Dr. Jing Zhao, from Deltares, will give a lunch lecture on 18th June, titled "Applying Mathematics to Real-World Challenges: My Work at Deltares". In this lunch lecture, she will (1) give a general introduction of Deltares, (2) talk about her work/projects at Deltares as an Applied Mathematician addressing real-life challenges, and (3) discuss opportunities for Master’s students, including internships and thesis projects at Deltares.
Below is more about her: She obtained her PhD in 2015, from the Numerical Analysis Group of the Department of Applied Mathematics at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft). Her PhD work focused on the development of fast numerical solvers for wheel–rail contact problems in the railway industry.
In the same year, after completing her PhD, she joined Deltares as a scientific software engineer. Her work focused on the development of Deltares’ scientific software, in particular Delft3D Flexible Mesh, which incorporates advanced numerical solvers for hydrodynamic modelling in rivers, lakes, oceans, etc. The software is used worldwide by governmental organizations, consulting firms, universities, and research institutes. It is applied to address a wide range of water-related challenges, including flood risk assessment, coastal protection, sediment transport, and water quality management.
Since 2024, she has shifted toward Scientific Machine Learning (SciML), where she participates the research on developing AI models, e.g. Graph Neural Networks–based models, as emulators of traditional numerical models for fast storm surge forecasting. Alongside this, she contributes to the development of Delft-FEWS (Flood forecasting and Early Warning System), by working on the configuration and related AI innovations.
Moreover, she serves as a guest researcher at TU Delft, where she maintains a close research collaboration on topics including scientific machine learning (SciML) and fast numerical solvers. Through the supervision of PhD, Master’s thesis, and internship projects, she actively contributes to bridging academic research and practical innovation.
For more information about her, please visit her LinkedIn page here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jing-zhao-542bb775/
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How the Port of Rotterdam Plans Smarter with AI
We dive into the story of how the largest port in Europe was still making planning decisions with post-its - and how we applied AI and optimization techniques to build a first working version within 12 weeks. We'll have an interactive technical deep dive into the methods we used.
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UiPath is a leading agentic automation vendor providing a complete platform that helps organizations orchestrate the full spectrum of automation: from RPA and process mining to AI agents working alongside human teams.
In recent years, UiPath has evolved beyond classical task automation into agentic orchestration, where intelligent agents reason, decide, and act across complex business processes. This shift mirrors a broader transformation happening across the world: businesses are moving away from rigid, rule-based workflows and toward AI-empowered operations, where Large Language Models unlock entirely new ways of interpreting, navigating, and optimizing the work that gets done. But this transition raises a fundamental question: if data is just another language, and LLMs thrive on language, how do we translate the structured concepts at the heart of business processes into natural language representations that these models can genuinely reason over?
In this lunch lecture, Dennis Brons will share how UiPath has been exploring exactly that within the domain of Process Mining, and walk you through some of the strategies, experiments, and lessons learned along the way.
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How math can help optimize complex machines @ASML
By Paul Donkers
ASML lithography systems are used to produce microchips with nanometer accuracy. This is only possible because of the large number of the intricate math-based software solutions that are used to optimize the performance of these complex machines. This lecture will give a glimpse into mathematical problems that arise when trying to squeeze every last nanometer out of ASML's lithography systems.
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Fast-Track Your Tech Career with the EngD in Software Technology
Are you studying Computer Science or AI and wondering what’s next? Join us for a free lunch and discover the Engineering Doctorate (EngD) in Software Technology at TU/e — a two-year, salaried post-master’s program designed for ambitious tech talents who want more than a typical industry job.
Why choose the EngD over jumping straight into industry?
* Get paid while learning – earn a monthly salary as you deepen your technical and professional skills.
* Work on real industry projects – collaborate with top companies like ASML, Canon, and Philips on high-impact, high-tech challenges.
* Go beyond coding – strengthen your system design, architecture, and leadership skills.
* Industrial application – focus on solving real-world problems.
* Future-proof your career – become the engineer companies want in advanced R&D and software innovation roles.
