POSITIONS
Current
Senior researcher, ZEF, University of Bonn
Past
Research manager & lecturer, 2020 - 2023, LICOS, KU Leuven
Associate researcher, 2021 - 2023, CEPS, working on BATModel & FlexiGroBots (HORIZON2020)
Coordinator, 2021 - 2022, FWO-FNRS EOS ‘Excellence of Science’ project, KU Leuven
Project consultant, 2018, Study on the state of agriculture in the Caribbean. Opportunities, prospects and gaps, Food and Agriculture Organization
Project consultant, 2017, Agriculture for Jobs and Growth in the Western Balkans, World Bank
Consultant, 2015, Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators, IFPRI
Research assistant, 2015, KU Leuven
Intern, 2014, Fieldwork and Research, The Grameen Bank, Bangladesh
EDUCATION
PhD in Economics, 2016 – 2020, The Economics of Malnutrition, LICOS, KU Leuven
Promotor : Prof. Jo Swinnen, Co-promotor : Prof. Joachim De Weerdt
MSc Advanced Studies in Economics, 2015 – 2016, KU Leuven, magna cum laude
MSc Economics, 2014 – 2015, KU Leuven
BSc Economics, 2011 – 2014, KU Leuven & Singapore Management University (exchange)
International Baccalaureate, 2004 – 2011, Island School, Hong Kong, 41/45 [Chairman's Award for Excellence]
CERTIFICATES
Professional certificate in Food, Nutrition and Health, 2021, Wageningen University & Research
AWARDS/GRANTS
Best Paper Award, African Association of Agricultural Economists, ACAE conference, September 2026
Travel Grant, Agricultural Economics Society, August 2024
Start-up Grant, IdeaLabs, "IDEAL: A HUMANITY CENTERED ONE HEALTH LABEL ", YouReCa, KULeuven, 2023
Travel Grant, Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, March 2023
Best Teacher Recognition, KU Leuven, 2018-2019; 2020-2021
LANGUAGES
English (native)
Dutch/Flemish (native)
French (Intermediate)
German (Beginner)