PhD candidate in the Dynamic Design Lab with prof. Chis Gerdes. My research focuses on motion planning and control for an autonomous race car, aimed at using the full tire-force potential. Developed a nonlinear optimal control framework for real-time vehicle control with a long planning horizon.

Led the development and deployment of a next-generation autonomous race car in the lab, in collaboration with Volkswagen Group Research.

Race engineer during the testing season, preparing for the Formula Renault 1.6 NEC Junior championship.

Researcher at TNO Automotive, focusing on target tracking & classification with radar, camera & vehicle-to-vehicle data for cooperative adaptive cruise control and autonomous driving applications, and team captain of three interns involved in parallel projects.

Started in the pit crew for national endurance races, developed pit stop strategy tools and started car data analyses in national sprint race competitions. Grew with the team competing with three BMW Z4 GT3 in various international sprint and endurance championships. Responsible for car data analysis for car health monitoring and driver development, configuration and maintenance of onboard logger and sensor systems, and race strategy monitoring.

2013: ADAC GT Masters (Supercar Challenge)

2012: Blancpain Endurance Series, ADAC GT Masters, Supercar Challenge

2011: FIA GT3 European Championship (Blancpain Endurance Series, ADAC GT Masters)