Tobias Birnbaum

Technical Director: Algorithms & Software Production at Swave

Brussels, Brussels Region, Belgium

About

Doctor of engineering with experience in developing state-of-the-art signal processing solutions in the domain of digital holography (especially: compression, objective evaluation, generation, and display). (Co-) author of more than 20 peer reviewed scientific publications. More than 4 years of teaching experience in Java programming, Quantum physics, and Numerics. Proficient in Matlab, C/C++, Cuda, Java, Mathematica, MATLAB, Python and Bash programming, Latex, as well as Git versioning. Intermediate knowledge in: OptiX, OpenGL, CMake Basic knowledge in SQL, Julia, R. My current expertise is focused on: - Phase space analysis - Digital holography - Programming - IT and network administration As I come from a varied background (including microbiology, chemistry, physics with a focus on theoretical chemistry/quantum mechanics; and applied mathematics with a focus on compressed sensing and Fourier analysis), I see especially the value and necessity in interdisciplinary research. Past interests included (with decreasing importance): - Molecular Dynamic simulations using Ab-initio density functional theory - High performance computing - Anorganic/Organic/Analytic chemistry & Toxicology - Solid state physics - Android/IOS mobile application development

Experience

  • Swave Photonics (Full-time · 3 yrs 3 mos)
    • Senior Research Scientist
      May 2025 - Present · 1 yr 2 mos

    • Technical Director: Algorithms & Software Production
      Nov 2023 - May 2025 · 1 yr 7 mos

    • Algorithms Expert
      Apr 2023 - Nov 2023 · 8 mos

  • Vrije Universiteit Brussel (10 yrs 3 mos)
    • Research Affiliate
      Apr 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 3 mos

    • Postdoctoral Researcher
      May 2016 - Apr 2023 · 7 yrs

    • PHD Candidate
      Apr 2016 - Apr 2022 · 6 yrs 1 mo

  • Researcher at JPEG Pleno Holography
    Jan 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 6 mos

    Maintainer of JPEG Pleno Holography: Common Test Conditions Software Contributor of JPEG Pleno Holography: Numerical Reconstruction Software Co-developer of INTERFERE codec for DH compression (accepted baseline proposal) Active member of ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29/WG1 (JPEG Pleno Holography)

  • imec (7 yrs 1 mo)
    • Researcher
      Apr 2022 - Apr 2023 · 1 yr 1 mo

    • Associate Researcher
      Mar 2020 - Apr 2022 · 2 yrs 2 mos

    • Affiliated Researcher
      Apr 2016 - Mar 2020 · 4 yrs

  • Research Assistant at TU Bergakademie Freiberg
    Jan 2010 - Mar 2015 · 5 yrs 3 mos

    Institute of theoretical physics; Molecular dynamic simulations to: - determine H2O coordination number of aqueous Ca2+ ions - Study of optical properties of metal phthalocyanine and metal porphyrin thin films (with the aim of spintronics)