Honorary Degree of the Queen’s University of Belfast for Joost Noppen (CS’02/PhD’07)

On 25 June 2024, Joost Noppen was awarded an honorary doctorate in engineering (DSc(eng)) by Queen's University Belfast (QUB). He has never been directly associated with QUB but has collaborated extensively with this university. The honorary doctorate Joost received for the many years of direct collaboration with QUB in research and teaching. It also recognises the broader impact of his work in academia and industry.

Joost’s career started at the University of Twente, Department of Computer Science, where he graduated in Computer Science and did his PhD under the supervision of Mehmet Aksit and Pim van den Broek.

Mehmet and Pim taught me the principles of research. Their teachings on accuracy, relevance, and due diligence are values I carry for my work to this day.

He expanded his network across Europe via  IMT Atlantique in Nantes (France), Lancaster University in Lancashire (UK), and University of East Anglia in Norwich (UK). After this, he traded academia for a job in industrial research. Today, he is the Chief Researcher Software within BT Group in Ipswich, UK.

Alistair McCormick and Paul O'Brien, colleagues at BT Group (a major telecommunications services provider with the UK as its home market), taught me how to apply research skills in a business context and ensure relevance and value. Detlef Nauck is a great source of knowledge and guidance while my team navigates the impact of AI on software engineering within Digital at BT Group.

Joost, congratulations on this great achievement!

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