Dirk Callaerts graduated in 1984 as an engineer in electronics from the K.U.Leuven, where he started his career as a scientific researcher. He obtained a PhD in 1989 in biomedical engineering. In October 1991 he became a Professor at the ESAT department of the K.U.Leuven. Between June 1991 and Oct 1994 he became the personal advisor on science policy and innovation of the minister-president of the government of Flanders. In 1992 he co-founded the company Easics, an expert in the design of digital ASICs for telecommunications and consumer electronics applications. Dirk Callaerts was the marketing & operations manager, member of the Board of Directors and shareholder. In May 2000, Easics was acquired by TranSwitch (Shelton CT, TXCC) and Dirk Callaerts left the company in June 2001. Since Sept 2001, he joined Eyetronics (www.eyetronics.com) as the CEO. Eyetronics is expert in 3D scanning and modelling and is mainly active in the entertainment industry: visual effects for motion pictures, computer games, commercials, music videos, etc. In Nov 2001, he started a wholly owned subsidiary close to Hollywood in California.