Leen De Baets

Leen De Baets graduated from Ghent University in 2014 as a Computer Science Engineer. She then pursued her Ph.D. at the same institution, where she focused on applying machine learning techniques on electricity signals in order to monitor the load. Her research resulted in a stay as guest researcher at the Cargenie Mellon University and several impactful papers. After completing her Ph.D. in 2018, Leen joined Crunch Analytics as a Data Scientist, where she devised, modeled, and implemented data models across diverse industries, including retail, agriculture, and the art world. In 2022, she transitioned to the role of Senior Data Scientist at VDAB, focusing on using data to optimize job matching processes and education suggestions.