Bert Verbruggen

Bert Verbruggen serves as a part-time professor at Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), teaching exercise sessions for Mathematics I to first-year students in Applied Economic Sciences since September 2018. He returned to VUB after a five-year industry career as an IT analyst and application architect.

His educational background features a master's degree in Physics and Astrophysics from VUB.

Research spans two interconnected domains:

• Machine Learning & AI Systems: Physics-based analysis of artificial neural network dynamics and artificial system behaviors
• Educational Innovation: Empirical classroom studies of teaching methodologies with focus on Learning Analytics and Economics education didactics

His documented research keywords include Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Physics, Education and Didactics, Learning Analytics, and Economics. Outside academia, he practices bouldering, swimming, and gymnastics while reading both fiction and non-fiction literature.