Profile

Creative and autodidactic computer scientist with a passion for designing digital systems and understanding how technology interacts with governance and law.

Education

Leiden University

2023–2027
International Business Law (LL.B.)

Earned cum laude distinction in Moot Court.

University of Amsterdam

2022–2026
Computer Science (BSc)

In addition to the core curriculum, completed elective courses in Law (University of Amsterdam) and Chinese Studies (Leiden University).

Carolus Clusius College

2016–2022
Gymnasium (vwo) — cum laude

Studied a variety of subjects, including philosophy, history and social sciences, as well as physics and mathematics B & D. Additionally, led the school debate team.

Research

Machina Pauliana: A neuro-symbolic approach to the actio pauliana in Dutch insolvency law 

2026
Accepted to 39th International Conference on Legal Knowledge and Information Systems (JURIX 2026) Thesis (Bachelor of Computer Science)

Investigated whether an AI model can determine if a legal act performed before bankruptcy prejudiced the creditors. This research models the actio pauliana of Article 42 of the Dutch Bankruptcy Act (Fw) in formal logic and lets large language models reason with relevant Dutch case law.

Work experience

Boven Webdesign 

2016–present
Freelance software developer

Design and develop custom digital solutions, including cloud deployments, containerised services and secure infrastructure.

Projects

Insolvency dashboard 

2024
Automating consenting processes for bankruptcies

Developed a data-driven dashboard automating consent flows and administrative tasks in insolvency procedures.

Integrated retail system 

2025
End-to-end digitisation of a guitar shop

Architected and implemented an integrated digital platform connecting point-of-sale, inventory management and business administration.

Activities

Model European Parliament

2020–2021
President of the General Assembly of MEP Overijssel (2021) Winning national delegate (2020)

Chaired plenary debates and represented the Netherlands in a non-partisan leadership programme for youths in EU member states.

Overijssel Debat Award

2020
Winner

Won a student debating competition in which over 500 participants explored democracy and the art of debating.

Volunteer work

Muna Vintage 

2023–2024
Technical volunteer

Installed and maintained point-of-sale systems, security alarms, networking and electrical infrastructure.