faq
Who are you?
Hamse Elmi — AI & Data, community builder, tech & society. Born 17-02-1999, based in Veghel, Netherlands.
What do you work on?
Curious about how data and AI reshape societies, and passionate about human-centred solutions guided by a critical understanding of information versus noise. I combine technical skills with community building and policy to connect local and international communities.
Skills
- Technical: Machine learning, deep learning, data visualisation, data processing, Grafana, Git, full stack development (Python, C#, C++, Java, R, HTML, CSS)
- Policy & strategy: Policy development, stakeholder management, international representation
- Community & leadership: Team coordination, community building, events, public speaking
- Languages: Dutch, English, Somali
Education
- Tilburg University — BSc Cognitive Science & Artificial Intelligence (Sep 2018 – Aug 2026)
- Fontys — Propedeutic ICT: Software Engineering (Feb 2017 – Aug 2018)
- Zwijsen College, Veghel — HAVO Science & Technology (Sep 2011 – Aug 2016)
- VU Amsterdam — Global Political Economy, Philosophy & Neuroethics (Sep 2025 – Jan 2026)
- TU Berlin — Summer course Java Programming (Aug 2022)
- Cardiff Metropolitan University — Summer course Web Gaming (Jul 2018)
Experience
- ISO (Intercity Student Consultation) — Policy Officer Internationalisation & ESU, Utrecht (Jun 2025 – present). Policy and lobbying on internationalisation; ESU delegate; Task Force Digitalisation & AI.
- RIBW Brabant — Mental Health Night Care Worker, Tilburg (Oct 2023 – present)
- Freeday (AI start-up) — Working Student Product Implementation, Rotterdam (Oct 2024 – Jun 2025). Grafana dashboards, Python backend.
- Tilburg University — Working student Information Literacy & Data Management (Jul 2020 – Jun 2023)
- Scholten Awater / Centralpoint — Technical Project Coordinator (Sep 2017 – Feb 2020)
Volunteer work
- MSA Netherlands — Community Board Member (Sep 2024 – Aug 2025)
- Stichting SOMI — Committee member (Mar 2022 – Aug 2024)
- MSA Tilburg — Vice-Chair (Aug 2022 – Jul 2023); Marketing & IT committee (Aug 2019 – Jul 2022)
- Refugee Work Netherlands — Teaching assistant, Veghel (Aug 2019 – Jul 2021)
Interests
- Technology — from hardware to AI
- Community engagement & societal developments
- Travel, cultural immersion, neuro- & cognitive sciences