Robin Van Emden
Senior Director Of Data Science
The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
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Top SchoolRobin Van Emden is a Senior Director of Data Science with 14 years of experience bridging cognitive psychology, neuroscience and machine learning to build practical, people-centered AI products. He has co-founded and led tech ventures (Scailable, Pavlov) and now steers data science at Network Optix, bringing both startup grit and research rigor from roles in academia and applied health research. His work spans e-mental health, personalized medicine, psychophysiology and full-stack development—fluent in R, Python, JS and several compiled languages—enabling experiments to move quickly from lab to product. A PhD candidate in machine learning with cum laude training in behavioral economics and cognitive neuropsychology, he combines deep theoretical grounding with hands-on engineering. Notably, he repeatedly translates complex biosignal methods (EEG, ERP, fMRI) into deployable analytics, reflecting a rare blend of neuroscience measurement and scalable software design.
14 years of coding experience
24 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Philosophy of Science and Technology, Bachelor's degree Philosophy of Science and Technology at Radboud UniversityMaster’s Degree Behavioral Economics Cum laude, Master’s Degree Behavioral Economics Cum laude at Leiden UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Machine Learning, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Machine Learning at Tilburg University
Dutch, English, German
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Github Skills (200)
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Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
robinvanemden/RestartService
Jul 2015 - Nov 2022
Contributions:3 commits, 1 push, 1 branch in 7 years 6 months
scailable/sclbl-tutorials
Jun 2020 - Jan 2023
Tutorials, showcases, data values, and FAQ for the scailable platform. See https://www.scailable.net. Create an issue here if you encounter problems or want to request new features.
Contributions:367 commits, 21 PRs, 343 pushes in 2 years 8 months
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