Wouter ten Brinke
Embedded Systems (MSc) student
Introduction
I am a Master's student in Embedded Systems at the University of Twente. My background covers embedded software, computer vision, IoT systems, 5G and modern networking technologies, as well as full-stack and mobile development. I have worked on projects ranging from real-time Linux components and OpenCL-based GPU/SoC optimizations to cloud-connected applications. My main interests are in embedded software engineering, connected intelligent systems, IoT and computer vision.
Personal Information
Education
Two-year master's programme in Embedded Systems covering computer vision, IoT, embedded optimization, cloud-connected systems and embedded AI.
- Developed and modified a Python-based real-time face-detection system.
- Optimized matrix multiplication by moving a CPU implementation to both GPU (OpenCL) and an SoC platform, with part of the computation offloaded to an FPGA.
Università degli Studi di Genova, Genova
Erasmus+ exchange semester in Computer Engineering and Robotics, Courses in Cloud Networking, 5G and IoT, Computer Vision, Real-Time Operating Systems and AR/VR.
- Developed a Linux kernel driver for a real-time task execution environment.
- Created an AI-driven interactive game in Unity using Convai.
- Set up automated deployment of a full monitoring and logging stack using Docker and Ansible.
- Achieved A1 level proficiency in Italian through a language course offered by the university.
Three-year programme combining theoretical computer science with practical engineering. Covered all main areas of software engineering in both a theoretical and hands-on manner.
- Applied theoretical concepts such as algorithms, operating systems and automata in practical assignments.
- Engaged in interdisciplinary team projects, collaborating with students from various technical disciplines.
- Built a self-made programming language and compiler (ByteBender) as a course project.
- Bachelor thesis: FlexiTeX, a tool for structuring LaTeX projects.
Diploma
Thesis
Dutch pre-university high school program (VWO), completed with a science-oriented profile and aimed at preparing students for university studies.
- Completed the Science & Engineering and Science & Health subject tracks.
- Participated in the Technasium, working on real-world assignments for external companies.
- Nominee for the (national) Technasium Top Awards 2019 with a project on converting a 1930s school building to be gas-free.
- Graduation project on harvesting energy from water flow in household systems (e.g., rainwater piping).
Diploma
Graduation project
Publications
[T.1]
Wouter ten Brinke. FlexiTeX: LaTeX Collaboration Without Giving Up Personal Project Structure. Bachelor thesis, University of Twente, June 2025.
http://purl.utwente.nl/essays/107262[C.1]
Wouter ten Brinke, Bart Griepsma, Aleksandra Ignatovič, Nhat, Vadim Zaytsev. On the Structuring of LaTeX Projects. Conference paper, Pre-proceedings of the 24th Belgium-Netherlands Software Evolution Workshop (BENEVOL), pp. 39-45, 2025.
https://benevol2025.github.io/pre/paper10.pdf[T] = Thesis
[C] = Conference paper
Work Experience
Full-stack development in an English-first, multi-location development team. Focussing on the development of the Klasbord Ouderapp, a platform used by schools and parents to share updates, photos, videos and announcements across web and mobile.
- Backend development in ASP.NET for new functionality and platform maintenance.
- Mobile app development in Xamarin and MAUI, including the migration after Xamarin's end-of-life.
- Web development in Angular for user-facing features and interface behaviour.
- Full OpenTelemetry integration for background jobs and platform-wide tracing.
- Continuous bug fixing to keep the application stable and reliable.