Nice to meet you!
I am Evy van Weelden. I am a PhD candidate at the department of Cognitive Science & Artificial Intelligence of Tilburg University, and an R&D engineer at the Royal Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR). Previously I’ve completed two degrees:
Bachelor of Science:
(Neuro)psychology at Utrecht University
Judicium: cum laude
(Neuro)psychology at Utrecht University
Judicium: cum laude
Master of Science:
Neuroscience & Cognition at Utrecht University
Neuroscience & Cognition at Utrecht University
Research experience
During my Bachelor’s and Master’s, I have completed internships and research projects at the Experimental Psychopathology lab Utrecht, the Neurocognitive Development Lab Utrecht, the Wilhelmina’s Children Hospital in Utrecht (department of Neonatology), and the University of Melbourne (department of Biomedical Engineering). I received scholarships from the Prinses Beatrix Spierfonds, Fundatie van Renswoude and the K.F. Hein Fonds for my Master's project at the department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Melbourne concerning brain-computer interfacing.
Thanks to these projects and my supervisors, I’ve learned how to code in Matlab, how to work with EEG and other biosignals, and how to do statistical analyses (R, Matlab & SPSS), amongst many other things. And most importantly: it’s where my love for brain-computer interfacing and “tech” originated from.
Since the start of my PhD, I’ve completed a systematic review and the data collection of four experimental studies. I was awarded a scholarship by the Dr. Catharine van Tussenbroek Fonds to pursue a research project at ISAE-SUPAERO in Toulouse, France. Currently, I am working on finalizing my dissertation. You can find a list of my publications here.
I have recently started working as a R&D Engineer at NLR, where I can still pursue my passions in aviation.
Spare time
I am a proud dog-mom of Axel the dalmatian. Outside of “work-hours”, I like to go running & cani-crossing. I also enjoy watching horror and sci-fi movies, and reading thriller books. Recommendations are always welcome.
Games I like: the Sims 2/4 (on Windows),
Killer Frequency, Unravel 2, and Life is Strange (PS5).
Killer Frequency, Unravel 2, and Life is Strange (PS5).
I am also very fond of photo and video editing through various apps and tools.
