Norbert Zentai studied computer science with a focus on application development at Dennis Gabor College in Hungary and he acquired his Bachelor's degree with a custom 3D rendering engine developed specifically for iOS. He then worked for 8 years as a full-stack web and iOS developer, later as an architect. He joined the Planning and Navigation group of the MIRACLE project at the Department of Biomedical Engineering of the University of Basel in January 2020 working as a software engineer.