Nikolaus Fischmeister

Computer Engineering student at the University of Toronto

About me:

  • interested in embedded systems and operating systems
  • 3x hackathon winner
  • reached 67k+ views on my Arch Linux dotfiles repo
  • outside of school, I’m interested in finance and travelling

Work Experience

Embedded Systems Engineer

Fronius International · Thalheim bei Wels, Austria

July 2025 - July 2025

  • Built a Python wrapper for the PicoScope 4262 and automated harmonic analysis using Fourier methods.
  • Designed a closed-loop harmonic-cancellation algorithm controlling a Siglent SDG2042X to inject compensating signals.
  • Implemented a coarse-to-fine phase search to minimize harmonic amplitude and reduce unwanted overtones in measured signals.

Research Volunteer

University of Waterloo · Waterloo, ON

July 2023 – Aug. 2023

  • Used CARLA to build and test realistic vehicle dynamics.
  • Compiled and ran the CARLA Linux simulation environment with Unreal Engine on Ubuntu 20.04.
  • Created a custom car model in Blender and integrated it into CARLA.

Technologies

Python
C
Processing
GCBASIC
Arduino
ESP8266
Git
Linux
Blender
discord.py
AWS
Claude Code
Codex
MCP
MCreator Link

Projects

Screenshot of the dotfiles desktop setup running Hyprland on Arch Linux

dotfiles

Personal Arch Linux configuration repo with Hyprland, Waybar, rofi, yazi, wallpapers, and related setup files.

LinuxHyprlandWaybarRofiYazi
Spectrum analysis screenshot showing a 400 kHz harmonic peak and labeled harmonics

Fronius Harmonic Analysis

Built a Python wrapper for the PicoScope 4262 and automated Fourier-based harmonic analysis with closed-loop cancellation testing.

PythonPicoScopePicoSDKSciPyMatplotlib
Photo of the autonomous firefighter robot navigating a maze course

Autonomous Firefighter Robot

Designed the PCB, assembled the robot, and wrote PIC16F887 firmware for maze solving, line tracking, and flame detection.

TraxMakerGCBASICPIC16F887
Photo of the AutoAlt prototype with a breadboard, microcontroller, and wiring on a table

AutoAlt

JamHacks 2025 project combining ESP8266 hardware with C++ and Python components for desktop control experiments, plus MCP integration for the control workflow.

ESP8266C++PythonMCPMQTT
Screenshot of the boat dynamics simulator with wave and wind controls

Boat Dynamics Simulator

Created a real-time Processing simulation with modular physics, configurable wind and wave forces, and save/load support.

ProcessingGUI
Minecraft home security project showing the in-game house entrance with the Arduino breadboard setup pictured in the corner

MC Home Security

Built a Minecraft-based home security system using MCreator Link where in-game tripwires trigger Arduino LEDs and a buzzer, with a Python script sending Twilio SMS alerts on log changes.

MCreator LinkArduinoJavaPythonTwilio