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Netherlands eScience Centre
I am Ben van Werkhoven, a computer scientist and research software engineer. My main research interest is using Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) for scientific computing. I use GPUs to accelerate computations in many different research projects that span a wide range of scientific disciplines.
One of the things I enjoy the most in my work is building tools that solve problems I have experienced firsthand and use those tools to become more effective in my daily work.
Introducing the Vice Programme Chair