Whether you’re into AI, systems engineering, architecture, or data tech — the EngD program gives you the tools, experience, and network to lead the future of software technology and AI.
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This thursday Vibe Academy Group will be at the borrel, come have a chat with them en maybe even sign up to one of their traineeships. The borrel will be outside on the field in front of Luna, come enjoy the nice weather with us and enjoy a free drink as there will be a free keg!
Practical Software Architecture
In this lecture, we'll cover the daily story of an architect tasked to design, develop, and maintain a sortation system that contains many moving parts, multiple disciplines, and multiple domains of software. What's the role of an architect in this environment? what are the expectations? What kind of skills are needed? and more!
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Dear students,
On Wednesday the 29th of April, C4 is organizing a great career event: The C4 Company Dinner! For only 17,50 euros you will get a full dinner with drinks as well as a borrel afterward in restaurant De Vooruitgang and you will be able to talk to five companies about anything you want.
At the dinner, five companies will attend, of which you can choose three to talk with. With all of them, you will enjoy three nice courses and two drinks to discover the career possibilities they have in an informal conversation. You can indicate your main course and dessert preferences for the dinner when you subscribe. For the main course the options are; Steak, Salmon Fillet, or Indian Curry (Vegan). For the dessert the options are; Lemon Lover or Cheesecake with Ice Cream. The starter will be Focaccia with dips. At the end of the dinner (after 21:00), there will also be a social drink where you can talk with all of the companies some more, or talk some more with your favorite company.
Are you a Master's student? Then you are lucky! If there are more than 50 people subscribed to this activity, we will put Master students first. Make sure to let us know your field of interest and which companies you would like to have dinner with.
The companies that will attend are:
Anago
Harvest
Nebius
Wolfpack
Boston Consulting Group
Information about the companies:
Anago
At Anago, we create positive changes in people's lives every day. We help public organisations smartly tailor their processes to a better citizen experience. And that makes our society a little better!
With 25 years of experience, we develop smart planning software that makes complex processes a lot easier, allowing organisations to work more efficiently and effectively.
Our development team builds its own no-code platform, which our consultants use to model software for various customers and sectors. And thus making a real impact! For example, faster processing times for asylum seekers (IND), preventive care for children in deprived neighbourhoods (youth health care), and contributing to better education.
Harvest
Harvest: Ready for the Top Tier of Technical Talent?
Are you more than a standard engineer? Looking to accelerate after your master’s degree?
Harvest is the only accredited technical Post-Master program in the Benelux fully dedicated to developing the cream of the crop in software, data, and business analytics.
What Harvest Offers You:
Ready to shape the future of tech? Discover how your talent can excel at Harvest.
Nebius
AI is rapidly becoming a general-purpose technology, moving from research into large-scale production systems and reshaping cloud infrastructure requirements.
Nebius is the AI cloud company, delivering a unified platform that spans the complete AI journey — from data and model training and tuning to production runtime and deployment.
Founded around deep in-house technological expertise, Nebius brings a strong engineering culture rooted in designing and operating large-scale platforms that run reliably at global scale.
The company serves AI builders and enterprises worldwide across industries including healthcare and life sciences, robotics and physical AI, financial services, media & entertainment, retail and many others.
Wolfpack
Wolfpack - a Pack of Hungry Creators
To meet the challenges of this generation, we will have to bring all the knowledge, skills and creativity together to craft the most effective solutions. We believe that next generation of software, driven by transformative data, will play a crucial role in reshaping Healthcare, Education & industry.
As a pack of hungry creators, we do exactly this! By bringing all the knowledge and experience together in full-stack teams, we are stronger together than alone. We cherish curiosity, learn by challenging each other and trust each other's contribution to build successful products. We are driven to deliver results that actually matter!
The pack is close-knit, open & honest. The values we stand for we also ask of our partners, because with trust, teamwork, dedication and creativity we are able to always deliver, on time, and within budget.
Our software reflects our pride. From ourselves, our customers’, and especially our users who we enable to make a difference with our software.
