Kevin Verbeek

Kevin Verbeek is an Assistant Professor in the Applied Geometric Algorithms group at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), affiliated with the EAISI Foundational research institute. His research focuses on computational geometry, information visualization, and algorithms for cartographic challenges. He holds a PhD from TU/e (2012) and conducted postdoctoral research at UC Santa Barbara (2012–2014). He coordinates the TU/e Honors Academy's 'Competitive Programming and Problem Solving' track and is a member of the Eindhoven Young Academy of Engineering.

Education:

• PhD in Applied Geometric Algorithms, TU Eindhoven (2012)
• Postdoctoral Researcher, UC Santa Barbara (2012–2014)

Research Interests:

• Algorithmic stability for dynamic data visualization
• Geometric algorithms for social networks and cartography
• Topological data analysis and computational topology
• Braided river network modeling

Key Projects:

• NWO Veni Award-funded project on stable geometric algorithms (2015–present)
• GLAMMap: Interactive geo-visualization for cultural heritage metadata

Teaching & Outreach:

• Coordinator of Honors tracks in Competitive Programming
• Instructor for courses like 'Heuristic Algorithms' and 'Computer Science Research Project'

Awards:

• NWO Veni Award for 'Stable Geometric Algorithms' (2015)

Labs/Teams: Active in EAISI Foundational, focusing on algorithmic spatial data analysis and foundational AI research.