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

  • Connection NWO, NWO Informatica Round Table, ICT with Industry, Topsector ICT and other platforms/councils
  • Communication
  • IPN courses
  • EDI WG
  • ER WG
  • SIG SEC
  • SIG VERSEN

Board MEMBER

Andy Pimentel

University of Amsterdam

Andy Pimentel

Term ends 31-12-2025


Portfolio responsibilities

  • Connection Research schools
  • Education
  • SIG DSPN
  • SIG FCSN

board member

Gerard Barkema

UU / Utrecht University

Gerard Barkema

Term ends 31-12-2025

Portfolio responsibilities

  • Connection Beta Deans
  • Advisory Board PRIO
  • Education
  • Steering Committee I-Partnerschap

board member

Han La Poutré

CWI / TU Delft

Han La Poutré

Term ends 31-12-2025

Portfolio responsibilities

  • International contacts
  • VSNU Knowledge table AI
  • ICT OPEN Steering Committee
  • SIG AI
  • EDI WG

BOARD MEMBER

Dimka Karastoyanova

University of Maastricht

Dimka Karastoyanova

Term starts 1-4-2025

Portfolio responsibilities

  • International contacts
  • P&A WG
  • EDI WG
  • Academics’ Mental Wellbeing

BOARD MEMBER

Geert-Jan Houben

TU Delft

Geert-Jan Houben

Term starts 1-4-2025

Portfolio responsibilities

  • Connection Topsector ICT
  • ER WG
  • SIG DSPN

BOARD MEMBER

Nava Tintarev

University of Maastricht

Nava Tintarev

Term starts 1-1-2026

Portfolio responsibilities

  • Connection NWO Informatica Round Table
  • Ethics WG
  • SIG AI

BOARD MEMBER

Judith Masthoff

University of Utrecht

Judith Masthoff

Term starts 1-1-2026

Portfolio responsibilities

  • Connection Research schools
  • Ethics WG
  • SIG HCI
  • Academics’ Mental Wellbeing

BOARD MEMBER

Balder ten Cate

University of Amsterdam

Balder ten Cate

Term starts 1-1-2026

Portfolio responsibilities

  • ICT next generation
  • IPN courses
  • SIG ALGO