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Douw Marx

Douw Marx

Marie Skłodowska-Curie PhD Fellow at KU Leuven

Leuven, BE
+32 470516451

Background


About

About

I conduct research in fault detection of machines using signal processing and machine learning methods. I completed my Masters in Mechanical engineering from the University of Pretoria, South Africa and moved to Belgium where I am currently working on my PhD at KU Leuven University. My research is part of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie MOIRA project (https://h2020-moira.eu/), studying heterogeneous industrial data. I often find myself proposing the most unconventional ideas in a room of people whilst still being firmly grounded in a responsible data science and a deep physical understanding of vibration, heat transfer and structural mechanics

Work Experience

Work Experience

  • PhD StudentKU Leuven

    Sep, 2021 - Present

    Research on fault detection of rotating machines using unsupervised learning and differentiable signal processing methods. Expected end date: 2025-09-30.

  • Mechanical Engineer and Data Analyst XRAM Technologies

    Jan, 2021 - Sep, 20218 months

    Build data-driven measurement models for electrode length prediction in electric-arc furnaces.

    • Furnace electrode length prediction

    • Chemical process data analysis

    • Engineering design

    • Fluid flow simulations.

  • Wolfram Summer School Particpant

    Jun, 2020 - Jul, 202020 days

    • Cellular Automata

    • Inverse Kinematics

  • Research Masters Student, Research Masters Student

    Jan, 2021 - Sep, 20218 months

    Towards a Hybrid Approach for Diagnostics and Prognostics of Planetary Gearboxes

    • Particle Filters

    • Finite Element Analysis

    • Inverse problems

    • Test bench design

  • Lab Teaching Assistant, University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria

    Jan, 2017 - Dec, 20203 years 11 months

    • Experimental design

    • Machine repair

    • CNC machining

    • Welding

    • Design for manufacturing

Skills

Skills

  • Programming/Mathematical Modelling

    Python (Pytorch, Pandas, Sklearn, Scipy etc.)

    Matlab/Octave

    C++

    Mathematica

    Simulink

    Modelica

  • Tools

    Linux

    LaTeX

    Arduino

    Version control with Git

    Vim

    Emacs

    HPC with Slurm

  • Simulation and Computer-aided design

    Solidworks

    MSC Marc

    PyMentat

    Autodesk Fusion

    Siemens NX

    Ansys

    Star CCM+

  • Manufacturing

    Machining (Manual, CNC)

    Welding

  • Languages

    Afrikaans

    English

Education

Education

  • Mechanical Engineering, Masters (With distinction), University of Pretoria

    Jan, 2020 - Dec, 2020

  • Mechanical Engineering, Honours (With distinction), University of Pretoria

    Jan, 2019 - Dec, 2019

    Machine Learning

    Numerical Methods

    Control Systems

    Vibration Monitoring

    Mechatronics

  • Mechanical Engineering, B.Eng (With distinction), University of Pretoria

    Jan, 2015 - Dec, 2018

Certificates

Certificates

Publications

Publications

Interests

Interests

  • Music

    TrumpetSingingGuitarBass
  • Community Service

    Volunteer tutoringEffective Altruism
  • Woodworking

  • Hiking