile Autonomous Systems with a strong human–computer interaction background, making complex AI topics accessible to students and industry partners. Tim has overseen applied research at PXL Smart ICT while coaching technical AI projects, and he brings a practical maker’s mindset informed by years setting creative, problem-solving boulder routes. He is motivated by sustainable, real-world impact and enjoys inventing cross-disciplinary solutions that bridge mechatronics, software, and user-centric design. Based in Limburg, Belgium, he pairs academic rigor with an educator’s passion for sharing knowledge and mentoring the next generation of engineers.
8 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Industrial Sciences, Industrial Sciences at VMS
Bachelor, Computer Science, Cum Laude, Bachelor, Computer Science, Cum Laude at Hogeschool PXL
Mobile Autonomous Systems & Cognitive Robotics: Robot Operating System, Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering, Mobile Autonomous Systems & Cognitive Robotics: Robot Operating System, Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering at Fachhochschule Aachen
Master, Human Computer Interaction, Master, Human Computer Interaction at Hasselt University
Industrial Computer Science, Computer Science, Industrial Computer Science, Computer Science at Technical Institute
Dutch, English, French, German