Tom Igoe
Arts Professor at Arduino
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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RockstarTom Igoe is an arts professor and co-founder of Arduino with 17 years blending physical computing education and hands-on embedded systems engineering. As area head of NYU ITP’s physical computing courses, he teaches programming and electronics for expressive art and design while researching networks, lighting, clocks, and the social and environmental impacts of technology. A prolific open-source contributor, he has improved core Arduino libraries and created practical Ethernet, NFC, and LiquidCrystal examples that bridge sensors, networking and real-world client applications. Known for making complex technical concepts tangible for artists and designers, he pairs academic leadership with the pragmatic craft of building devices that interact with people and the environment.
17 years of coding experience
Github Skills (19)
c-language10
strings10
text-manipulation10
nfc10
spi10
networking10
digital-logic10
avr10
iot10
sys10
embedded10
serial-communication10
cprogramming-language10
sensor10
arduino10
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
arduino-libraries/LiquidCrystal
Feb 2010 - Aug 2011
Role in this project:
Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:21 commits in 1 year 6 months
Contributions summary:Tom primarily corrected and added to documentation within the repository's example files. Their contributions involved fixing comments in the example code and adding public domain notices to the example files. They also added a new example that demonstrates the LiquidCrystal `createChar()` function, further expanding the documentation.
crystalliquidarduino
arduino-libraries/Ethernet
Jul 2010 - May 2012
Role in this project:Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:39 commits in 1 year 9 months
Contributions summary:Tom primarily contributed to the Ethernet library for Arduino, adding examples and making improvements to existing ones. Their work focused on creating client applications to interact with external services, including Cosm (now Cosm), Twitter, and a basic web server. They integrated various sensors (e.g., a barometric pressure sensor) and networking protocols, demonstrating practical application of embedded systems and networking principles.
arduino-libraryethernetarduino
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