Derk Kooi
Senior Researcher at Vereniging tegen de Kwakzalverij
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
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Top SchoolDerk Kooi is a senior researcher at Microsoft Research AI4Science with a decade of experience at the intersection of quantum chemistry, machine learning and medicinal chemistry. He holds top-ranked degrees in chemistry, pharmaceutical sciences and medicine and contributed doctoral work on density functional theory and London dispersion interactions. Derk combines rigorous academic research—supervising students and teaching quantum chemistry—with hands-on ML for quantum chemistry from internships to his current role. Outside the lab he applies tech and UX thinking as a board member building efficient, SEO-focused digital infrastructure for the Dutch Society against Quackery, reflecting his activist bent for evidence-based medicine. Known for translating deep theoretical methods into practical computational tools, he brings both domain depth and product-minded execution to AI-driven scientific discovery.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Pharmaceutical Sciences, GPA 9.1/10 (Cum laude), Bachelor of Science (BSc), Pharmaceutical Sciences, GPA 9.1/10 (Cum laude) at Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamMaster of Science (MSc), Chemistry, Master of Science (MSc), Chemistry at University of AmsterdamMaster of Science (M.Sc.), Chemistry - Molecular Sciences, 9.1/10 (Cum Laude), Master of Science (M.Sc.), Chemistry - Molecular Sciences, 9.1/10 (Cum Laude) at Universiteit van AmsterdamVWO, N&G/N&T, Cum laude (8.4/10), VWO, N&G/N&T, Cum laude (8.4/10) at Alkwin Kollege
Github Skills (18)
tsne8
materials-informatics7
chemistry7
quantum-computing6
nvidia6
orbital6
physics6
high-energy-physics6
python6
quantum-mechanics6
computational-physics6
gpu5
quantum-chemistry4
amd4
cuda4
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
DerkKooi/bfsinkhorn
May 2022 - Aug 2023
A python package to calculate (non-interacting) orbital energies for 1-body Reduced Density Matrix Functional Theory in the canonical ensemble
Contributions:1 release, 12 PRs, 48 pushes in 1 year 2 months
computational-physicspythonbodyensembleenergies
DerkKooi/fdm
Jun 2020 - Jun 2021
Contributions:5 commits, 25 pushes, 4 branches in 11 months
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