Paul van Erp

Paul van Erp is the founder of Vera Connect, a company based in The Hague, Netherlands.1 He established Vera Connect in January 2022 with the goal of bringing networking and sharing functionalities to relationship management.1

Professional Background

Paul has a diverse professional background:

• Founder at Vera Connect (January 2022 - Present): Vera Connect aims to make it easier and safer to build and maintain relationships by allowing users to manage their own contact/identity data and control access rights.1

• Investment and Development (February 2017 - Present): Involved in sourcing, re-development, investment, and operation of real estate, particularly student housing and commercial properties.1

• Data Scientist and Advisor at Arane Adviseurs (May 2017 - March 2022)1

• PhD Candidate at Technische Universiteit Delft (September 2015 - February 2020): Focused on using data from automated and connected vehicles for traffic state estimation.1

Education and Research

Paul's academic background includes:

• Participation in a long program at UCLA's Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics (IPAM) in 20151
• Research internship at UC Berkeley's California PATH, Institute of Transportation Studies in 20141
• Graduate studies at TU Delft, where he conducted research on freeway state estimation using loop-detector and floating car data1

Other Experiences

• Student Employee at MIcompany (October 2014 - July 2015)1
• Member of the Financial Advisory Board at K.S.V. Sanctus Virgilius (January 2013 - April 2015)1
• Graduate Intern at Rabobank (June 2013 - December 2013)1

Paul van Erp's career trajectory shows a strong background in data science, transportation research, and entrepreneurship, culminating in the founding of Vera Connect, which focuses on innovative approaches to networking and relationship management.