Summary
Richard Schoonhoven is an assistant professor and researcher blending mathematics, physics and computer science with 11 years of experience in high-performance computing, optimization and multimodal AI. His PhD work focuses on end-to-end optimization of high-throughput imaging pipelines—combining gradient-based and blind tuning, GPU auto-tuning, and state-of-the-art deep learning—to accelerate tomographic and synchrotron imaging. He has published practical advances in real-time segmentation, GPU kernel auto-tuning and energy-aware model-steered optimization, and maintains open-source tools for pruning (LEAN_CNN) and black-box discrete optimization (BlooPy). Equally comfortable in Python, C++, Rust and CUDA, he bridges theory and production by tuning hardware and software for peak performance. An avid competitive athlete, he brings the same discipline from international powerlifting to high-impact research collaborations at Amsterdam UMC and CWI.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MSc), Mathematics, cum laude, Master of Science (MSc), Mathematics, cum laude at Utrecht University
IB English A-HL: Language & Literature, 6/7, IB English A-HL: Language & Literature, 6/7 at RSG Broklede
English, cuda c/c++, python, c++, c#, mathematica, rust, haskell, bash/shell