Hans Tierens
Data Intelligence Engineer
Heist-op-den-Berg, Antwerp, Belgium
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Top SchoolHans Tierens is a Data Intelligence Engineer with 8 years of experience applying statistical rigor and machine learning to real-world problems, currently driving data initiatives at TÜV AUSTRIA Belgium. He progressed from academic research—earning a PhD at KU Leuven focused on improving statistical tools for event modeling—to industry roles leading AI teams and R&D at dataroots. Hans blends deep quantitative expertise with hands-on ML engineering and team leadership, delivering production-ready solutions that bridge research and business impact. His academic background and business degrees (Magna Cum Laude) give him a rare combination of methodological depth and commercial awareness. Colleagues know him for turning complex statistical concepts into practical pipelines and for mentoring engineers moving from prototypes to scalable deployments. Based in Antwerp, he brings a thoughtful, research-informed approach to industrial data challenges.
8 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
(Advanced) Master of Advanced Business Studies, Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods, High Distinction (Magna Cum Laude), (Advanced) Master of Advanced Business Studies, Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods, High Distinction (Magna Cum Laude) at Katholieke Universiteit LeuvenMaster of Science in Business Studies, Marketing Management, Distinction (Cum Laude), Master of Science in Business Studies, Marketing Management, Distinction (Cum Laude) at Lessius Hogeschool Antwerpen
Dutch, English, French, German
Github Skills (19)
python10
r-package10
multilevel10
statistical-models10
collections10
stan10
brms9
bayesian9
bayesian-inference9
mcmc8
bayesian-statistics8
tagging6
computer-vision5
image-processing4
deep-learning4
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
datarootsio/azure-training
Nov 2022 - Nov 2022
Contributions:33 pushes, 3 branches in 6 days
HansTierens/MMixCure
Oct 2020 - Oct 2020
Contributions:10 commits, 8 pushes, 1 branch in 2 days
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