Academia and Industry Compared
In the beginning of this year I switched careers. I quit my job as assistant professor and became lead data intelligence in Obvion, a mortgage provider in the Netherlands. Just before making the switch I…
Category: Work
Aligning Values in AI Applications
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is everywhere. When you use the internet or computers in general you interact (sometimes unknowingly) with dozens of systems that use some form of AI. Ad networks serve you personalized ads when…
Why I (think I) Didn’t Succeed in Academia
I’m not too embarrassed to admit that I just finished a 16-session therapy with a psychologist, after making the difficult decision to leave academia. For many of us 2020 was a brutal year. I personally…
Surf and the Art of Career Navigation
Disclaimer: I am as good as a surfer as I am experienced a professional. I like to think I’m intermediate at both, but realistically speaking I’m probably a novice… This post started out as some…
Research into Mobility in the Netherlands
Q-Park is probably the biggest owner of parking garages in the Netherlands. Based in Maastricht, they own dozens of parking garages throughout the Netherlands. They asked the BISS Research Insitute to show how Data Science…
Innovativeness and SME
What is Innovation In a way, patents can be used for a fitting definition of innovation. Namely, the ideas that patents aim to protect are the innovations. In order for a patent to be granted it is necessary that…
Cookie Psychology
Some time ago I wrote a short article published on the Dutch platform dutchcowboys.nl. It is a Dutch essay highlighting the implications on user experience of the implementation of the European Union guidelines concerning privacy…