Johan Van Kerckhoven
Researcher at Royal Military Academy, Belgium
Brussels, Brussels-Capital, Belgium
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Top SchoolJohan Van Kerckhoven is a researcher and applied statistician with eight years of professional experience translating mathematical models into practical decision-support tools, currently leading simulation and MSO (modelling, simulation, optimization) efforts at the Royal Military Academy in Brussels. He combines a PhD-level background in applied economics and robust tensor decomposition research with hands-on risk modelling experience from the banking sector, enabling him to bridge rigorous theory and operational needs. Comfortable in multiple programming languages and quick to learn new environments, he designs simulation-driven policy optimization and web tool suites to streamline research workflows. Known for making other people’s work easier and more enjoyable, he also supervises and coordinates multidisciplinary teams to deliver usable, research-grade software. An understated strength is his ability to move between deep quantitative research and pragmatic implementation, ensuring analytical methods are adopted in practice.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Secundary education (High school), Latin-Math (8h), Secundary education (High school), Latin-Math (8h) at Koninklijk Atheneum Pitzemburg MechelenDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Applied Economics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Applied Economics at Katholieke Universiteit LeuvenMaster of Science (M.Sc.), Mathematics and Statistics, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Mathematics and Statistics at Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Dutch, English, French, Arabic
Github Skills (28)
discrete-event-simulation10
simulation9
military9
agent-based-modeling9
julia9
co-simulation9
planning8
simulation-framework8
simulations8
visualization4
xml4
excel3
csv3
xquery3
javascript3
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
jvkerckh/ManpowerPlanning.jl
Jan 2018 - Mar 2021
Additional functionality for SimJulia to create manpower planning simulations (in a military context).
Contributions:5 releases, 102 commits, 5 PRs in 3 years 2 months
simulationssimulationadditionalplanningmilitary
jvkerckh/ConcurrentSim.jl
Sep 2020 - Oct 2023
A discrete event process oriented simulation framework written in Julia
Contributions:6 pushes in 3 years 1 month
discrete-eventsimulation-frameworksimulationdiscretejulia
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