David Verelst
Head Of Section at DTU Wind and Energy Systems
Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark
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Top SchoolDavid Verelst is Head of Section at DTU Wind and Energy Systems with 15 years’ experience in wind energy research, specialising in hydro-servo-aero-elastic simulations, stability computations, and aeroelastic loads and control. He is the product lead for the widely used HAWC2 aeroelastic solver, bridging academic research and industrial needs through close collaboration with major turbine manufacturers and operators. A seasoned project manager and proposal lead, he coordinates multidisciplinary projects and contributes expertise to international bodies such as the IEC and EERA. He has a strong track record in mentoring master and PhD students and translating numerical and experimental research into validated modelling tools. David’s background—from a PhD on passive free-yawing downwind turbines to postdoc and senior researcher roles—gives him a rare combination of hands-on simulation development and strategic product stewardship. Based in Copenhagen, he leverages frontline industry partnerships to find pragmatic research synergies that drive both scientific insight and commercial impact.
15 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
high school, extra year on math and physics, high school, extra year on math and physics at Sint-Jan Berchmans college AntwerpenMSc, Aeroespace engineering, wind energy, MSc, Aeroespace engineering, wind energy at Delft University of Technologyhigh school, high school at Steinerschool De Es
French, English, Danish, Dutch
Github Skills (157)
python10
data-manipulation10
wave10
language-server-protocol10
turbine10
python-development10
qt10
dataframes10
pandas10
data-science10
python-interface10
python-course10
anaconda10
pyqt10
development-environment10
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
DTUWindEnergy/Python4WindEnergy
Aug 2013 - May 2016
This is a repository to gather the teaching material used for the course Python for Wind Energy organised at DTU Wind Energy
Contributions:34 commits, 2 pushes, 1 comment in 2 years 9 months
pythondtuteachingwindorganised
DTUWindEnergy/ServosAndUtilities
May 2016 - Feb 2019
Contributions:1 PR, 2 pushes, 1 tag in 2 years 9 months
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