Jacco van Ossenbruggen

Jacco van Ossenbruggen is a Full Professor of Human-Centered Data Science at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, where responsibilities include leading the User-Centric Data Science research group. With a career spanning from assistant professor to associate professor, Jacco has been part of VU Amsterdam since May 2008. In addition, Jacco is a member of the Management Board for ODISSEI, the Open Data Infrastructure for Social Science and Economic Innovations, since September 2020. Prior to these roles, Jacco led the human-centered data analytics research group at Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica and served as a senior researcher until February 2021. Academic qualifications include a PhD in Computer Science and a Master's degree in Computer Science, both obtained from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, complemented by VWO from Tabor College Oscar Romero.