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Hans Vernooij is a Lecturer in Farm Animal Health at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University. He specializes in statistical methods and data science applications in veterinary epidemiology and animal health.
His areas of expertise include:
- Statistical methods for veterinary research
- Applied Data Science in Life Sciences
- Epidemiological modeling
- Machine learning applications in animal health
Vernooij has extensive experience in developing statistical models for animal health applications. His research focuses on applying advanced statistical techniques and data science methods to solve problems in veterinary epidemiology and farm animal health. He has particular expertise in Random Forest models, as demonstrated during his sabbatical at the Human Sciences Research Council in Pretoria where he developed a model for HIV status prediction based on demographic information and knowledge of HIV prevention from large-scale survey data.
His publication record shows consistent contributions across veterinary epidemiology, with recent work emphasizing machine learning applications and big data analytics in animal health surveillance. The research demonstrates a clear trajectory from traditional statistical methods toward more advanced data science approaches.
Vernooij is actively involved in teaching and mentoring:
- Teaches statistics to Bachelor students at the veterinary faculty
- Supports PhD candidates and Master students during data analysis phases of their research
- Provides statistics education for the Master of Epidemiology program at the Julius Centre of University Medical Centre
