Paolo van Dommelen

Hello, I'm Paolo.

Robotics engineer from KU Leuven, working in software. I build systems where hardware and code meet.

Selected Work

Research, professional work, and side projects.

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Open-Source Data Glove DK

Open-Source Data Glove DK

ROBOTICS · XR, 2024

Master's thesis: a full hardware and software development kit for an XR data glove. Designed custom PCBs, implemented and benchmarked sensor fusion algorithms against the SenseGlove Nova, and built ROS2 and Unity integrations over Bluetooth and WiFi.

ROS2UnityPCB DesignSensor FusionC++Bluetooth
Dynamic Traffic Management for AWV

Dynamic Traffic Management for AWV

INDUSTRIAL · SOFTWARE, 2024–

Software automation engineer at TMC Belgium, on assignment with Tein Technology. Building SCADA and traffic-management software for Agentschap Wegen en Verkeer's dynamic traffic management infrastructure: WPF/XAML frontends, C# .NET backend services, industrial protocols, and the database and VM infrastructure around them.

C# .NETWPF / XAMLOPC-UAModbusSNMPSQL ServerVMware
MetaPLC: Industrial Automation Platform

MetaPLC: Industrial Automation Platform

INDUSTRIAL · SOFTWARE, 2025–

A self-built platform to configure, program, deploy, operate, and simulate industrial devices from one web UI. Built on C# / .NET 8 with ASP.NET Core and Blazor Server, structured with Clean Architecture and DDD, backed by EF Core and PostgreSQL. Talks to ESP32 devices over MQTT with over-the-air firmware updates, and runs a real-time digital twin that can replay recorded production data.

C# / .NET 8ASP.NET CoreBlazor ServerEF CorePostgreSQLMQTTSignalRDDDDocker