Prospective students

Prospective BSc and MSc thesis projects

I am open to suitable BSc and MSc thesis projects.

If you are interested in doing a thesis project with me for your BSc or MSc in mathematics, or a related discipline with a strong mathematical component, you can contact me with a short description of your interests, provided that they overlap with mine. Please read the contact information first.

Prospective PhD students

PhD applications must go through the official vacancy procedure. Any vacancies in my group will be advertised publicly, and applications must be submitted through the University of Twente's official application portal. In the Netherlands, PhD students are generally university employees. Please do not email me to ask whether there is an unadvertised position, or to send me a CV, transcripts, or a research proposal. I cannot consider applications made by email, and I cannot respond to these requests.

If you see an advertised vacancy that interests you, read it carefully, look at our work and submit an application through the official portal. That is the application I will read.

For more information about the Dutch system, see Considering a PhD in the Netherlands. Please also read my contact information before emailing me.

We are an inclusive group and care about a good working atmosphere and work-life balance. Whenever there is a vacancy, applications from groups currently under-represented in academic posts are especially encouraged.

Prospective postdocs

Postdoc vacancies are handled through the official portal. When I have funding for a postdoc, the position will be advertised publicly and applications will go through the university's official application portal. Please do not email me about unadvertised positions.

For researchers who wish to apply for their own postdoctoral funding with me as host, I am open to discussing a small number of particularly good matches. I expect a PhD with a strong theoretical mathematics component, substantial overlap with my research interests, and expertise or ideas that would bring something new to my group. A broad interest in statistics or machine learning without the relevant mathematical background is not enough.

Before contacting me, please identify a specific funding scheme for which you are eligible, read its requirements, and develop an initial research idea that explains the fit with my work. You should lead the proposal and write the first draft yourself; I can provide scientific input if we agree that the application is worth pursuing.

Contact me before writing the full proposal, but only after you have done this preparation. Please send a short email stating your PhD research area, relevant theoretical work, the funding scheme you have identified, and a brief outline of your proposed project and why you would like to work with me. I cannot respond to generic requests for postdoc supervision or hosting. Please read the contact information first.

Visitors

I'm open to hosting visitors from other universities in the last years of their PhD or postdocs/faculty.

I don't have funding for this, so you need to bring your own, but my university can provide you with an office so that you can fully participate in the group. Of course, having research interests similar to mine and bringing relevant knowledge and skills is essential for a mutually beneficial collaboration during the research stay.