My name is Reinout Roels and I currently live and work in Brussels, Belgium. Computers and programming have always been my passion. Ever since I was 14 I have invested heavily in the related knowledge and skills and I have over 15 years of experience in developing commercial and business applications. I am fluent in many of the commonly used programming languages, frameworks and API's and have worked on several large-scale projects including desktop, web and mobile applications. Thanks to my education I am also a quick learner and I can pick up new languages and technologies very fast.

During my PhD I developed the necessary skills for teaching and for research and I have contributed to state-of-the-art technologies. On top of that, research artefacts, freelance work and hobby projects have kept me up to date with the most recent developments.

Current hobbies include poker AIs and algorithmic trading (stock, forex and cryptocurrency markets). I used to also train for running events which resulted in numerous half marathon finishes, a full marathon finish under 4 hours and a 100km hike (the infamous "Dodentocht") finish in 22 hours.

For my technical skills, please see the Technical Skills and Technical Portfolio pages.

For my academic skills, please see the Research, Teaching and Publication pages.