Sander Thierens
About Sander Thierens
Sander Thierens is a Student Associate Software Engineer currently working at TomTom and VIB, with a background in Bio-informatics and Electronics-ICT.
Current Role at TomTom
Sander Thierens is presently working as a Student Associate Software Engineer at TomTom. This role, based in Gent, Vlaanderen, België, started in 2020. His responsibilities include software development tasks that involve data processing and integration.
Experience at VIB
Since 2021, Sander has been a Jobstudent at VIB in Gent, Vlaanderen, België. Here, he has developed a distributed pipeline for the exploration of multimodal single cell images using Spark and Dask frameworks. His work involves integrating and analyzing data from different modalities, enhancing the efficiency and scalability of data processing tasks.
Previous Employment at Excentis
Sander Thierens worked at Excentis as a Studentenbaan from 2018 to 2020. During his two-year tenure, he gained valuable work experience, contributing to projects related to his field of study.
Master's Degree in Bio-informatics
Sander completed his Master of Science (MS) degree in Bio-informatica at Universiteit Gent from 2019 to 2021. His academic focus included integrating and analyzing multimodal data, equipping him with advanced skills in bioinformatics.
Bachelor's Degree in Electronics-ICT
Sander earned his Bachelor's degree in industriele ingenieurswetenschappen Elektronica-ICT from KU Leuven, studying from 2015 to 2020. This five-year program provided him with a solid foundation in electronics and information communication technology.