Personalia: Jos de Bruin

Jos de Bruin

Employment

2008 ..	Researcher, Institute for Logic, Language and Computation, University of Amsterdam
1998 ..	Artificial Design BV (owner). Software development, teaching, consultancy
2002 ..	University of Amsterdam , freelance teaching and research
1999 - 2004	Free University Amsterdam, freelance teaching
1998 - 1999	CMC, Amsterdam, information manager
1991 - 1998	RIVM, Dutch National Institute of Public Health and Environmental Protection, Bilthoven. Member management team IT department.
1987 - 1991	Co-founder and director of Cartesian Products BV.
1984 - 1987	Scientist, AI Department of BBN Laboratories Inc., Cambridge, USA.
1982 ‑ 1984	Assistant Professor for Artificial Intelligence at the University of Amsterdam.
1976 - 1982	Research Assistant, University of Amsterdam, part-time (0.5) at various institutes: Research Institute for Applied Psychology, Psychology, Accountancy.

Research interests

Language processing	Connectionist language models, data-oriented parsing, language acquisition.
Artificial Intelligence	Knowledge representation, machine learning.
Visualization	Perception of visual structures (gestalts), visual grammars and styles, automatic generation of visual designs.

Software development

Project	Client/Users
Child grammar analysis	See childgrammar.com
Pension calculator (demo)	APG pension managers (see artificialdesign.nl/DBPR)
Design generators for automatic document design	Premsela, KPN, Oce, NS, Dedato
Vase generators for exhibitions in Vleeshal, Middelburg, 2004, and ABC Architectuurcentrum, Haarlem, 2006.	Premsela, Foundation for Dutch Design, Amsterdam
Penthouse design generator for AutoCad	Archipel Ontwerpers, The Hague
Data analysis and visualization for groupware	CMC Consultancy, Amsterdam
M, an integrated package for dynamic simulation models and data visualization (design and project management)	RIVM, Maastricht University, Erasmus University, CPB, CIAT Columbia, SEI Stockholm, NEPA China, PIK Potsdam
System for analysis of pigment experiments	AKZO Sikkens, Sassenheim
Generation of nutrition schedules for athletes	Nutricia, Zoetermeer
Valve selector	Keystone Valve Europe, Breda
Statistical Process Control	PLM Glass Industries, Breda
Analysis of plant breeding experiments	Zaadunie, Enkhuizen
Configuration system for network components	BBN, Cambridge, USA
Natural language database interface	US Navy, Pacific Fleet, Hawaii
Knowledge-based tutor for radar maintenance	U.S. Army Defense Artillery School, Fort Bliss, Texas
Semantic interpretation of relational nouns	BBN, Cambridge, USA
Theorem prover	University of Amsterdam
LOGO interpreter	University of Amsterdam

Teaching

2006-2008	Research Methods, Informatics, University of Amsterdam
2005	Information visualization, Informatics, University of Amsterdam
2008	Conceptual Modeling (UML), Informatics, University of Amsterdam
2005, 2007	Database applications, Informatics, University of Amsterdam
2005	Web applications, Informatics, University of Amsterdam
2003, 2004	Perception and image analysis - Faculty of Arts, Free University Amsterdam
2003, 2004	Multimedia Information, Informatics, Faculty of Science, University of Amsterdam
2001-2002	Representation and Usability/Task analysis - two new BA courses, Multimedia and Culture, Computer Science, Free University Amsterdam
	Algorithmic Art and AI, Humanities, New Media, University of Amsterdam, 2001
1982 - 1984	Assistant Professor for Artificial Intelligence at the University of Amsterdam: Introduction AI, Programming courses: Prolog and Pascal
1976 - 1982	Research Assistant, University of Amsterdam: Statistics and experimental design, Introduction SPSS, Programming in LISP

Languages

Natural: Dutch, English, Portuguese, German, French

Programming: Java, Python, Visual Basic, Processing, Clojure, PHP, Javascript, Haskell, Lisp, Prolog, Pascal, C, SQL, UML, XML, HTML

Publications/presentation

Two acquisition paradoxes: A computational simulation (with J. van Kampen & R. Scha), DGfS , Osnabrück, 2009.

Automatic style generation (with R. Scha). Paper presented at Design Research in the Netherlands, 2005.

Algorithmix # 6 (Swarte Wech) (with R. Scha), In: Cor Wetting (ed.): Passages. Leeuwarden: Sprezzatura, 2005.

A series of three articles in the AutomatiseringsGids, on Algoritmic Art, Algorithmic Design and Algorithmic Music, (with R. Scha), spring 2003.

A Republic of Information Designers, (with R. Scha), Vision Plus 4, CMU, Pittsburgh, 1998.

The visual grammar of information graphics, (with Engelhardt e.a), Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Design, Stanford University, 1996.

M - A visual simulation tool, in: Simulation in the Medical Sciences, The Society for Computer Simulation, San Diego, 1996, 181-186.

The interpretation of relational nouns (with R. Scha). In: Proc. ACL 1988, Buffalo NY.

A system for automatic rule induction (with T. Romeyn). In Proc. NAIC‑88, Amsterdam, 1988.

Machine learning and expert systems (with T. Romeyn), Kennissystemen, 2, 1, 1988.

MACH‑III, a training system for radar maintenance (with D. Massey and B. Roberts). In (J. Psotka, L. Massey and S. Mutter, eds.) Intelligent Tutoring Systems: Lessons Learned, Erlbaum, 1988.

Expert Systems (with B. Wielinga), Intermediair, 5, 1984; also in Kennis, mens en computer (Kempen and Sprangers, eds.), Lisse, Swets & Zeitlinger, 1984.

Parallelle Systemen in de AI. In Psychologie in Nederland (P. Drenth, W. Koops, J. Orlbeke and R. Takens, eds.), Lisse, Swets & Zeitlinger, 1983, pp. 146‑160.

Flexibiliteit in natuurlijke taalverwerking (with B. Wielinga), Tijdschrift voor taal- en tekstwetenschap, 1982, Jrg. 1, nr. 3.

Symbolic Evaluation of LISP Functions with Side Effects for Verification (with D. de Champeaux). In: Proceedings of the Seventh Int'l Joint Conf. on AI, Vancouver, British Columbia, 1981.

On CD-ROM (see also: www.m.rivm.nl ):

FRED, a Framework for Research on Environment and Development, RIVM, 1998.

Targets 1.0, Electronic Series on Integrated Assessment Modeling, Baltzer, 1998.

The IMAGE User Support System, RIVM, 1998.

Exhibitions

· Tussen Prefab en Artificial, ABC Architectuurcentrum, Haarlem , Sep-Oct 2006, with ArchipelOntwerpers.

· Passages. Bos van Ypeij (Park Vijversburg), Tytsjerk, The Netherlands. Exhibition curated by Cor Wetting with a multi-media-installation by Jos de Bruin and Remko Scha. Also: Felix Hess, Vincent Icke, Wim T. Schippers, Kenneth Snelson and others.

· Alternate, Vleeshal, Middelburg, April/May 2004 (vase design generator)

· Mu, De Witte Dame, Eindhoven, fall 2002

· TENT, Rotterdam, spring 2000

· ConsortiuM, Amsterdam, fall 2000

· Nomadisch Paviljoen, multimedia exhibit of Architecture and Artificial Art, spring/summer 1998, Town Hall, The Hague

Education

MA Psychology, University of Amsterdam, 1982, cum laude. Specialization Cognitive Science/Artificial Intelligence. GMAT (10/1990): total score 750 (99^th), quantitative 50 (99^th)