// Our mission

Accelerate Automation

H13 was born out of a simple conviction: the tools to automate the physical world exist.
We bring the expertise for you to develop and deploy systems, without needing an entire R&D department.

Too often are safety and efficiency gains left on the table for lack of expertise.
We build working systems that you can own and grow with your needs.

// The founder
Sean Nachtrab

Sean Nachtrab

Founder & Lead Engineer

Software Engineer with experience in real-world startups engineering autonomy. Spent years working on solving problems through physical embodiments of machine learning. Founded H13 to scale automation for Belgium & Europe.

Education

2024 — 2026

MSc Computer Science, Health Informatics & ML

École Polytechnique de Louvain, Belgium

2017 — 2020

BSc Computer Science (Hons), ML & Cybersecurity

King's College London, UK

Experience

2025

Visiting Research Intern

Imperial College London

2024 — 2026

R&D Engineer

OTIV

2023 — 2024

Machine Learning Engineer

OTIV

2020 — 2023

Software Engineer

OTIV

2020

Software Intern

Contaynor