Short bio

I originally studied mathematics at KU Leuven, Belgium, with a main focus on pure mathematics. I wrote my Master's thesis in the analysis section, on the topic of orthogonal polynomials and their relation to quantum random walks. After my studies in mathematics I decided that I wanted to learn more about real-world applications. I did an additional Master's degree in Complex Systems Science. This was a European Erasmus Mundus program, which led me to France (Ecole Polytechnique) and the UK (University of Warwick). Here I encountered many different facets of complex systems and mathematical modeling. As part of this Master's program I worked on projects in epidemiology, climate dynamics and mathematical biology. This study program has been very influential for me; many of the topics I currently work I first encountered during these two years.

After my studies I taught mathematics for one year, at university and in secondary school. This was a great experience, but after this year I decided that research was what I wanted to do and at the end of 2016 I started my PhD in the group of Lendert Gelens. I worked on mathematical models of the cell division cycle and defended in May 2021. From January 2022 until December 2024,I worked as an EIPOD postdoctoral fellow in the groups of Anna Erzberger's and Alexander Aulehla's at EMBL in Heidelberg. From October 2023 to 2024, I was also one of the Young Marsilius Fellows at the Marsilius Kolleg of Heidelberg University.

In January 2025 I started as an FNRS-funded postdoc with Geneviève Dupont in the Unit of Theoretical Chronobiology at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB).

Besides research, I enjoy thinking about communicating scientific ideas to a wider audience. I play the piano and enjoy video games as well as running.