Zhe Hou
Technical Lead at ASML
Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands
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Top SchoolZhe Hou is a Technical Lead at ASML with 12 years of experience specializing in high-performance optical system design, metrology products, and feasibility studies for high-NA EUV applications. He holds a PhD in Applied Physics from TU Delft where his research produced novel optimization methods for extreme aspheric and hyperbolic lens systems and resulted in peer-reviewed publications and international collaborations. At ASML he led integration of secure metrology functions into the Yieldstar platform and drives technology readiness through prototyping, experiment and cross-disciplinary coordination. His background spans academia and industry—from barcode engine optics at Datalogic to breath-analysis spectroscopy experiments—demonstrating strong hands-on skills in CODEV, ZEMAX, MATLAB, and hardware prototyping. Comfortable in multicultural teams across Europe and China, he combines a persistent, problem-solving mindset with stakeholder management and effective communication. He is particularly adept at translating complex optical design landscapes into practical, manufacturable solutions that advance metrology performance.
12 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Engineering - MEng, Mechatronics, Master of Engineering - MEng, Mechatronics at Warsaw University of TechnologyDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Applied Physics - Optics / Optical Design, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Applied Physics - Optics / Optical Design at Delft University of TechnologyBachelor of Engineering - BE, Optical Engineering, GPA 3.8/4.0 | Cum Laude, Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Optical Engineering, GPA 3.8/4.0 | Cum Laude at Zhejiang University
English, Chinese, Japanese
Github Skills (64)
sandbox10
java10
voxel-engine10
voxel10
game-engine9
terasology9
game-development9
streaming8
rabbitmq8
messaging8
amqp7
artemis7
relational-algebra6
rabbitmq-client6
checker6
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
MostDevEindhoven2018/OrderingSystem
Apr 2018 - May 2018
Contributions:31 pushes, 17 branches in 1 month
MostDevEindhoven2018/ZorgExtraExercise
Apr 2018 - Apr 2018
Contributions:16 pushes, 1 branch in 2 days
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