Niels Drost
Team Leader Program Scientist At KeyGene's Crop Data Science Department
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
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Top SchoolNiels Drost is a seasoned research software engineer and program leader with 23 years of experience, now heading the Crop Data Science team at KeyGene after directing Environment & Sustainability programmes at the Netherlands eScience Center. With a PhD in Computer Science and a career that spans postdoctoral research to senior eScience engineering, he specializes in helping researchers translate complex scientific computing challenges into practical, sustainable solutions. He blends hands-on technical depth with programme and stakeholder management skills (YEARTH Academy), enabling cross-disciplinary projects that connect academia, industry and environmental impact. Based in Amsterdam, he is particularly drawn to technology-driven sustainability efforts in agriculture and environment, often pairing rigorous research methods with pragmatic delivery.
23 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science at Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamMaster, Computer Science, Master, Computer Science at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam)Project & Stakeholder Management, Project & Stakeholder Management at YEARTH Academy
English, Dutch
Github Skills (149)
cffi10
bmi10
middleware10
geostatistics10
hpc-applications10
risk-assessment10
atmospheric-modelling10
infrared10
java10
earth-engine10
gitbook10
evaluation10
earth10
diagnostics10
geopandas9
Programming languages (16)
Github contributions (5)
c3s-magic/docker-term-letsencrypt
Aug 2018 - Mar 2020
nginx / Let's Encrypt SSL termination/proxy for Docker
Contributions:1 release, 2 PRs, 7 pushes in 1 year 6 months
nginxletsencryptsslproxytermination
eWaterCycle/PCR-GLOBWB_model
Aug 2016 - Jun 2020
Contributions:1 release, 6 pushes, 2 branches in 3 years 10 months
pcrgeographybalancehydrologicalutrecht-university
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