Filip Pieter Defoort

Background

Defoort, Filip Pieter was born on March 1, 1973 in Kortrijk, Belgium. Son of William and Rosette (Vierstraete) Defoort.

Education

Master of Science in Electrical Engineering summa cum laude, K.U. Leuven (Belgium), 1996.

Career

Assistant sports editor, Het Volk, Kortrijk, Belgium, 1990-1996; research assistant, Fonds Voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek Vlaanderen, Brussels, since 1996; visiting researcher, Center for Automation Research, Maryland., since 1997.

Achievements

• Filip Pieter Defoort has been listed as a noteworthy computer researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Belgian-American Educational Foundation (honorary).

Interests

• Avocations: dressage, karate.

Connections

Father:

William Defoort

Mother:

Rosette (Vierstraete) Defoort