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dr.ir. Henri Bouma
Senior Scientist at TNO
Oude Waalsdorperweg 63
2597 AK The Hague
The Netherlands
E-mail: <firstname><dot><lastname><at>tno.nl
LinkedIn: https://nl.linkedin.com/in/henribouma
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Biography
Biography
Dr. Henri Bouma is a Senior Scientist and project/program manager at TNO, specializing in Artificial Intelligence for security and defence applications. His expertise includes computer vision, deep learning, pattern recognition, document authentication, privacy-enhancing technologies, person re-identification, and anomaly detection. He has led and contributed to numerous national and international projects for organizations such as the EU, NATO, Dutch Police, and border security agencies. Bouma earned a PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Eindhoven University of Technology and an MSc in Electrical Engineering from the University of Twente. This website highlights his career, research projects, patents, publications, leadership roles, and professional activities.
Specialties:
Artificial intelligence & deep learning
Computer vision & pattern recognition
National security
Document authentication
Re-identification
Privacy-enhancing technologies
Behaviour analysis & anomaly detection
Experience
Experience
Senior Scientist
Senior Scientist
Senior Scientist at TNO (May 2018 - now)
Senior scientist and project leader at TNO Defense and Security in the department Intelligent Imaging in The Hague, The Netherlands.
Selected projects: HEU EINSTEIN (document authentication), H2020 STARLIGHT (data anonymisation and privacy with police), H2020 D4FLY (Document autentication with IND & KMAR), NATO INSTEAD (person re-identification), TOPS10 (technology for NL-Police), Sensingtechnology (DJI), SASSSISLAN (DSTL), H2020 ASGARD (concept detection) etc.
Scientist at TNO (Nov. 2006 - Apr. 2018)
PhD Student
PhD Student
PhD student at Philips Healthcare (Oct. 2003 - Sep. 2006): automatic detection of pulmonary embolism, Philips Medical Systems (currently Philips Healthcare), Best, The Netherlands.
Internship
Internship
Internship at NXP (Mar. 2000 - Jul. 2000): VLSI system design, Philips Semiconductors (currently NXP), Zurich, Switzerland.
Education
Education
PhD
PhD
PhD at TU Eindhoven: Biomedical Engineering (Oct. 2001 - Sep. 2006)
Ph.D. thesis: "Vessel-diameter quantification and embolus detection in CTA images", (2008).
MSc
MSc
MSc at Univ. Twente: Electrical Engineering (Sep. 1995 - Aug. 2001)
M.Sc. thesis: "Design and implementation of an FPFA", (2001).
Activities and certificats
Activities and certificats
SPIE involvement
SPIE involvement
Symposium Chair: SPIE symposium on Security and Defense (2025 - now)
Conference Chair: SPIE conference on Artificial Intelligence in Defense and Security Applications (2023 - 2024)
Conference Chair: SPIE conference on Counterterrorism, Crime Fighting, Forensic and Surveillance Technologies (2015 - 2022)
Volunteer
Volunteer
Catecheet/mentor, Church (2003 - 2004, 2019 - 2022, 2023 - present)
Ouderling, Church (2004 - 2006, 2010 - 2013, 2015 - 2018)
Selected projects
Selected projects
EU Horizon Europe EINSTEIN (Jan. 2024 - Dec 2026): Breeder and travel document security and fraud detection (EU G.A. 101121280).
EU H2020 STARLIGHT (Oct. 2021 - Sep. 2025): AI, datasets, data anonymization, privacy-enhancing technologies, with NL-police and other EU LEA's (EU G.A. 101021797).
NATO DEXTER / INSTEAD (Jun. 2019 - Jun. 2023): Re-identification and threat fusion (NATO G5605, G5969)
NL TOPS10 (Jan. 2021 - Dec. 2026): Sensing technology for the operation with NL-police using video and audio detection, pattern-of-life and anomaly detection
EU H2020 D4FLY (Sep. 2019 - Aug. 2022): Document authentication, with immigration service IND and border guard KMAR and others (EU G.A. 833704).
NL DJI Sensing technology (Jan. 2020 - Dec 2023): Sensing technology for the custodial institutions DJI, with contraband detection and counter drones.
EU H2020 TRESSPASS (Jun. 2018 - Nov. 2021): Risk-based screening of passengers (EU G.A. 787120).
EU H2020 ASGARD (Sep. 2016 - Nov. 2020): Analysis of text and image data for LEA's (EU G.A. 700381).
UK DSTL SASSSISLAN (Jan. 2017 - Dec. 2017): Surveillance and behaviour analysis (DSTLX1000113777).
EU FP7 ProtectRail (Sep. 2010 - Jun. 2014): Re-identification (EU G.A. 242270).
USA DARPA CORTEX (Jun. 2010 - Jun. 2014): Human action recognition (DARPA Mind's Eye)
EU FP7 ARENA (May 2011 - May 2014): Threat detection (EU G.A. 261658).
EU FP7 DOLPHIN (Jun. 2011 - Nov. 2013): Maritime surveillance capabilities (EU G.A. 263079).
Languages
Languages
Dutch
English
C++
Python
Patents
Patents
System and method for identifying image locations showing the same person in different images (EP2410467 / EP20100170682 / WO2012011817 / US9275299)
Detection of Edges in an Image (EP04101027 / WO2005091222)
Publications
Publications
Publications on Google Scholar
Publications on Orcid
Publications on Homepage (#GreenOpenAccess)
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