Ben van Werkhoven

Ben van Werkhoven is an accomplished academic and research engineer with a strong background in computer science. Currently serving as an Assistant Professor at Leiden University since June 2023, Ben has also held various roles at the Netherlands eScience Center from 2013 onwards, including Senior Research Engineer, eScience Research Coordinator, eScience research engineer, and External eScience Engineer. Prior to these roles, Ben was a PhD Candidate at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam from October 2010 to September 2014, where a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Computer Science was obtained. Ben also holds a Master's degree in Parallel and Distributed Computer Systems from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, completed in 2010.