Reinier Van Dijk

BIO

Co-founder and CEO of ParaPy, a software company providing products and services for automation of simulation-driven design processes. Use the ParaPy Knowledge Based Engineering platform to develop applications that automate repetitive, time-consuming engineering tasks. Our team is a mix engineers and software specialists dedicated to help industry and academia to design new products faster and enable optimization. We reside at YES!Delft, Europe's largest tech incubator. Close to finishing a PhD in aerospace engineering at Delft University of Technology. I have researched tools and methods to support Knowledge Based Engineering and Knowledge Management. My passion is contribute in the widespread adoption of these powerful technologies in industry and increase productivity of engineering enterprises. Over the years, I have obtained experience in diverse topics such as Knowledge Management (KM), Knowledge Based Engineering (KBE), Process Integration and Design Optimization (PIDO), Simulation Workflow Management (SWFM), Multidisciplinary Design and Optimization (MDO), semantic web technologies and a range of general aerospace disciplines (aerodynamics, structures, control, costing, systems, etc.). I am proficient with multiple software platforms, languages and standards, including: - Programming: Python, Common Lisp, Java, C/C++ - Engineering: CATIA, ProEngineer, Rhinoceros, MoldFlow, Fluent, Matlab, Maple - Knowledge Engineering: Optimus, Protégé, PCPACK - Web: HMTL5, Javascript, PHP, SQL(ite), SVG - Semantic Web: RDF/OWL, SPARQL, Prolog, AllegroGraph - Office: MS Office (incl. Project, Visio, Access), Adobe CS