HTL St. Pölten · Electronics & Computer Engineering
I'm Kilian, a student in my final year at HTL St. Pölten. I like building things you can touch: circuits, boards, firmware — and the occasional web app to control them.
Electronics isn't just a school subject to me — it's what I do after school, too.
It started with tinkering and broken devices; today I build complete projects: from the 4-layer PCB in Altium and the ESP32 firmware to the web interface that controls everything. In between: robotics with the Botball team, the volunteer fire service, and more ideas than time.
I like solutions that are simple and robust — few components, hand-solderable, and when in doubt, measure once instead of guessing three times.
Final year at HTL. Diploma thesis with Matthias Wessely: a portable lab power supply with a two-channel function generator up to 50 MHz.
English at B2 level (Cambridge First) and a language trip to Malta, where I got my Open Water Diver certification. Plus a summer job in shift work.
With the Skilled Penguins (SKP 604) at the Global Conference for Educational Robotics in Norman, Oklahoma — Overall Judges' Choice Award.
Class project with Valentin Ulm: a vending machine from mechanics and electronics to the control system.
HTBLuVA St. Pölten, Electronics and Computer Engineering, later specialising in Wireless Systems.
A selection from school, my thesis and spare time. Click a project to see the photos.
Diploma thesis
2026/27 / Hardware & Firmware
A portable lab power supply with two output channels and an integrated function generator up to 50 MHz. Custom 4-layer PCB in Altium, USB-PD input up to 140 W and an ESP32 controlling it all.
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2026 / Embedded
GPS hiking navigator with offline maps on an ESP32-S3. The map rotates with your walking direction, tracks are saved as GPX to the SD card, and a Raspberry Pi serves routes and analysis in the browser.
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2025/26 / School project
A USB-C power bank with Power Delivery: custom PCB, PD negotiation and charge controller, built and brought to life with Matthias Wessely.
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2025/26 / School project
A vending machine for our class, built with Valentin Ulm: mechanics, electronics and control — from the first idea to the finished machine.
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2026 / Tool
A Python tool that recognises components by camera, suggests values and packages, and builds a searchable inventory from them — so the parts on the shelf can be found again.
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2026 / Hardware
Class-D stereo amplifier with Bluetooth 4.2: from a through-hole prototype to a compact 4-layer SMD board in Altium, with a 3D-printed enclosure.
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ongoing / Infrastructure
Raspberry Pi, Synology NAS and a Supermicro server at home: backups, services and a bit of networking — including the site you're reading.
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Call-outs, camaraderie and a lot of interest in the technology behind it.
Playing for the Invis — training, team and a bit of toughness.
With my grandpa's Contaflex Super; at night with a tripod and patience.
Out in nature — preferably with a map, a backpack and plenty of time.
With the Skilled Penguins at Botball — robotics, competition and team.
Questions about a project, an idea, or just want to say hi? Write to me — I usually reply the same day.
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