Thijs Van De Laar
Assistant Professor at Eindhoven University of Technology
Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands
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Top SchoolThijs Van De Laar is an assistant professor and researcher with 14 years of experience developing real-time adaptive intelligent systems that bridge neuroscience, physics, and probabilistic programming. His work focuses on scaling Active Inference for industrial use, creating theory and software tools that enable agents to make situated decisions under uncertainty. At Eindhoven University of Technology he progressed from PhD research in machine learning for audio to postdoctoral and faculty roles in Bayesian signal processing and automated algorithm design. He combines academic rigor with practical engineering, having co-founded data- and community-oriented startups and built accessible tools for social initiatives. Based in Nijmegen, he brings a rare mix of theoretical depth and hands-on implementation aimed at real-time, deployable intelligent agents.
14 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
MSc., Natural Science, MSc., Natural Science at Radboud UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Machine Learning, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Machine Learning at Eindhoven University of TechnologyArtificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam)VWO, N&T + N&G, VWO, N&T + N&G at Stedelijk College Eindhoven
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Github Skills (31)
probabilistic-programming10
machine-learning10
inference10
message-passing10
bayesian10
probabilistic-graphical-models10
bayesian-methods10
factor10
bayesian-inference10
julia10
ssreflect9
hugo-theme9
variational-inference9
inference-engine9
graph9
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
biaslab/ForneyLab.jl
Apr 2014 - Oct 2022
Julia package for automatically generating Bayesian inference algorithms through message passing on Forney-style factor graphs.
Contributions:3 releases, 21 reviews, 1149 commits in 8 years 7 months
bayesian-inferencemessage-passingbayesian-methodsinference-algorithmsstate-space-models
biaslab/LAIF
Aug 2023 - Oct 2024
Contributions:2 releases, 3 PRs, 4 pushes in 1 year 1 month
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