Thijs Nieuwdorp is the Lead Data Scientist at Xomnia in Amsterdam and, through Xomnia, Data Science Software Engineer at Alliander. His interest in the interaction between human and computer led him to an education in Artificial Intelligence at the Radboud University, after which he dove straight into the field of Data Science. He enjoys figuring out complex data problems, optimizing existing solutions, and putting them to good use by implementing them into business processes. Outside work Thijs enjoys exploring our world through hiking and traveling, and exploring other worlds through books, games, and movies.