Alex Van Lanschot – Duke University - Alexander van Lanschot

Academic Focus

Alexander pursued a combined major in Electrical & Computer Engineering and Computer Science at Duke.
He has been listed on the Dean’s List for Fall 2021 and Spring 2023.
He is continuing his academic progression by pursuing (or planning to pursue) an M.Sc. in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke.

Alexander bridges hardware and software to create intelligent systems that think, sense, and respond — from autonomous drones to advanced medical devices.
“Tracking Climate Change with Satellites and AI” was one of his featured and succesful research projects at Duke University
At Duke, Alexander contributed to “AI Meets Satellite Imagery: A New Strategy for Monitoring Climate Change,” a Bass Connections research initiative that used artificial intelligence and satellite data to improve the detection and understanding of global environmental change.
On the Duke Graduates profile, his listed activities include:
- Participation in the Duke Cyber‑Physical Systems Lab (CPSL) working on projects such as adaptive deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease, autonomous navigation with Crazyflie drones, and a simulator for Type 1 diabetes.
- Involvement in a program under the umbrella of Bass Connections called Tracking Climate Change through Satellites and AI.

His engagement with the CPSL indicates active work at the interface of embedded systems, AI, robotics, and medical/health-related applications. The CPSL at Duke focuses on high-assurance design of cyber-physical systems combining hardware, software, control, autonomy, and human-machine interaction.
Through his work, he appears to occupy a “maker-engineer” space: building prototypes, integrating sensors, and combining hardware and software — aligning with his stated interest in “bridging hardware and software to power real-world impact.”