Researcher
Robotics & Autonomous Systems,
Royal Military Academy
Address
Avenue De La Renaissance 30, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
Contact Information
Email: theo.engels@mil.be
Théo Engels is a researcher in the Robotics & Autonomous Systems unit of the Department of Mechanics at the Belgian Royal Military Academy. He contributes to the FORCES project, which leverages the memory safety features of the Rust programming language to improve the security and reliability of robotic systems in the face of cyber threats.
He holds a Master’s degree in Software Engineering from ECAM Brussels Engineering School, earned in 2024.
During his studies, he discovered his passion for robotics engineering while participating in the Eurobot competition. This experience inspired him to focus on embedded systems, robotics, and artificial intelligence.
His master’s thesis involved developing a real-time obstacle detection system for ground robots using machine learning. This system was specifically designed for autonomous robots used in equine arena harrowing, developed in collaboration with Quimesis and Equestrian Technology.
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