About

About Me

My PhD research focuses on understanding machine learning models and leveraging machine learning for knowledge discovery. I'm supervised by Yarin Gal, and a member of the AIMS CDT and OATML lab. My DPhil is jointly funded by DeepMind and EPSRC. During my PhD, I spent time interning at Google Brain, with Been Kim, and DeepMind, with Ulrich Paquet. 

I hold a BSc in Econometrics and Operations Research from Erasmus University Rotterdam,  and two MScs in the fields of Statistics and Computer Science from the University of Oxford.  I'm curious about a wide range of topics, generally falling under the areas of statistics, machine learning, and optimization. 

Since the age of eight, I've been passionate about playing chess. I love the interplay between creativity, sharp analytical skills, and psychology. At the age of twelve, I played my first World Youth Championship and by the age of fourteen, became the youngest ever member of the Dutch Olympic Chess team. In 2014, we, the Dutch national women's team, founded ChessQueens to improve gender equality in chess in the Netherlands by supporting female chess players.