Summary
Lieke De Boer is a research advisor with 9 years of experience translating cognitive neuroscience expertise into practical open science policy and infrastructure. Currently at ZonMw, she designs machine-actionable DMPs, software sustainability guidelines, and API-based systems that make reproducibility and research output management feasible for everyday researchers. Previously she led eScience Center programs to upskill researchers in coding and digital tools, coordinated fellowships, and produced educational games—bridging policy, pedagogy, and technical implementation. Her academic background includes a PhD on dopamine and decision-making and hands-on neuroimaging and longitudinal data curation work, often applying standards like BIDS and OSF. Colleagues value her ability to turn technical requirements into usable frameworks rather than checkboxes, and she’s actively engaged with challenges around AI-generated code and reproducibility. Based in Amsterdam, she combines a scientist’s rigor with a pragmatic, systems-oriented approach to open science.
9 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (BA) Psychology, Bachelor of Arts (BA) Psychology at Maastricht University
University College London
Dutch, English, German, Swedish