About Us

Vangualytics B.V. was founded by Max Potters in 2022. After completion of his PhD, he spent 7 years in various positions at different companies. Throughout his career, he broadened his initial analytical capabilities with Machine Learning methodologies, but also widened his scope to e.g. Data Engineering.

The sections below detail his academic and professional achievements.

Max Potters

Mission

Our mission is to help businesses unlock the full potential of their data by providing innovative, scalable, and reliable data engineering and data science solutions. We aim to empower our clients with strategic insights and robust data infrastructures that drive smarter decision-making and long-term success.

Our Name

Vangualytics is a portmanteau from the words vanguard (/ˈvanɡɑːd/, “a group of people leading the way in new developments or ideas”) and analytics (/ˌanəˈlɪtɪks/, “information resulting from the systematic analysis of data or statistics.”).

Contact Us

Let’s connect and discuss how we can help you achieve your business goals with data-driven solutions.

E-mail: info@vangualytics.nl

LinkedIn: Max Potters

Experience

Vangualytics | Freelance ML Engineer and Data Scientist | Mar 2022 - now

ARAG | Senior Data Scientist | Sep 2018 - Feb 2022

VolkerRail | Data Scientist | Oct 2016 - Aug 2018

Aegon | Quantitative Risk Analyst | Jan 2016 - Jul 2016

Education

Online master’s degree in Data Science. It is equivalent to a full-time study on campus. Graduated: May 7, 2021.

Topic: Optimal Experiment Design for Structured Linear Systems. Participated in the FP7 European project “Autoprofit” in which teamwork with various companies and other PhD students over the world was crucial for the project’s success. Nominated for Best Presenter at the 2015 Benelux Meeting for Systems and Control, Lommel, Belgium.

Master thesis performed at the École Normale Supérieure de Lyon. Topic: Equilibrium Statistical Mechanics for the 2D Euler and Shallow Water Equations. Results were published in a peer-reviewed journal. Received the Vliegenthart Thesis Award for the best Master’s thesis in Natural Sciences (Physics, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science) in 2012

Thesis topic combined with my MSc degree in Physics, see above.

Includes Bachelor thesis internship at FOM Institute for Plasma Physics in Rijnhuizen; topic: Understanding the impact of surface roughness and sample preparation on hydrogen retention in tungsten. In the summer of 2017, I did a summer internship at the FOM institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, under supervision of Prof.dr. G. Koenderink. Topic: nonlinear elasticity of biopolymer networks. Contributed to the writing of a scientific paper.

Awards

Hans Vliegenthart Thesis Award 2012 - Award for writing the best Master thesis within the University of Utrecht science department, titled Statistical Mechanics of the 2D Shallow Water Models.

Nominated for Best Presenter at the 2015 Benelux Meeting for Systems and Control, Lommel, Belgium

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