Proud to be part of the pack
Boston Consulting Group
As a top consulting firm, BCG helps clients with total transformation—driving complex change, enabling organizations to grow, and driving bottom-line impact.
At BCG, we have one simple statement that encapsulates our broader purpose as a global business consulting firm: unlocking the potential of those who advance the world. We try to live our purpose through our work every day by focusing on five purpose principles:
We bring insight to light by challenging traditional thinking and ways of operating and bringing new perspectives to the toughest problems.
We drive inspired impact by looking beyond the next deadline to the next decade and by collaborating closely with our clients to enable and energize their organizations.
We conquer complexity by discovering unique sources of competitive advantage and hidden truths in dynamic, complex systems.
We lead with integrity by confronting the hard issues, staying true to our values, and stating our views candidly and directly.
We grow by growing others, enabling our clients, colleagues, and the broader community to build success and achieve their full potential.
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We hope to see you there!
Kind regards,
C4
How do we actually compute what happens inside a power grid?
Power grids are huge, non‑linear systems that have to respect very real physical limits. In this lunch lecture, we explore how to compute voltages and currents along transmission lines, why this is harder than it looks, and how numerical methods from mathematics and computer science are used at grid scale. Starting from basic circuit theory, we connect it to large-scale power‑flow calculations used in practice, discuss their computational challenges, and compare common industry approaches with a more scalable, model‑based solution. The talk bridges mathematics, numerical methods, and software engineering, with a concrete example using open‑source tools—showing how ideas from math and computer science directly impact power system analysis.
Ever wondered how the world's largest airports handle millions of passengers annually? The talk covers the 3D modelling and simulation world of Airport Baggage Handling Systems and explores the modelling and system's way of thinking required to make these giant machines work as intended. The talk begins with a brief introduction to Vanderlande, followed by an insight into system thinking. We will briefly discuss topics such as system sizing, control systems needed, and finally, a look into a conceptual simulation for a future airport!
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Ever wondered how large organisations manage data about buildings, roads, and other assets over decades? In practice, that information is often scattered across tools, documents, and inconsistent data models. That’s where Linked Data and the Semantic Web come in. In this lecture, we’ll explore data-centric ways of working, the core ideas behind Linked Data, and hands-on examples of how to model, link, and query asset information in the built environment (and beyond)!
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Important information:
This lunch lecture will be given in Dutch.
You may not bring your phone and/or camera or you need to hand it in at the door.
You may only apply for a job at AIVD if you own a Dutch ID for at least 10 years.
Wij zijn de AIVD. We staan voor de veiligheid van Nederland. Al sinds de oprichting, kort na de Tweede Wereldoorlog, beschermen we de democratie tegen nationale en internationale dreigingen. Zodat we in vrijheid kunnen leven.
Wij doen wat nodig is om te voorkomen dat staten, organisaties of personen onze rechtsstaat tegenwerken, ondergraven of aanvallen. We waken, vaak onzichtbaar, soms zichtbaar, over Nederland en zijn bevolking. We doen dat vanuit een rotsvast vertrouwen in de democratie, een kostbaar en kwetsbaar bezit.
In deze presentatie vertellen Data Scientists van de Joint Data Exploitatie Unit (JDEU) over hun werk bij onze organisatie. Zo krijg je een unieke inkijk in de bijzondere wereld van inlichtingendiensten.
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Are you curious to learn what it’s like to make real impact as a young tech talent within the biggest bank in the Netherlands? During this interactive lecture, Pim will take you through his journey from Eindhoven to ING and what it means to be part of the ING Tech Class.
The Tech Class is our graduate programme for ambitious tech professionals who want to develop in software engineering, data, cloud or security. You'll discover how this one‑year rotation programme works, which projects you’ll be working on, and how you take on real responsibility from day one.
• How his Computer Science degree at TU Eindhoven prepared him for a career in tech
• What the Tech Class entails
• The technical and personal challenges he has encountered so far
• And our recruitment team will share more information about career opportunities for students and recent graduates at ING.
In short, an inspiring session for anyone who’s exploring their options, considering a career in tech, or curious to see what a true kickstart at a bank can look like.
