Me

Niels Saes

MSc. DSAI @ TU/e & MSc. QCS @ UvA

I like math, algorithms, and building cool stuff.

Current Projects

Mystery Project 1

Building and deploying an application for iOS and Android using Flutter.

Flutter UX Design

Algorithm Design for Embedded Systems

Designing a wave-manipulation algorithm for energy saving in LEDs.

C Logic Firmware

[PAPER] Distillation of the DreamerV3 World Model for Efficient Deployment

As a paper for a RL course, we explored world model distillation techniques for improving the efficiency of Dreamer models.

Read Paper RL Optimization

Experience

LLM Engineer at Statistics Netherlands (CBS) (Jan. '25 - Jul. '25)

At my internship, I made a Proof of Concept for querying internal data using LLMs and vector databases. It turned out the organization needed better internal metadata, so I generated metadata using internal documents. After that, I made a functional query system, as a Proof of Concept. I had to build a LangChain-like tool from scratch. Used Python + Streamlit + (Custom-)LangChain

Dynamic LLM Usage Vector Databases RAG Metadata

Technical Project Manager at Buro Matthijs (Apr. '24 - Apr. '25)

At BuroMatthijs I managed and designed projects' requirements and tasks for developers to deliver the required client solutions. Next to that, I built insight dashboards for clients operating in varying industries. Used the right tools for the job for each project.

Data Analysis Requirements Management Software Design

AI Researcher at ASML (Sept. '23 - Jan. '24)

Analyzed the implementation of AI for defect detection in the supply chain.

SAP AI Research Business Casing

Full Stack Developer at Clonable (Mar. '22 - Sept. '23)

I had the opportunity to design and build the company website from the ground up. Taught me valuable skills in web development. On top of this, I did work on the backend of the platform. Additionally, this was pre-AI.

HTML CSS React Laravel

Links

dreamer_v3_efficient_deployment.pdf [ download ] [ open ↗ ]