Summary
Mathijs Henquet is a Project Lead with 16 years of experience turning AI research into operational capabilities, currently leading the AI team at the Netherlands Aerospace Centre. He conceives, pitches, and ships secure, production-grade systems—most notably SKY, a classified-data generative AI platform delivering €800k+/yr in measured productivity gains, and SENTINEL, a real-time voice assistant adopted as a standard capability by the Dutch Ministry of Defence. His work spans strategy, proposal writing, hands-on engineering, and team leadership, and he has published at I/ITSEC, ICCAS, and ICMCIS. With dual degrees in Computer Science and Mathematics and early engagement in AI safety as a 2019 MIRI Fellow, he blends formal-methods rigor with practical system delivery. An uncommon strength is his track record of driving defense innovations past the typical adoption barrier—only 4% reach that milestone—and transitioning prototypes toward TRL9 readiness.
16 years of coding experience
de Nieuwste School
Bachelor of Science - BS, Mathematics, Bachelor of Science - BS, Mathematics at Utrecht University
Dutch, English, German