Wessel Hieselaar

Experience

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  Study Association CognAC

  Jan 2014 - Jan 2017

  Committee member

  Lustrum committee (secretary)League of Legends tournament committee (member)Borrel committee (member)Living Monopoly committee (member)First year committee (member)By working in various committees of the study association of Artificial Intelligence, I have gained experience in organising small activities, such as borrels and events for the study association, and large activities, such as a lustrum week and the largest student League of Legends tournament of the Netherlands. I have learned to work together in a structured and organised manner. Show less

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  Dondrite

  Oct 2017 - Mar 2020

  I was a member of and oversaw as a board member the Synapsium committee, which organises a yearly symposium about Neuroscience. For the symposium, a keynote speaker from the world of neuroscience is invited. Students from various international universities also speak at the symposium.I was a member of the activity committee, which organises activities for members of the study association.I found a committee that created a monthly newsletter about the study association and the Donders Institute. We provided background information on subjects close to our hearts and interviewed interesting employees of the Donders Institute. We also created yearbooks for the students of the Master's programme. Show less I acted as secretary in the second board of study association Dondrite (Cognitive Neuroscience). In this capacity I carried out general tasks, such as overseeing committees and providing structure for the flow of information within the association, and I took minutes during weekly board meetings and general assemblies. I have gained experience in meeting efficiently, thinking and acting proactively, and making decisions for the purpose of a group. I have learned from working intensively with others and training future board members. Show less

  • Committee member

    Oct 2017 - Mar 2020

  • Board Member

    Oct 2017 - Dec 2018
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  Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behaviour

  Feb 2019 - now

  For my Master's degree in Cognitive Neuroscience, I have researched bilingual word processing and word translation using the computational model Multilink under supervision of Ton Dijkstra. My research focussed on simulating the psycholinguistic phenomena orthographic and semantic priming. In orthographic priming, people respond slower to target words when they are preceded by a prime word that is similar to the target word, such as CORK - WORK. In semantic priming, people respond faster to target words when they are preceded by a prime word that is related in meaning to the target word, such as WITCH - BROOM. My internship and thesis were evaluated with a 9. My thesis will be used for a scientific paper.During my internship, I have also supervised several Artificial Intelligence students working on their Bachelor thesis. I aided in their research, gave advice and answered their questions. Show less

  • Translator

    Jun 2019 - now

  • Internship

    Feb 2019 - Mar 2020
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  NWO (Dutch Research Council)

  Oct 2020 - now

  Policy Officer Domain Science