Daily Calvin wisdom: "I understand my tests are popular reading in the teachers' lounge. - Calvin" [written by Bill Watterson]
- Date of birth: March 2, 1977.
- Place of birth: Schoten, Belgium.
- Citizenship: Belgian.
- 1989-1995: Sint-Michielscollege Brasschaat - We-Wi 8.
- 1995-2000: K.U.Leuven - Master Degree in Electrical Engineering (Telecommunications).
- May 2000: Ms. thesis: "Study of the approximated Quantum Fourier Transform in quantum computers".
- 2000-2006: K.U.Leuven - Ph.D. researcher.
- May 2006: Ph.D. thesis: "Cryptographic Algorithms and Protocols for Security and Privacy in Wireless Ad Hoc Networks".
- Traveling: adventurous backpacking, although I've discovered the advantages of having a car to carry that heavy backpack ...
- Sports: sailing (far too unfrequent), skiing, pool & snooker, hiking, swimming, squash
- One-time experiences: one week of parasailing in France, bungy jump in South-Africa
- Computers: computer security/privacy, programming, some general fooling-around...
- Other: cinema, music, reading, etc...
- Comics: Calvin and Hobbes (Bill Watterson) and The Far Side Galleries (Gary Larson)
