Dr Wieger Tiddens

Predictive Maintenance, Royal Netherlands Navy

Dr. Wieger Tiddens has extensive experience and knowledge on the implementation and development of predictive maintenance. His passion is to achieve the maintenance of tomorrow. Within the Royal Netherlands Navy’s Data for Maintenance group, he works on data driven asset management and Predictive Maintenance for the current and future fleet.

Sophie Ten Zeldam

Royal Netherlands Navy

Lt (ME) Sophie ten Zeldam MSc has a background as an engineer officer on board of various naval vessels. She has a master’s degree in maintenance engineering and operations. Within the Royal Netherlands Navy’s Data for Maintenance group, she bridges the gap between operations and development, paving the way for innovative maintenance solutions in the military-maritime domain.

Dennis Curvers

Data Acquisition, Royal Netherlands Navy

Dennis Curvers BSc is an experienced Information Management Professional with a background in Chemistry and Quality Management. Complemented with keen analytical skills and a practical approach, he finds his way in getting reliable information to the right people at the right time. Within the Royal Netherlands Navy’s Data for Maintenance group, he puts his experience into practice with a focus on Data Acquisition, -Infrastructure and -Governance for the current and future fleet.

LtCdr Jan Zegers

Royal Netherlands Navy

LtCdr Jan Zegers MSc made, after an operational career, the switch to IT and data science. He is involved in the Royal Netherlands Navy’s Data for Maintenance Group from the beginning, as part of developing and implementing the use of data science and AI within the navy, resulting in a Maritime Data Science Capability. In the group he works on the IT solutions and Data Governance.

Cdr Bart Pollmann

Royal Netherlands Navy

Cdr (ME) ret. Bart Pollmann has fulfilled a lifetime military career in various marine engineering jobs, both at sea and in support and policy roles. From a maintenance perspective, his passion is to develop and implement solutions to improve the maintainability of future navy ships, allowing for trends of increased system complexity and reduced crew sizes.