As I come to the end of my studies for the bachelors degree at HOWEST university, we have to create a personal website and blog. On this website we should report the events that we attended, the projects we worked on, and the experiences we had during our studies.

I recently had the opportunity to attend the Flutter Belgium Meetup 2024 at HOWEST. It was an enlightening experience to see what Flutter is truly capable of and how developers are using it to solve complex problems.

Dit jaar had ik de kans om de afstudeerbeurs bij te wonen, een evenement dat me waardevolle inzichten gaf in verdere onderwijsmogelijkheden. Het was een eye-opener en heeft me overtuigd om volgend jaar een master in Computerwetenschappen te volgen.

The Cyber Security Challenge Belgium (CSBE) is an annual event that brings together young and aspiring cybersecurity enthusiasts from across the country. The challenge is designed to test and hone the skills of participants in various aspects of cybersecurity, from network security to cryptography, and from web security to digital forensics. It is a capture the flag competition specifically tailored for IT students.

On the final day of the HOWEST Dublin week, we had the privilege of visiting Google's Dublin site.

Upon arrival, we were warmly welcomed and while waiting for our guides, I had the opportunity to relax in a massage chair, a small but delightful perk of the Google office.

On Thursday, we had the opportunity to visit Meta's new office in Dublin. Despite the visit being relatively short, it was packed with excitement and fun.

The highlight of our visit was a quiz that Meta had organized for us. The quiz was a test of our knowledge and quick thinking, and I am proud to say that I emerged victorious. Winning the quiz was not just about the glory, but also about the prizes - a Meta notepad and a UK USB power dock. These are not just souvenirs, but reminders of the knowledge I gained and the fun I had at Meta.

After an insightful morning at Oracle (see the Oracle blog post), our HOWEST group made our way to our second visit of the day - Microsoft in Dublin.

Our trip with HOWEST to Dublin started with a visit to Oracle, one of the leading technology companies in the world. Despite the rainy welcome by the Dublin weather, our spirits remained undamped.

At Oracle, we were given an overview of the company, its mission, and its operations. It was fascinating to learn about the scale at which Oracle operates and the diverse range of services it offers.

I recently attended a event where we learned how to consume the OpenAI API with Deno. This was a great event where we learned how to use the OpenAI API with Deno. We even got demo'ed a full schema generation from a sketch and a sql schema from a image.

I'm in my last year for my Batchelor Applied Computer Science on HOWEST. As part of the Professional Networking course we have to perform a PR activity; together with Jari, Jean Baptiste, and Ward we went back to our high school to inform the students of IT Management about the possibilities of the Applied Computer Science course and the specialisation tracks.