My name is Irene and I am a PhD at the IE&IS group of the TU Eindhoven. My research concerns the governance of AI in the energy transition. That might seem very far away from open science, open science is important. Why? Open science creates the opportunity for the academic world to view the full extent of my work. This includes (open) access to my work and the background of this work: hypotheses, datasets, methods. It stimulates open discussion, not just on the results and conclusions, but also on how to conduct the analyses. When researching a development that can have major consequences for societies, as well as how to deal with these developments, transparent science and open debates should, in my view, be encouraged.

Daniel Lakens is an experimental psychologist working at the Human-Technology Interaction group at Eindhoven University of Technology. In addition to his empirical work in cognitive and social psychology, he works actively on improving research methods and statistical inferences, and has published on the importance of replication research, sequential analyses and equivalence testing, and frequentist statistics. He was involved in establishing dedicated grants for replication studies by the Dutch science funder NWO, and with Brian Nosek co-edited a special issue with the first Registered Reports in psychology in 2014. He teaches about better research practices on Coursera, and received the Leamer-Rosenthal Prize for Open Social Science in 2017 for his course ‘Improving Your Statistical Inferences’ in which more than 66.000 learners have enrolled.

I work at the Data Management and Library department as an Open Science specialist. My background is in STS (Society, Science and Technology studies) and I'm interested in responsible research and innovation policies and implementation, open science and public engagement. 

Dr., Open Science Specialist, Data Management & Library

Having worked as a (computational) immunologist for 15 years I understand the importance of good data management, open discussions, publishing in open access and public engagement. To enable this practice a good infrastructure, support and resources are necessary. Working at DML now, I devote my time to organizing the resources, providing support and advising the university what is needed to allow researchers to share their work. My focus at DML is on open access publishing.

Pavlo Bazilinskyy is an assistant professor at Industrial Design of TU/e focusing on AI-driven interaction between automated vehicles and other road users. He finished his PhD at TU Delft in auditory feedback for automated driving as a Marie Curie Fellow, where he also worked as a postdoc. He was the head of data research at SD-Insights. Pavlo is a treasurer of the Marie Curie Alumni Association (MCAA) and was a director of the Research and Innovation unit of the Erasmus Mundus Association (EMA). 

Eugene is a PhD researcher of the Building Physics research group at the Department of Built Environment. 

Mirunalini Thirugnanasambandam is a postdoctoral fellow at the Photoacoustic and Ultrasound Laboratory (PULS/e) in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at TU/e. With a background in Mechanical Engineering, her focus is on image-based biomechanical modelling of cardiovascular diseases, in-vitro mock circulation loops of vascular pathologies, and material parameter estimation problems. 

I am Akhtar Hussain Javed from Pakistan. I joined TU/e as PhD researcher in 2021. I will be working on the FAIR-PLAY project in collaboration with Twente University and our industrial partners. My research interests are microgrids, distributed control of power systems and energy markets.

I did my bachelor of electrical engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan from 2008-2012 and my Master of electrical engineering from Xian Jiaotong University, Xian, China in 2015-2017. My master’s thesis research topic was "Reactive power-sharing in islanded microgrid using virtual impedance method".

Apart from research experience, I have experience working with power distribution companies in Pakistan. I also worked with a Chinese company in the development of PV, energy storage and renewable projects in the middle east and southeast Asia 

Bernat is currently a PhD candidate of Photonic Integration group. The aim of his research is to explore the potential of Photonic Integrated Circuits to achieve a new generation of imaging systems based on a fully incoherent high brightness light source. 

Ivo Roghair is an Assistant Professor at the research group Chemical Process Intensification where he works on the computational modeling of novel intensified reactor concepts, such as membrane reactors, chemical looping processes, bubbly flows, and heat integration. 

Maarten Hornikx is a full professor in Building Acoustics at the Department of the Built Environment. His research revolves around the continuous development of in-depth computational methods to quantify the acoustics of the built environment: its influence on the propagation of sound from the sources to our ears. The purpose of this research is to reduce noise-related health effects and to promote acoustics for purposes such as speech transmission. Hornikx is a fan of open research software and takes an active role in promoting this to leverage impact from research. 

Liz has a master's and PhD degree in astrophysics, she worked at Leiden Observatory, NL as a researcher and support manager of the largest array of telescopes in the world, the Atacama Large Millimetre Array (ALMA). She then joined ERIM, EUR as a research data steward and she is now working at TU/e as a research data steward coordinator and product owner of the data steward/s team. She is an expert on research data management, open data, open materials, open code, and public engagement. She co-founded Astronomy on Tap Leiden.

