Casper Rutjes

Casper Rutjes has an extensive work experience that spans across various industries. Casper is currently the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Amsterdam Data Collective (ADC), a Data & AI Consultancy in Europe. In this role, they are responsible for R&D, (Tech) Partnerships, consulting quality & standardization, and IT. Prior to this, they served as the Head of Public Sector and Artificial Intelligence Expert at ADC.

Before joining ADC, Rutjes worked at Solid Professionals as a Managing Consultant Finance & Risk, where they led a team of 10 consultants in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) competence center. Casper also served as a Senior Consultant Finance & Risk, specializing in machine learning and its applications in the regulated financial sector.

Rutjes' academic background includes a Ph.D. in research from Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica. Casper also co-founded a startup called Doorkennen, where they provided workshops, lectures, and tailored private courses in the field of humanities and science.

Additionally, Rutjes has experience in the education sector, having worked as a physics teacher at Regius College and as a trainee at Eerst de Klas, a program that focuses on providing leadership and teaching in challenging schools. Casper also worked as a teacher at IvET (Instituut voor EindexamenTraining).

Rutjes has also held roles in organizational leadership, including serving as the Chair of the Central Works Council at NWO (Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek) and as a member of the Central Works Council at FOM. Casper also had a brief role at Ahold Europe as a trainee in Employer Branding.

Casper Rutjes completed their education in a chronological order as follows:

- From 2005 to 2006, they attended Fontys University of Applied Sciences and obtained a Propedeuse in Technical Physics.

- From 2006 to 2009, they studied at Utrecht University, earning a Bachelor's degree in both Science & Astronomy and Mathematics.

- In 2009, they continued their education at Utrecht University and completed a Master's degree in Astrophysics.

- In 2010, Casper Rutjes attended Utrecht University and successfully completed coursework in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics.

- From 2011 to 2012, they studied at Leiden University, where they obtained a Master's degree in Teaching Physics for Pre-Higher Education, with the distinction of "cum laude."

- In 2013, they successfully attended Ruhr University Bochum and completed coursework in Low Temperature Plasma Physics.

- From 2013 to 2018, Casper Rutjes pursued a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree at Eindhoven University of Technology.

- In 2014, they participated in the TEA-IS Summer School in Collioure (France), focusing on Thunderstorm Effects on the Atmosphere-Ionosphere System (TEA-IS).

- In the same year, they also attended the Partnership For Advance Computing In Europe (PRACE) and studied Computational Sciences.

- In 2015, they again participated in the PRACE program, this time focusing on Parallel Programming.

Overall, Casper Rutjes has a diverse educational background with multiple degrees and fields of study, including physics, astronomy, mathematics, and computational sciences.