Come say hi to the engineers of UiPath! We have all seen the troubles that can arise if we follow ChatGPT and other AI blindly. In the tumultuous flow (or bubble) of the AI wave, UiPath tackles the topic of how to make "agentification" succeed where projects around the globe fail. How can we make AI trustworthy while keeping it powerful? Come have a chat and drink to learn more!
Lunch Lecture with Itility – Innovation in Action!
Are you curious how cutting-edge computer science is applied at organizations like ASML, NXP, and KPN? And do you want to know how you, as a recent graduate, can make an immediate impact on complex, high-tech challenges?
During this lunch lecture, Itility (IT consultancy) will take you into the world of innovative IT and software projects across sectors such as energy, healthcare, agri-food, and high-tech manufacturing. We’ll show how we help companies accelerate and innovate using smart architectures, cloud-native solutions, and data-driven technologies.
💡 Expect real-life case stories, technical depth, and concrete examples of projects where you, as an engineer or consultant, can truly make a difference.
We will also tell you more about our Graduate Program: the ideal pathway for starters who want to rapidly grow into high-tech consultants with real impact.
Stop by, grab your lunch, and discover how you can apply your computer science skills at the highest level!
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At Anago, we create positive changes in people's lives every day. We help public organisations smartly tailor their processes to a better citizen experience. And that makes our society a little better!
With 25 years of experience, we develop smart planning software that makes complex processes a lot easier, allowing organisations to work more efficiently and effectively.
Our development team builds its own no-code platform, which our consultants use to model software for various customers and sectors. And thus making a real impact! For example, faster processing times for asylum seekers (IND), preventive care for children in deprived neighbourhoods (youth health care), and contributing to better education.
Want to learn more? Please come and join the super interesting lecture from Rik and Jasper about Python Engineering.
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The ANVS (Rijkswaterstaat) is the Dutch regulatory body for nuclear safety and radiation protection. We assess and monitor every application of nuclear technology and radiation in the Netherlands, from dental X-ray machines to nuclear powerplants. Maintaining and improving safety is a continuous process that requires sharp analytical skills and expertise from many different disciplines. With national plans to build new nuclear powerplants, the ANVS is preparing for the challenges ahead. Eline and Darcy will present on the concepts of nuclear safety, the role of the national regulator, the challenges of assessment and inspection, and the international cooperation required to maintain high safety standards globally.
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Lost, Delayed, Damaged - Automating carrier claims with AI at Sendcloud
Tim Drijvers (Principal Backend Architect) and Bjorn Heesakkers (VP of Engineering) and both TU/e alumni, will tell you about what Sendcloud is, why they process millions of shipments on a monthly basis and how practical use of AI is applied there.
Learn more about the "click -> parcel" pipeline!
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A large international furniture retailer operates retail planning at a global scale, spanning sales forecasting, fulfilment decisions, and capacity planning across dozens of countries. While each of these domains can be complex on its own, the real challenge lies in aligning them into a coherent and reliable planning process that can adapt to volatile business conditions.
In this lunch lecture, we will take you behind the scenes of how large-scale retail planning works in practice and where it breaks down. We will discuss the key data and engineering challenges that arise when scaling planning systems, such as fragmented tools, disconnected forecasts, and the tension between experimentation and reliability.
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Do you want to make a real social impact with the help of technology?🌍 Then this is your chance to help refugees in the Netherlands find the right help - faster and safer!
In collaboration with Harvest, we're organizing another inspiring Hackathon, this time focusing on connecting refugees to the support they need most.
The challenge:Refugees often arrive in a new country with countless questions, from finding legal aid to accessing housing, language buddies, or psychological support. At the same time, there are many helpers and organizations eager to help, but matching those two sides efficiently is still a major challenge. Therefore, your mission is to build a digital platform that connects refugees with verified helpers.
You'll design a solution that makes it easy for:
The Hackathon will be on Saturday January 10th, starting at 12:00, lunch is included! You can register in a team of three and compete for exciting prizes. After the challenge, we'll wrap up the day with drinks and pizzas while we announce the winners (who will receive a cool prize) and celebrate your hard work!