Silvin Willemsen is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Eindhoven University of Technology working on Acoustic VR at the Building Acoustics Group. He received his M.Sc. in Sound and Music Computing from Aalborg University in 2017. In 2018, he was appointed as a PhD Stipend at the Department of Architecture, Design and Media Technology at Aalborg University Copenhagen and was affiliated with the Multisensory Experience Lab. In 2021, he received his PhD degree on the topic of physical modeling for musical instruments, and he continues to work in this field as a freelance software developer.

Alexander Nolte is an Assistant Professor in the Software Engineering and Technology cluster at TU/e and an Adjunct Associate Professor at Carnegie Mellon University. His research takes place at the intersection of software engineering and human-computer interaction and focuses on understanding and developing means to support collaboration in corporate, entrepreneurial, civic, educational, and scientific settings. He is an avid hackathon enthusiast and has participated in, co-organized, served as a mentor, and studied countless hackathons over the past years with the aim of bringing people together and building communities.

I'm Nami Sunami, a Data Steward for Chemical Engineering and Chemistry (CE&C), and Applied Physics and Science Education (APSE) departments. I'm interested in exploring how we can use open software and open infrastructure to manage research data, and how we can get to the world of FAIR data. 

Wybo Houkes is full professor of philosophy of science and technology at Eindhoven University of Technology. His research concerns various aspects of scientific modelling practices, cultural-evolutionary theory, and the nature of technical artefacts and engineering knowledge. In addition, he is chair of the Philosophy & Ethics group at TU/e, chair of the Advisory Council on Research Integrity, and active in formulating departmental and university-level policies.

I am a PhD candidate in the Software Engineering and Technology (SET) group. My research interests revolve around software architecture and design, especially in complex (industrial) software systems. In my field, open-source software is an integral part of empirical research. However, in research collaborations together with industrial partners it is not trivial to apply and benefit from open science. I believe that open science drives innovation, and I want to expand my knowledge about it and aid in the expansion of its use in my field.

Stefano is leading teams to address global challenges and develop advanced technologies that bring positive impact to society.

His expertise ranges from fundamental and Applied Physics, Nanotechnology, 2D materials and Semiconductor Devices, to Data Science and the development of Advanced Simulation Software.

Pieter Gijsbers is a research engineer in the Automated Machine Learning (AutoML) group. He is a long-time contributor and Steering Committee member of OpenML (openml.org), a platform for open and collaborative machine learning research. During his PhD, he noticed the lack of software to support for research and developed several open source tools for conducting AutoML research, with the AutoML Benchmark being most widely adopted. After obtaining his PhD, he decided to stay at TU/e as a research engineer to focus on building better open source software to support research in (Automated) Machine Learning.

Wouter Ellenbroek is assistant professor at the department of Applied Physics and Science Education. He has been actively involved in bringing materials science to the general public in collaborations with an Art and Design Studio, Fillip Studios. He is an advocate of sharing computational research methods widely and openly, and is working on expanding and improving the way we teach students about data management and open science.

Michelle Spanjaards is an Assistant Professor in the Microsystems section of the Mechanical Engineering department of TU/e. Her research focuses on the development and application of numerical methods for bioinspired microfluidics. She is a fan of open source research code, because she believes it fosters collaboration, transparency and innovation.

Ahmadreza Marandi is a tenured assistant professor in the Operations, Planning, Accounting, and Control (OPAC) group at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), an assistant professor at the Eindhoven Artificial Intelligence Systems Institute (EAISI), and an affiliated assistant professor at the University of British Columbia. He earned his Ph.D. in Operations Research from Tilburg University (2014-2017), following a M.Sc. in Applied Mathematics and a B.Sc. in Applied Mathematics from the University of Tehran. His research focuses on mathematical optimization, particularly robust optimization and data-driven decision-making, with applications in supply chain networks and high-tech industries. He is also a member of the scientific steering group of the 4TU Resilience Engineering Center, co-organizer of the Robust Optimization Webinar series, and co-chair of ISMP2027. 

Dr. Valentina Cortés-Urra is a Chilean architect and holds a Master's degree in Geographic Analysis from the Universidad de Concepción, Chile. In 2025, she completed her PhD, focusing on adequate housing alternatives at TU Delft University, and joined the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) as a postdoctoral researcher. Her research focuses on investigating Housing-First approaches and adequate housing models for reducing homelessness in the Netherlands. During her PhD, she volunteered as a Data Champion for the TU Delft BK faculty, promoting open science via inclusive data management practices and accessible scientific research to everyone.