The NL-RSE core team is a group of volunteers who take responsibility for running the network (organising its events and activities). They have regular (monthly) meetings to discuss any outstanding issues, provide input for the content of meetups and newsletters. The team consists of a chair, delegates & a secretariat. If you are interested in supporting Research Software Engineering in the Netherlands, consider joining the team.
NL-RSE Core Team
Yan Grange
Yan Grange works as a software developer in the Science Data Centre project line at ASTRON, the Netherlands institute for Radio Astronomy. The goal of this line is to make the data collections of ASTRON accessible to a wider community. Yan's focus in the team lies on data management and access.
Thomas Pronk
Thomas works as a research software consultant at the Research Data Management department of Amsterdam UMC. There he tries to improve medical science by improving research software management. He did his PhD at the University of Amsterdam, which covered similar topics in the context of behavioral science.
Daan van Vugt
Daan van Vugt leads Ignition Computing, a boutique high-tech and HPC software consultancy firm, founded to develop scientific software for ITER. He obtained a PhD in nuclear fusion, developing a combined finite element Magnetohydrodynamics and Particle-in-Cell code. His interests include visualisation tools, data analysis pipelines, batch processing systems, application deployment and continous integration & delivery and full-stack web development.
Dan Rudmann
Dan Rudmann is a Digital Scholarship Librarian at Leiden University. He works to initiate Leiden's expertise area in Research Software through the formation of the Research Software Community Leiden.
Meron Vermaas
Meron is a Coordinator of Research Software at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam). He has worked in computational neuroscience at the Donders Institute Nijmegen and UMC Utrecht, where he obtained a PhD. Currently, he works on improving software sustainability at the VU by focusing on developing expertise in software practices, infrastructure, and support.
Rena Bakhshi
Rena Bakhshi holds a PhD in theoretical computer science. She worked as an RSE, Coordinator and Programme Manager (the NES portfolio) at the Netherlands eScience Center. In her current position as a Programme Officer, she is designing and executing eScience calls, and responsible for evaluating of eScience projects and calls.
Yasel Quintero
Yasel is a Research Software Engineer at the TU Delft Digital Competence Center, where she develops software solutions for research projects, particularly in the fields of physics and engineering. In addition to her technical work, she enjoys engaging with the RSE community by organizing events, delivering training, and participating in mentorship programs.
NL-RSE secretariat
The NL-RSE core team is supported by the NL-RSE secretariat, provided by the eScience center.
Lieke de Boer
Lieke is a Scientific Community Manager at the eScience Center, who holds a PhD in cognitive neuroscience. At the eScience Center, she organizes workshops and trainings. Her interest in open science and software sustainability brough her to NL-RSE, where she coordinates NL-RSE meetups and writes blog posts.
Past Core Team members
- Carlos Martinez Ortiz, Netherlands eScience Center
- Niels Drost, Netherlands eScience Center
- Maria Cruz, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
- Vahid Garousi, Wageningen University & Research
- Susan Branchett, Delft University of Technology
- Mateusz Kuzak, Netherlands eScience Center
- James Meakin, RadboudUMC
- Albert Meroño-Peñuela, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
- Anna-Lena Lamprecht, Utrecht University
- Ben van Werkhoven, Netherlands eScience Center
NL-RSE. The community of Research Software Engineers from Dutch universities, knowledge institutes, companies and other relevant organizations for sharing knowledge, organizing meetings and raising awareness for the scientific recognition of research software.