Mariëlle Stoelinga appointed new vice dean for Research at EEMCS

As of 1 April, the Faculty of EEMCS has appointed Prof. Dr. Mariëlle Stoelinga as vice dean for Research. The appointment was formally ratified by the Executive Board earlier this week.

The Faculty Board is very pleased that Mariëlle is taking on this role. She brings a combination that fits EEMCS well: extensive experience in education, a strong and broad research profile, and a clear outward-looking perspective. She has been involved in multiple degree programmes, leads research projects ranging from ERC-level grants to collaborations with industry, and has a strong affinity with lifelong learning. 

Mariëlle knows the University of Twente well, but also has experience beyond it, including at Radboud University Nijmegen (where she is a part-time professor) and the University of California, Santa Cruz. With her background in mathematics and computer science and, as she puts it, “the genes of an electrical engineer,” she feels at home across the full breadth of our faculty. 

Boudewijn Haverkort (Dean of EEMCS): “I am very pleased that Mariëlle is joining the Faculty Board. She brings relevant experience and new energy, has extensive experience in a wide range of collaborative projects, and will undoubtedly also provide a strong impulse to discussions at the university level. Her strong external orientation is particularly welcome.”

At the same time, we would also like to explicitly acknowledge the contributions of Peter Veltink. He has served with great dedication as Vice Dean for Research for many years and also took on the role of interim Dean in 2024. We are very grateful for his commitment.

Mariëlle is looking forward to getting started in her new role: “My ambition is to strengthen and further develop EEMCS research together with others. As part of my application, I submitted a plan titled EEMCS: Where Science Works. It focuses on our research profile and strategy, investing in both internal and external stakeholders, and strengthening communication (both within and outside the faculty). I see my new role as a complex, multidimensional optimisation problem under uncertainty. I certainly won’t be able to make everyone happy, but I aim to realise as much value and as many meaningful results as possible for as many researchers as possible. Together, I want to create a strong ecosystem in which people can truly thrive.”