Tom Stein
Founder And CEO at ETH Zürich
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Top SchoolTom Stein is a founder and research-driven engineer with nine years of experience building IoT and embedded ML solutions, currently leading Fencyboy GmbH to commercialize real-time monitoring for agricultural electric fences. He combines hands-on embedded systems work—contributing to projects like the HelTec CubeCell Arduino support—with academic research at ETH Zürich on autonomous, self-optimizing additive manufacturing and sensor-embedded 3D printing. A hackathon veteran who has turned weekend prototypes into real-world products, Tom bridges industry and research through open-source development and applied ML for computer vision and logistics. He has a proven track record in full-stack and hardware-integrated systems from .NET tooling to ESP32/Arduino prototyping, and he mentors junior technologists through TechLabs Ruhr. Comfortable coordinating large student teams and research projects, he brings a pragmatic, experimental mindset to turning complex academic ideas into robust, deployable systems.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS Informatik, Master of Science - MS Informatik at TU Dortmund UniversityCertificate program Digital Technology Management, Certificate program Digital Technology Management at DLABMaster of Science - MS Informatik, Master of Science - MS Informatik at Leiden UniversityAbitur Mathematik und Informatik, Abitur Mathematik und Informatik at Richard-von-Weizsäcker Berufskolleg DülmenMaster Thesis Computer Science, Master Thesis Computer Science at ETH Zürich
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Github Skills (13)
embedded10
sys10
arduino10
cprogramming-language9
c-language9
listview6
html6
asp-net6
tensorflow-lite6
tensorflow6
shapes6
datatable6
java6
Programming languages (24)
Github contributions (5)
HelTecAutomation/CubeCell-Arduino
Aug 2020 - Dec 2021
Heltec CubeCell Series (based on ASR6501, ASR6502 chip) Arduino support.
Role in this project:
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:6 commits, 2 PRs, 16 comments in 1 year 4 months
Contributions summary:Tom primarily contributes to the Heltec CubeCell Arduino repository by modifying and improving example code. Their work includes fixing English comments within the code, correcting initializations, and adjusting print statements for clarity. They also rename variables for better code readability and refactor directives. This demonstrates a focus on code maintainability, clarity, and correctness in the context of a low-power, embedded system environment.
chiplorawanheltecarduinocubecell
ScholliYT/inez
Aug 2019 - Sep 2019
Contributions:93 commits, 8 pushes, 2 tags in 1 month
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