30 Notable alumni of Eindhoven University of Technology
Updated: June 23, 2026 EliteDegrees
Eindhoven University of Technology is ranked #287 in the world and #10 in Netherlands by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 30 notable alumni from Eindhoven University of Technology sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Eindhoven University of Technology won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Petra Schuurman
1968-. (aged 58)
chess player
Petra Schuurman is a Dutch chess FIDE Master (FM) (2003) and Dutch Women's Chess Championship medalist (2003, 2004, 2008).
2. Misak Terzibasiyan
1964-. (aged 62)
architect
Misak Terzibasiyan is a Dutch architect.
3. Machiel Spaan
1966-. (aged 60)
architect
Machiel Spaan is a Dutch architect and educator.
4. Carlijn Bouten
1967-. (aged 59)
university teacher
Carlijn V.C. Bouten is a Dutch professor of Cell-Matrix Interactions at the department of Biomedical Engineering of Eindhoven University of Technology since 2010. She specializes in tissue engineering.
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5. A.J. Han Vinck
1949-. (aged 77)
computer scientist
engineer
Adrianus Johannes "Han" Vinck is a Dutch computer scientist. He serves as senior professor in Digital Communications at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany, since September 2014. He is a member of the digital signal processing group at the electrical engineering Department. His interest is in Information and Communication theory, Coding and Network aspects in digital communications. He is the author...
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6. Arno Kuijlaars
1963-. (aged 63)
mathematician
university teacher
Arnoldus Bernardus Jacobus Kuijlaars is a Dutch mathematician, specializing in approximation theory.
7. Henk Zijm
1952-. (aged 74)
university teacher
mathematician
engineer
Willem Hendrik Maria Zijm (born 3 May 1952) is a Dutch mathematician, and Professor Production and Supply Chain Management and Emeritus Rector Magnificus (2005–2009) at the University of Twente.
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8. Mihaela van der Schaar
1971-. (aged 55)
researcher
Mihaela van der Schaar FRS is the John Humphrey Plummer Professor of Machine Learning, AI, and Medicine at the University of Cambridge, where she is director of the Cambridge Centre for AI in Medicine, and a Chancellor's Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles.
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9. Jan Dietz
1945-. (aged 81)
computer scientist
engineer
university teacher
Jean Leonardus Gerardus Dietz (born 20 June 1945) is a Dutch Information Systems researcher, Professor Emeritus of Information Systems Design at the Delft University of Technology, known for the development of the Design & Engineering Methodology for Organisations. and his work on Enterprise Engineering.
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10. Stan Ackermans
1936-1995 (aged 59)
mathematician
university teacher
Stanislaus Thomas Maria Ackermans (1936 – 1995) was a Dutch mathematician, and the seventh rector magnificus of the Eindhoven University of Technology. He was also one of the founders, the namesake and the first director of the Stan Ackermans Instituut.
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11. Marc de Vries
1958-. (aged 68)
physicist
philosopher
linguist
university teacher
M.J. de Vries (born 1958), is professor of Reformational Philosophy at the Delft University of Technology.
12. Eric van Damme
1959-. (aged 67)
economist
Eric Eleterius Coralie van Damme is a Dutch economist and Professor of Economics at the Tilburg University, known for his contributions to game theory.
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13. Rob Routs
1946-. (aged 80)
businessperson
Rob Routs is a Dutch businessman. He is a former executive of Royal Dutch Shell and has recently been appointed chairman of AEGON.
14. Fahid Minhas
1988-. (aged 38)
politician
Fahid Bashir Minhas is a Dutch politician of the conservative liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). He worked as a real estate developer and became a member of the Schiedam municipal council in 2014. He then served as alderman in the same city between 2018 and 2021. Minhas was elected to the House of Representatives in the 2021...
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15. Teun van Dijck
1963-. (aged 63)
saxophonist
engineer
politician
Antoine Pierre Cornelis "Teun" van Dijck is a Dutch politician of the Party for Freedom (PVV) and a former management consultant and restaurateur.
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16. Paulus Jansen
1954-. (aged 72)
politician
civil engineer
Paulus Fredericus Cornelius Jansen is a Dutch civil engineer and Socialist Party politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives from 30 November 2006 until 14 May 2014.
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17. Sjoerd Soeters
1947-. (aged 79)
designer
urban planner
architect
Sjoerd Soeters is a well-known postmodern Dutch architect. Among other projects, he is known for his work on Amsterdam's Java Island and Houthaven, Copenhagen's Sluseholmen, the apartment complex "The Pyramids" (De Piramides), and for the redevelopment of Zaandam.
