Pieter Libin is a tenure-track assistant professor in computer science at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. He obtained his Master’s degree in Informatics summa cum laude in 2014 and his PhD in Computer Science in 2020. His research develops artificial intelligence methods to support decision-making in complex real-world settings, with a particular focus on reinforcement learning, realistic simulation models, and robust and interpretable policies.
He is a principal investigator in two major FWO-funded projects: ANTICIPATE, on AI-supported hospital preparedness for future pandemics; and ARBO-RL a project developing reinforcement-learning methods for the prevention and control of arbovirus outbreaks in Europe. He also leads a work package within the inter-university Flanders AI Research programme. He supervises an international research team, was elected to the Flemish Young Academy in 2024, and acts as vice-president of the Benelux Association for Artificial Intelligence.
