Summary
Willy Tadema is a seasoned Responsible AI and data science leader with 11+ years of experience shaping ML governance, ethics-by-design, XAI and fairness in the Dutch public sector. Currently Team Lead Responsible AI at Auditdienst Rijk, he combines hands-on R development and MLOps know-how with deep expertise in data integration, data quality, master data management and spatial data engineering. He regularly advises on AI standardisation and ethics across national bodies (NEN, CEN/CENELEC, RDI) and serves on multiple ethics committees, translating legal and human-rights perspectives into practical AI controls. Trained in biometrics, advanced data science and AI law, he bridges technical architecture and policy—helping organisations operationalise auditable, fair ML systems. An often-overlooked strength is his long grounding in information and geospatial architecture, which informs robust, data-centric ML governance for complex public datasets.
11 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Law, Ethics and Policy of AI, Law, Ethics and Policy of AI at KU Leuven
International Human Rights Law, International Human Rights Law at Utrecht University
Advanced Data Science, Advanced Data Science at IT Academy Noord-Nederland
Master of Science (MSc), Agricultural Systems Engineering with a major in Biometrics, Master of Science (MSc), Agricultural Systems Engineering with a major in Biometrics at Wageningen University & Research