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18. Claude Alvares
editor
writer
environmentalist
Claude Alphonso Alvares is an Indian environmentalist based in Goa. He is the editor of the Other India Press and Director of the Goa Foundation, an environmental monitoring action group that has filed successful public interest litigation cases. Alvares is a member of the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority of the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF). He is also...
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19. Felienne F. J. Hermans
1984-. (aged 42)
computer scientist
professor
university teacher
secondary school teacher
Felienne Frederieke Johanna Hermans is a scientist and Professor at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Her research interests include programming education and end-user computing particularly spreadsheets.
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20. Jessica Van Eijs
1981-. (aged 45)
politician
Jessica Marie Catherine van Eijs is a Dutch politician serving in the House of Representatives since 2017 as a member of the Democrats 66. In 2012, she joined the municipal council of Eindhoven, and left for the 2017 general election. Hard of hearing and understanding of deaf community needs, she has called for Dutch Sign Language to receive official recognition...
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21. Kees Neggers
1947-. (aged 79)
computer scientist
university teacher
Cornelis Adrianus Maria "Kees" Neggers is a Dutch Internet pioneer. He is best known for starting and promoting many initiatives for international collaboration in research and education networking.
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22. Camiel Eurlings
1973-. (aged 53)
entrepreneur
politician
Camiel Martinus Petrus Stephanus Eurlings is a Dutch politician and businessman. A member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), he served as Minister of Transport, Public Works and Water Management from 2007 to 2010.
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23. Ralf Mackenbach
1995-. (aged 31)
postdoctoral researcher
physicist
songwriter
television actor
actor
Ralf Johannes Josephus Mackenbach is a Dutch plasma physicist, artist and former child singer, best known for winning the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "Click Clack". He is the first and, to date, only Dutch winner of the contest.
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24. Kees Schouhamer Immink
1946-. (aged 80)
engineer
inventor
physicist
university teacher
Kornelis Antonie "Kees" Schouhamer Immink is a Dutch engineer, inventor, and entrepreneur, who pioneered and advanced the era of digital audio, video, and data recording, including popular digital media such as compact disc (CD), DVD and Blu-ray disc. He has been a prolific and influential engineer, who holds more than 1100 U.S. and international patents. A large portion of the...
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25. Bernardo Kastrup
1974-. (aged 52)
computer scientist
philosopher
Bernardo Kastrup is a Dutch philosopher and computer engineer whose work centres on consciousness studies and analytic idealism, a form of metaphysical idealism developed within the analytic tradition. He questions physicalism and argues that consciousness lies at the foundation of reality.
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26. Martijn van Dam
1978-. (aged 48)
engineer
politician
Martinus Hendricus Petrus "Martijn" van Dam is a Dutch engineer and politician. A member of the Labour Party (PvdA), he served as State Secretary for Economic Affairs from 3 November, 2015 until 1 September, 2017 in the Second Rutte cabinet. He was a member of the House of Representatives between 2003 and 2015. He previously served as councillor for the...
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27. Wil van der Aalst
1966-. (aged 60)
computer scientist
engineer
university teacher
Willibrordus Martinus Pancratius van der Aalst is a Dutch computer scientist and full professor at RWTH Aachen University, leading the Process and Data Science (PADS) group. His research and teaching interests include information systems, workflow management, Petri nets, process mining, specification languages, and simulation. He is also known for his work on workflow patterns.
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28. Jacob Appelbaum
1983-. (aged 43)
LGBTQ rights activist
Internet activist
computer scientist
journalist
blogger
Jacob Appelbaum is an American independent journalist, computer security researcher, and hacker. Appelbaum, who earned his PhD from the Eindhoven University of Technology, first became notable for his work as a core member of the Tor Project, a free software network designed to provide online anonymity. Appelbaum collaborated with WikiLeaks and made journalistic contributions at Der Spiegel based on the...
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29. Ton Roosendaal
1960-. (aged 66)
software developer
computer scientist
film producer
executive producer
programmer
Ton Roosendaal is a Dutch software developer and film producer. He is the original creator of the open-source 3D creation suite Blender and Traces (an Amiga ray tracer which was the forerunner of Blender). He is also known as the founder and chairman of the Blender Foundation, and for pioneering large scale open-content projects. In 2007, he established the Blender...
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30. Koert van Mensvoort
1974-. (aged 52)
computer artist
performance artist
designer
writer
lecturer
Koert van Mensvoort is an artist, philosopher and scientist best known for his work on the philosophical concept of Next Nature. He is the founder and director of Next Nature Network, a non-profit organization that aims to go forward to nature.
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