Board

IPN Board

The IPN board is appointed for a period of three years. In March 2025 the IPN members have elected a new board. The second term of most current IPN board members ends in 2025. Two of the new members start earlier in April 2025. The new and old board will work together on a smooth transfer of portfolio’s.

At the IPN Strategic Diner on NWO ICT.OPEN 2025 Catholijn Jonker hands over the IPN chairmanship to Marieke Huisman. IPN is very grateful to Catholijn Jonker for her many years of dedicated commitment and welcomes the new IPN chair and the new IPN board members.
The board members are:

Chair

Marieke Huisman

University of Twente

Marieke Huisman

Start as chair: 15-4-2025


Portfolio responsibilities

  • Contacts with NWO
  • Contacts with Topsector ICT
  • Contacts with other platforms/councils
  • Communication
  • SIG Security
  • SIG VERSEN
  • Diversity
  • Working group: External Relations
  • IPN Courses
  • Advisory Board PRIO
  • Connection Beta Deans
  • IPN Colloquia

Board MEMBER

Andy Pimentel

University of Amsterdam

Andy Pimentel

Term ends 31-12-2025


Portfolio responsibilities

  • SIG DSPN
  • SIG FCSN
  • SIG HCI
  • SIG strategy /cross‐SIG events/broad vision
  • Working group: External Relations
  • Research Schools
  • Education
  • IPN Colloquia

board member

Gerard Barkema

UU / Utrecht University

Gerard Barkema

Term ends 31-12-2025

Portfolio responsibilities

  • IPN Courses
  • Research Schools
  • Education
  • Advisory Board PRIO
  • Connection Beta Deans
  • Steering Committee I‐Partnerschap

board member

Han La Poutré

CWI / TU Delft

Han La Poutré

Term ends 31-12-2025

Portfolio responsibilities

  • SIG AI
  • SIG Algo
  • Diversity
  • International contacts
  • ICT.OPEN Steering Committee

BOARD MEMBER

Dimka Karastoyanova

University of Maastricht

Dimka Karastoyanova

Term starts 1-4-2025

Portfolio responsibilities

  • Communication
  • SIG FCSN
  • Diversity
  • Working group: Prizes & Awards
  • International contacts

BOARD MEMBER

Geert-Jan Houben

TU Delft

Geert-Jan Houben

Term starts 1-4-2025

Portfolio responsibilities

  • Contacts with Topsector ICT
  • SIG DSPN
  • SIG AI
  • SIG strategy /cross‐SIG events/broad vision
  • Working group: External Relations
  • IPN Strategic Diner

BOARD MEMBER

Nava Tintarev

University of Maastricht

Nava Tintarev

Term starts 1-1-2026

Portfolio responsibilities

  • Contacts with NWO
  • SIG HCI
  • Working group: Ethics
  • ICT.OPEN Steering Committee
  • Contact with NWO Informatica Round Table

BOARD MEMBER

Judith Masthoff

University of Utrecht

Judith Masthoff

Term starts 1-1-2026

Portfolio responsibilities

  • Working group: Ethics
  • Working group: Academics’ Mental Wellbeing
  • Research Schools
  • Education
  • Steering Committee I‐Partnerschap

BOARD MEMBER

Balder ten Cate

University of Amsterdam

Balder ten Cate

Term starts 1-1-2026

Portfolio responsibilities

  • ICT next generation
  • SIG Algo
  • Working group: Academics’ Mental Wellbeing
  • IPN Courses
  • Contact with ICT with Industry

Secretary to the Board

Loes van Bree

Dutch Research Council NWO

Loes van Bree




Photo l.t.r. Balder ten Cate, Judith Masthoff, Gerard Barkema, Dimka Karastoyanova, Andy Pimentel, Catholijn Jonker, Geert-Jan Houben, Marieke Huisman, Nava Tintarev, Han La Poutré, Loes van Bree
Photographer Thijs ter Hart