Verification & Validation Engineer
From 2024 until 2026 I worked on systems that control tunnels, bridges, and water pumps. These are not games or apps you can restart if something goes wrong. If these systems fail, people can get…
SB270 Chapter 43 and 48b
Within the Flemish Standard Specifications 270 framework, two chapters are particularly critical for movable bridges and locks: • Standard Specifications 270 Chapter 43 Working Principles of Movable Structures version 4• Standard Specifications 270 Chapter 48b…
AES 256 and SHA 256 in OPC UA Communications
Operational Technology environments are no longer air gapped. SCADA systems, PLC networks, historian platforms, and industrial gateways increasingly communicate over routed IP networks. In this context, OPC UA has become the de facto secure communication…
WinCC OA training
A few years ago, I followed a course on WinCC OA organised by Siemens in The Hague. At the time, the motivation was clear. I was working in complex automation environments where reliability, transparency, and…
XAMControl SCADA
A layered SCADA architecture in practice This diagram shows a three level industrial automation architecture consisting of a management level, a SCADA level, and a field level. I worked with this type of system for…
Exploring Infinity with a Mandelbrot Explorer in JavaScript – Part 6: Fractals
Discover why fractals are called fractals and how Benoît Mandelbrot revealed their hidden complexity. Explore how simple equations create infinite patterns and where fractal ideas are used today. From computer graphics to medicine, finance and…
Exploring Infinity with a Mandelbrot Explorer in JavaScript – Part 5: Mathematics
The formula Pick some complex number c. Start with z = 0. Repeatedly do: Each time, you get a new value of z. You’re building a sequence: z₀, z₁, z₂, z₃, … Two possible fates…
Exploring Infinity with a Mandelbrot Explorer in JavaScript – Part 4: JavaScript
This JavaScript file contains the complete logic for the interactive Mandelbrot Explorer. It initializes the canvas, calculates the Mandelbrot set for every pixel, draws the fractal and allows the user to zoom and navigate using…
Exploring Infinity with a Mandelbrot Explorer in JavaScript – Part 3:CSS
This CSS controls the appearance of the web page and the information panel that appears on top of the Mandelbrot canvas. Browsers automatically add a small margin around the page (usually about 8 pixels). Without…
Exploring Infinity with a Mandelbrot Explorer in JavaScript – Part 2: HTML
In the first part of this series, we introduced the Mandelbrot Explorer project and explained its overall goal. In this article, we take a closer look at the HTML structure that forms the foundation of…