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Contact Information

Name Julian C. Rill
Email julian@rill.nl
Location Netherlands

For detailed education and role descriptions, visit my LinkedIn profile.

Education

  • Apr 2023 Nov 2026

    Master of Science (120 ECTS)

    Universität Osnabrück

    Cognitive Science, specialising in AI

  • Sep 2018 Aug 2022

    Bachelor of Science (240 ECTS)

    Windesheim

    cum laude

    Applied Computer Science

  • Aug 2015 Jul 2018

    Secondary Vocational Education

    Deltion College

    IT Systems Engineering

Experience

  • Oct 2024 Present

    Data Protection & Privacy Technologist

    SURF

    Utrecht, Netherlands

  • Oct 2025 Present

    Lead AI & Privacy Research Engineer

    SURF

    Utrecht, Netherlands

  • Oct 2008 Present

    Founder & Digital Producer

    Wafoe

    Netherlands

  • Sep 2023 Sep 2024

    Security Systems Engineer

    Univé Insurance

    Zwolle, Netherlands

  • Feb 2022 Aug 2022

    Privacy Research Intern

    Shibaura Institute of Technology

    Tokyo, Japan

  • Apr 2021 Jun 2021

    SEO Data Science Intern

    De Nieuwe Zaak

    Zwolle, Netherlands

  • Sep 2020 Jan 2021

    Cybersecurity & Data Protection Intern

    Fysiotherapie De Commissaris

    Meppel, Netherlands

  • Feb 2018 Jun 2018

    IT Support Intern

    Van der Sluis Technische Bedrijven

    Genemuiden, Netherlands

  • Jul 2015 Mar 2017

    Online Marketing Assistant

    Interactiva

    Zaandam, Netherlands

  • Aug 2016 Jan 2017

    IT Support Intern

    Van der Sluis Technische Bedrijven

    Genemuiden, Netherlands

Honors & Awards

  • Oct 2025

    1st Place, Company Clash Rocket League Tournament

    SURF

  • Jan 2022

    SIT Scholarship

    Shibaura Institute of Technology

  • Dec 2021

    Holland Scholarship

    Windesheim University of Applied Sciences

  • Aug 2018

    Silver Creator Award (100,000 subscribers)

    YouTube

  • Oct 2017

    Deltion Skills Heroes Award

    Deltion College

Certifications

  • Apr 2026

    Certified Information Privacy Technologist (CIPT)

    IAPP

    Valid through Apr 2028

  • Mar 2024

    Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals

    Microsoft

  • Dec 2023

    Comprehensible Writing for IT Specialists

    Loo van Eck

  • May 2022

    TOEIC Listening & Reading

    TOEIC Program

  • Jun 2021

    Student Coach

    Windesheim

  • Jan 2021

    The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

    FranklinCovey

  • Nov 2018

    M001: MongoDB Basics

    MongoDB

  • Jul 2018

    Cambridge English Level 1 Certificate in ESOL International (Business Vantage)

    Cambridge English

  • Apr 2017

    PRINCE2 Foundation Certificate in Project Management

    EXIN

  • Mar 2016

    Incident Management

    TOPdesk

Skills

Privacy & data protection

Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs)Technical GDPR AuditingData Protection Impact AssessmentsGDPRePrivacy DirectiveEU AI ActAnonymisationPseudonymisationPrivacy by DesignData Flow Analysis

AI & computational research

Applied Artificial IntelligenceNetwork Traffic AnalysisNatural Language ProcessingLarge Language ModelsLangGraphReinforcement LearningComputational ModellingData Networks

Software & infrastructure

PythonTypeScriptReactFlaskSQLLinuxMicrosoft AzureAWSDockerAnsibleSailPoint IdentityIQ

Languages

Dutch — Native or BilingualEnglish — Full ProfessionalGerman — Limited Working