This page provides an overview of academic courses and professional development workshops I have completed during my PhD. These include formal coursework, specialized SIKS research school modules, and various non-academic workshops aimed at enhancing research communication, career development, and personal well-being.

Courses

• Presentation and Pitching in English, offered by Taalcentrum-VU
• Advanced Academic English Writing, offered by Taalcentrum-VU
• Career orientation for PhD candidates and postdocs, offered by VU Learning and Development
• Dutch Course A1, offered by VU-NT@2
• Dutch Course A2, offered by VU-NT@2
• Research Integrity Course, offered by Faculty of Science

SIKS Courses

SIKS Courses are specialized training modules offered by the Dutch Research School for Information and Knowledge Systems (SIKS). These courses are designed for PhD candidates working in the fields of data science, artificial intelligence, and information systems.

• Data Science: from Data Lakes to Knowledge Graphs
• Foundation in Data Science: Data Mining
• Data Science: Research Methods and Methodology
• SIKS Course: Causal Inference
• SIKS Course: Neuro-symbolic Systems

Non-academic Workshops

FYI Workshops

FYI Workshops are a series of skill-building sessions offered by Forum for Young Scientists. They focus on soft skills and practical strategies relevant to early-career researchers, such as effective communication, well-being, academic supervision, and career planning. These workshops are designed to complement academic training by addressing the broader challenges of research life.

• Marketing your Research
• Re-defining academic success: Tips to improve your well-being
• Supervising Bachelor and Master Students (offline workshop)
• Meaningful networking (offline workshop)
• Science Communication Under Pressure: Scientists' Survival Guide for the Public Arena