Ruud Van Der Ent
Senior Policy Officer - Program Network Of Local Digital Twins (NLDT) at Delft University of Technology
The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
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Top SchoolRuud Van Der Ent is a hydroclimatologist and senior policy officer with 11 years of experience at the intersection of land and water management, atmospheric science, and climate extremes. He built and published a bespoke global atmospheric moisture-tracking model during his PhD and has applied that research across academia and practice, from Delft and Utrecht to international visiting fellowships. Now driving policy for the Netherlands’ Network of Local Digital Twins, he focuses on model quality, interoperability and transparency to enable digital transformation in spatial planning. His work blends hands-on model development and teaching with practical flood- and water-resource management, and he often translates complex hydrological science into actionable policy. Based in The Hague, he brings an unusual combination of deep technical expertise in hydroclimatology and real-world implementation of digital twins for public decision-making.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
High School, Nature and Technology, High School, Nature and Technology at Angelus Merula, SpijkenisseDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Civil Engineering, Hydroclimatology, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Civil Engineering, Hydroclimatology at Delft University of Technology
Github Skills (16)
biodiversity7
carbon-emissions6
renewable-energy6
energy6
climate-science6
ocean6
energy-data6
photovoltaic5
risk-assessment5
ecology5
climate-change5
geoscience5
earth-science4
sustainability4
energy-efficiency3
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
TUDelft-books/Hydrology
Mar 2025 - Jan 2026
Introduction to hydrology for civil and environmental engineers
Contributions:1 release, 3 reviews, 31 PRs in 9 months
ruudvdent/WAM2layersPython
Apr 2018 - Jun 2022
This version still works, but all development has been moved to: https://github.com/WAM2layers/WAM2layers
Contributions:4 releases, 7 commits, 3 PRs in 4 years 3 months
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