Zimcke Van De Staey
Co-Founder at BytePact
Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
Summary
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Top SchoolZimcke Van De Staey is a software engineer and Co-Founder with 11 years of experience who blends academic research in computer science education and machine learning with hands-on product development in EdTech. Since co-founding BytePact in 2020 he has led small teams to build education-focused software and in-house products, while also steering product development work at MakerStudio. His background includes a PhD research role at imec’s AIRO IDLab and a Cum Laude M.Eng. in Computer Science from KU Leuven, reflecting a strong foundation in both theory and applied engineering. Relocating to Hong Kong in 2021, he pairs European technical training with on-the-ground experience in Asia’s tech ecosystem. Notably, his profile combines technical depth with interdisciplinary interests—he also holds advanced degrees in musicology—bringing a creative, research-informed perspective to EdTech solutions.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Computer Science, Cum Laude, Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Computer Science, Cum Laude at University of LeuvenBachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science at Katholieke Universiteit LeuvenBachelor of Arts (BA), Musicology and Ethnomusicology, Bachelor of Arts (BA), Musicology and Ethnomusicology at Université Paris-Sorbonne
Dutch, French, English, Chinese, German, Chinese
Github Skills (15)
moodle8
paths7
docker-image7
lms6
jekyll5
docker5
image-resizing5
factory4
bitnami4
latin3
solver3
scribd3
prolog2
image-editor2
latex1
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
dwengovzw/Blockly-for-Dwenguino
Dec 2019 - Dec 2022
Contributions:574 commits, 4 PRs, 246 pushes in 3 years 1 month
zimcke/zimcke.github.io
Nov 2019 - Oct 2023
Contributions:41 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 11 months
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