Summary
Abel De Wit is a Forensic Data Scientist with nine years of hands-on experience across data engineering, machine learning, and AI, currently based in Amsterdam. He combines a Master’s in Artificial Intelligence with practical experience building data pipelines on Databricks and Azure, implementing metadata validation, data quality monitoring, and logging for enterprise ESG ingestion. Abel has applied NLP, computer vision, anomaly detection and generative models in both research and product settings—from patent-search embeddings to satellite crop classification and reinforcement-learning strategies for energy-efficient vehicles. He co-founded a startup and led cross-functional projects at Harvest, demonstrating strong stakeholder management and recruitment automation skills beyond pure engineering. Known for bridging theory and production, he now focuses on applying forensic analytics to complex, real-world data challenges.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Engineering - MEng Artificial Intelligence, Master of Engineering - MEng Artificial Intelligence at Maastricht University
Bachelor's Exchange Computer Science, Bachelor's Exchange Computer Science at Reykjavik University
English B: Language & Literature (Higher Level), English B: Language & Literature (Higher Level) at International Baccalaureate
Bilingual pre-university education, Bilingual pre-university education at Varendonck College Asten
English, Dutch, German