Hiske Overweg
Founder at De Donutlobby
North Holland, Netherlands
Summary
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Top SchoolHiske Overweg is a founder and data scientist with nine years of experience bridging academic research and applied machine learning, holding a PhD in Physics from ETH Zurich. She has worked as an AI/ML researcher at Microsoft, held postdoctoral roles at Wageningen and ETH, and teaches data science at Le Wagon while leading her own venture, De Donutlobby. Passionate about climate action and community engagement, she serves as Klimaatburgemeester Hilversum and combines technical expertise with grassroots advocacy to drive sustainable change. Equally at home in the lab, classroom, and civic spaces, she pairs rigorous quantitative skills with a talent for communicating complex ideas to diverse audiences. A musician by training, she brings creativity and empathy to collaborative projects, aiming to make science and policy rewarding and accessible.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master 1, Physics, Master 1, Physics at Ecole normale supérieureMaster of Science - MS, Physics, Master of Science - MS, Physics at Leiden UniversityPracticum Musicae Klarinet, Practicum Musicae Klarinet at Koninklijk ConservatoriumDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Physics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Physics at ETH Zurich
Dutch, English, French, German
Github Skills (6)
bayesian8
simulation6
python5
driver5
openai-gym4
neural-network4
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
HiskeOverweg/blog
Dec 2021 - Sep 2025
Contributions:1 PR, 8 pushes in 3 years 9 months
HiskeOverweg/Donutlobby.nl
Jun 2024 - Jun 2026
Contributions:55 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years
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