EXPERIENCE

2024-now DevOps software engineer, ASML, Eindhoven
Automating, deploying, and managing cloud-based infrastructure, with the focus on bringing modern practices to older languages. Experienced in CI/CD, configuration management, and collaborating with development and operations teams to deliver high-quality, reliable software efficiently.

2021-2024 Metrology Design engineer, ASML, Eindhoven
Design, test and qualification of software products for ASML’s D&E department. Migration and maitenance of one of the largest diagnostics codebases and introducing various CI/CD pipelines for documentation and testing.

2018-2020 Student assistant, QuTech Academy, Delft
Preparation and testing of online courses on quantum mechanics.

2018-2019 Flow Engineer, Spirocco Kft., Budapest
Design, simulation, and testing of volume flow meter within an asthma inhaler using Autodesk CAD and CFD programs, and 3D printing.

2016 Software engineer intern, PinkRF, Nijmegen
Prototype software of 3D volume reconstruction from stereometric imaging via MATLAB.

EDUCATION

2017-2018 Master of Applied Physics, Delft University of Technology
Electives on fluid dynamics, imaging physics, and quantum mechanics. Master thesis on quantum error correction at QuTech; development and benchmarking of a new decoder for the surface code via a self-produced quantum simulator in Python.

2013-2017 Bachelor of Applied Physics, Delft University of Technology
Bachelor thesis on imaging and biophysics; description and further development of a software package for analysis of protein movement during DNA replication in E. Coli with MATLAB.

2015-2016 Medical Delta, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Leiden University
Minor program in medicine. Includes courses on anatomy, biophysical processes, and radiology.

2007-2013 Gymnasium, Lorentz Casimir Lyceum
Curriculum track: science & engineering and science & health with additional German, French, and geology courses.

AWARDS

2020 Unitary Fund, non-profit microgrant program,
To further develop Qsurface, a simulator package for surface codes. The grant will improve visualization methods and facilitate the collaboration of an open, modular platform for surface code simulations.

2012 Singapore International Mathematics Challenge, NUS
Second prize and presentation award for the 2012 SIMC challenge.

PUBLICATIONS

TBA Quasilinear-Time Decoding Algorithm for Topological Codes with High Decoding Performance, S. Hu, D. Elkouss
Pre-print
Conference paper

2020 Quasilinear Time Decoding Algorithm for Topological Codes with High Error Threshold, S. Hu, D. Elkouss
Master thesis

2017 User-friendly analysis of fluorescent spot position of bacterial proteins using a microfluidic device and agarose pads, S. Hu, R. de Leeuw
Bachelor thesis

PROJECTS

2023-now textmate-grammar-python A lexer and tokenizer for grammar files as defined by TextMate and used in VSCode, implemented in Python.

2019-2020 Qsurface (Open Surface Code Simulations)

Open-source simulator for benchmarking and visualizing surface code decoders, written in Python. Grant received from the Unitary Fund.

ACTIVITIES

2006-now Participant and Volunteer First Lego League, FLL Brabant, FLL Benelux, FLL Germany, FLL Denmark, FLL Norway, FLL Japan
As participant: Winner of FLLOEC Norway 2007 and first in robot design in FLLOAC Japan 2008.
As volunteer: Judging and organization for the regional, national, or international finals of the First Lego League competition in the Netherlands and Germany.

2017 Freshmen weekend committee, Vereniging voor Technische Physica
Presidential role in organizing the freshmen weekend activity for 300+ students.

2015-2016 Study tour committee, Vereniging voor Technische Physica
Graphic design, communication, and planning for the organization of a 30-day study tour to South-East Asia and China.

2012-2015 Various committees, Vereniging voor Technische Physica, AEGEE Delft, Lorentz Casimir Lyceum
Various roles including the organizer of symposia, editor, and graphic designer for the faculty magazine and yearbook, and IT related committees.

SKILLS

Languages

native Dutch, Chinese

fluent English

Programming

export Python, MATLAB, GitHub Actions CI/CD

competent Julia

beginner Rust, HTML5 & CSS, Javascript, SQL

creative Adobe Creative Suite

3D prototyping (modeling & printing)

Home Automation

Selfhosting

DIY electronics