Gilles Oudebrouckx received the M.Sc. degree in electronic engineering with a major in embedded systems from Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium in 2016, where he is currently pursuing the Ph.D degree with the Institute for Materials Research (IMO-IMOMEC). His current research involves the development of thermal sensor technology aimed at biological applications. Most recently, his work involved integrating thermal sensors into a microfluidic device.