The coordinators are in charge of organizational issues, such as planning the next meetings, communication within and outside the University of Twente, and designing this website.
The current academic system unnecessarily hinders our progress in generating knowledge. We are faced with a large proportion of studies that are not reproducible, large amounts of scientific articles and their associated datasets are still locked behind paywalls making it difficult for others to build on this research, and a toxic culture that values paper mills over quality and pushes researchers to their limits to the point where they risk health issues such as burnout. For this reason, I decided to take an active role in the OS movement and became a coordinator of the OS Community in Twente.
I am a firm believer in Open and Team Science and one of the founder members of the Open Science Community Twente. In that capacity, I regularly contribute to the activities of INOSC, the International network of Open Science communities. I also contribute to the recently created Citizen Science & Open Science Community of Practice. Together we will make Open Science the norm.
I am an avid open-science believer and cross-disciplinary senior researcher/lecturer at the Ambient Intelligence group at Saxion University of Applied Sciences. As modern day industrial and societal challenges demand a multi-disciplinary approach, my passion lies in acting as a potent bridge between highly impactful technologies and society. Given my desire and rich experience in (multi-physics) mathematical modelling, data science/machine learning, data engineering and open-science, I envision myself to further learn and spread the knowledge via (open) teaching, (open) networks/workshops and a variety of societally-relevant (open) projects. #sharing-is-caring
From the start of my academic career, I have been committed to open science. Most of my research is publicly funded, and traditionally the knowledge and insights gained aren’t readily accessible to the public. This felt counterintuitive and doesn’t lead to a practical impact. Over the years I have learned that realizing change, especially in academia, is like running a marathon — it takes preparation, persistence, and, most importantly, a strong community. That is why I joined the Open Science Community Twente.
Open science isn’t just the future — it’s something we build today!
The coordinators are supported by Jolanda Kuipers and Lesya Vozna.