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The Hague, Zh, Nl

With a great team we are guiding the Data Science Lab into maturity.• Developing transparent data-driven products to more efficiently distribute resources of the NLA.• Organisational change management for robust data processes and infrastructure.• Track supervisor Innovation Center for Artificial Intelligence: AI4Oversight.• Liaison for the Innovation Court of the innovation platform for the criminal justice chain.

Working on two main research directions and collaborating with the Cognitive Informatics Lab at Kyoto University.• Investigating human visual processing of collective flow.• Investigating human visual processing of motion and material appearance.

Delft, South Holland, Netherlands

I received a Marie Curie Individual Fellowship to investigate the human visual processing of collective motion/flow (flocks, traffic, active matter). Using behavioural and statistical modelling, physical simulations, and machine learning I model which features we use to perceive complex motion patterns.• Investigating human visual processing of collective flow.• Managing High Performance Computing facilities for the faculty.• Organization of Pi-lab outreach activities, including monthly Pi-Lab colloquia. • Member of the IDE Personnel Committee and IDE AI studio.

Atsugi, Japan

Research associate / Postdoc in visual perception research. Investigating the human visual processing of motion and material appearance using computer graphics, behavioural and statistical modelling, and machine learning.• Investigating human visual processing of motion and material appearance.• Shitsukan member, trimonthly meetings with material perception specialists across Japan.

Giessen Germany

PhD research project investigating the perception of liquids (viscosity in particular), using computer graphics, particle simulations, machine learning, statistical modelling and psychophysical experiments.• Investigating human visual processing of fluid viscosity.• Secondments at Next Limit, Madrid, Spain and INRIA, Bordeaux, France.

The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands

Installation of high-end audio equipment.

Researched and designed a new medical infusion pump interface. Experiments with the prototype were performed to determine if the design reduces the mental workload of the users.

Helped Hogeschool Utrecht FNT transforming the HU website to a new format.

Researching differences between algorithms used in various software packages that simulate acoustics.

Performing small tasks like making posters, managing websites, producing promotional videos.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Psychophysics, Visual Perception, Computational Neuroscience, Summa Cum Laude

PhD research studying the perception of liquids, using state of the art computer graphics, particle simulations, machine learning.

Master Of Science (Msc), Media Technology

Asking questions which will translate personal inspirations and curiosities into new research projects and technically implement these.

Master Of Science (Msc), Embedded Systems

For one semester I followed this Master to gain more technical knowledge. During this master which is basically computer engineering I.

Bachelor Of Engineering (Beng), Mediatechnology

Activities and Societies: ArttechmediaSpecialised in Human Computer Interaction. Many group projects using varying programming languages.