Summary
Riaan Zoetmulder is a Machine Learning Research Engineer with 11 years of experience, currently applying deep learning and computer vision expertise at Philips after completing a PhD in medical image analysis. His work centers on developing and deploying segmentation and detection algorithms for stroke and perinatal brain imaging, with several Docker- and Singularity-packed models published to cloud platforms like Grand-Challenge. Comfortable spanning academia and industry, he has taken deliberate time to upskill and recharge—learning to surf during a recent sabbatical—while maintaining a strong focus on transfer learning and clinically relevant model performance. Trained in AI, business economics, and organizational psychology, Riaan brings a rare mix of technical rigor, domain knowledge, and communication skills that help translate research prototypes into production-ready tools.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
M.Sc. Business Economics: Finance, M.Sc. Business Economics: Finance at University of Amsterdam - Amsterdam Business School
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Medical Image Analysis/Computer Vision, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Medical Image Analysis/Computer Vision at University of Amsterdam
Dutch, English, Urdu, German