April 21, 2026
AI Pub Quiz 2026
We organized an AI Pub Quiz for the Leiden community. We had a great turnout of 15 teams and lots of fun! This event was co-located with the IDA 2026 symposium.
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March 19, 2026
Kids'Science Show
I'm participating in the Hoe?Zo! Show, a science show encouraging curiosity in primary school children. A group of PhD students answers questions using improvisation theatre and fun props.
January 3, 2026
Columnist at De Ingenieur
I write a column for De Ingenieur, a Dutch magazine about science and technology. I write about media, AI, and what it means to be in STEM today.
January 2, 2026
Interview about my motivation
Science & Technology magazine 'De Ingenieur' interviewed me about what drives me.
October 8, 2025
Lecture at Leiden student association
I gave a lecture about AI for Earth Observation and the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration at the Prometheus student association in Leiden.
October 5, 2025
Talk at Weekend van de Wetenschap
During the 2025 Weekend van de Wetenschap, I gave a talk about AI for satellite images at the Dutch Royal Engineering Society (KIVI) as part of the event 'Inspiring Engineers.'
September 19, 2025
Conference talk at MACLEAN / ECML-PKDD
I presented my work on representation bias caused by missing pixels in methane plume detection at MACLEAN / ECML-PKDD 2025 in Porto.
May 5, 2025
Talk at COSEAL 2025
I gave a talk & presented a poster about AutoML4EO at COSEAL 2025, a workshop on the COnfiguration and SElection of ALgorithms, hosted by University of Porto.
March 10, 2025
Teach-out at strike against higher education budget cuts
I visited a primary school in my neighborhood to teach a class of 4-6 year old kids about AI and satellites, as part of the strikes against budget cuts in Dutch higher education.
October 10, 2024
Talk at Pie and AI the Hague
Pie & AI is a series of DeepLearning.AI meetups organised by Vikram Mark Radhakrishnan of The Hague University of Applied Sciences. I was invited to speak at the AI for Good event on my research for AI for climate.
September 17, 2024
Talk at ESA Φ-Lab
As a part of my visit to Φ-Lab, I'm giving a talk about my research on AutoML4EO at the Φ-Lab. The talk is open to all of ESRIN.
July 13, 2024
Panelist at the ESSAI 2024 summer school R2net event
I was invited as a panelist on a panel on mental health of PhDs in AI. The panel was part of a workshop on AI Research & Mental Well-Being, collocated with the 2024 ESSAI European Summer School on AI in Athens, Greece.
June 24, 2024
Talk at Extreme Extremities symposium at Boerhaave Museum
My colleague Laurens Arp and I gave a talk about using Machine Learning for wildlife conservation at the Extreme Extremities symposium at Boerhaave museum in Leiden.
June 3, 2023
Talk at Alumni Day Study Association De Leidsche Flesch
I was invited to present my research at the 2023 alumni day of my former study association, De Leidsche Flesch.
March 6, 2023
Poster at COSEAL 2023
I pitched and presented a poster at COSEAL 2023, a workshop on the COnfiguration and SElection of ALgorithms, hosted by Sorbonne University & LIP6 in Paris.