About Harvest:Curious what else we do at Harvest? Harvest offers accredited post-master programs in the Netherlands for graduates with a technical master's degree. The programs focus on deepening your professional skills while working in highly challenging roles within fintech. Want to know more? Visit Harvest.nl 🌱
(Please note: Harvest hires Dutch-speaking master graduates only)
This activity has a maximum capacity of 50 students, based on first come first serve, and priority will be given to GEWIS members. It is possible to sign up without a team. Then please sign up with team name "looking for a team".
Working at Sioux Mathware often means working on the newest technological advancements, dissecting challenging problems by modeling their mathematical counterparts. By creating such a mathematical model, we can provide solutions using our technical know-how. One such problems is the chip milling problem, where the aim is to remove layers of a chip across a large diameter with nanometer precision. Arno will explain more about this project, with Alice providing insights on her internship at Sioux Mathware (relating to the usage of reinforcement learning for scheduling problems).
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SNiC is a yearly Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence congress organised by and for students. This year, the event will be organised by a committee from Inter-Actief from the University of Twente_._ The theme of this year’s conference is AvailabilIT, where we focus on the reach of technology and how it shapes our world.
We will explore concepts such as open source software, privacy-enhancing technologies, and information retrieval. During AvailabilIT, you will delve into how these advancements have made technology more available, secure, and beneficial for society.
Not only is the day filled with exciting presentations, during the breaks and after the event you’re also able to have a chat with any of the participating companies of the conference. They can tell you a lot about career-related questions and projects that their companies are currently working on related to the themes of the conference.
AvailabilIT takes place on the 25th of November in Orpheus, Apeldoorn. You will go there by bus to enjoy a day full of talks, getting to know companies and enjoying the company of fellow students from GEWIS as well as 8 other associations spread over the Netherlands.
For more information and details about AvailabilIT, you can visit the website here: availabilit.snic.nl. Follow the Instagram for speaker announcements @snic_availabilit!
For only €10,- you can join this congress. This is a reduction of the full ticket price, meant to make the SNiC more accessible to our members. If you subscribe but don't show up, you will have to pay the full ticket price of €25,-.
There are only 78 tickets available. If there are more subscriptions than tickets on Friday 17 October at 12:30, there will be a draw among everyone who is subscribed at that moment. After that, the tickets will be handed out on a first come, first serve basis. If then the amount of subscriptions has exceeded the ticket amount, people will be put on a waiting list. Your name and e-mail address will be shared with Stichting Nationaal Informatica Congres. They will process this data in accordance with their privacy policy.
Students will receive 2 MyFuture points for participation in this activity. Please bring your campus card.
At Anago, we create positive change in people’s lives every day. We help public organizations streamline their processes to improve the experience of those using public services.
With 25 years of experience, we develop smart planning software that simplifies complex processes, allowing organizations to work efficiently and effectively. Our low-code platform enables consultants to model solutions across sectors, making a real impact: faster asylum processing (IND), better preventive youth care, and improved education.
The Challenge
In this case, based on a real IND challenge, you’ll allocate COA locations (asylum seeker residences) across IND offices (where hearings take place). Your goal?
Up for the challenge? Apply your analytical skills in this real-life case and see how software can drive societal impact!
Meet Anago at the GEWIS borrel!
After the case, join us for drinks at the GEWIS borrel with Anago colleagues—your chance to network and explore career opportunities!
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Join us at the Lunch Lecture to get a behind-the-scenes look at how the modern “milkman” works! We’ll dive into how Picnic’s warehouses run — from the state of the art automated systems that fulfill your grocery orders with minimal human involvement to smart solutions that keep products fresh on their journey. You’ll also hear a real case story about tackling temperature tracking in our supply chain. Come see how tech, teamwork, and a bit of clever engineering keep millions of deliveries running smoothly every day and how you can potentially become a part of it!
Note: after subscribing, showing up is mandatory! There are 135 spots only with first come first serve, priority will be given to students that sign up with their GEWIS account.