Jelle De Smet graduated in physics engineering at Ghent University in 2007. Since January 2009 he is pursuing a PhD at that same university at the Centre for Microsystems Technology, where his research is focused on electronic contact lenses and contact lens display technology. He recently received worldwide media attention for his work on contact lens LCD displays, which also got him a nomination for 'Strafste Gentenaar'.
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