DCS: Dutch Chemometrics Society

The Dutch Chemometrics Society is pleased to invite you to its next online seminar: “Complex Optimizations and Simulations to Improve Separation Sciences”, taking place on Wednesday, 1 July 2026, from 12:00 to 13:00 h.

This session will feature two PhD candidates working at the interface of chemometrics, chromatography, simulation, and automated method development: Nino Milani and Gerben van Henten. Both are conducting their PhD research within the Chemometrics and Advanced Separations Technology (CAST) group under the supervision of dr. Bob Pirok, where they contribute to the development of advanced computational and chemometric strategies for separation science. Together, their presentations will highlight how simulation, optimization, and data-driven modelling can support more objective, efficient, and reliable workflows in modern chromatography.

Nino Milani will open the seminar with his presentation, “Objective numerical evaluation through realistic simulated 2D chromatography data”. Two-dimensional chromatographic separations generate rich and complex data, but evaluating such data objectively remains challenging. Nino will discuss how highly realistic simulated chromatography data can serve as a numerical reference for method evaluation and algorithm development. His work focuses particularly on automated approaches for higher-order datasets, with an emphasis on GC×GC data and the optimization of gas-chromatography experiments.

The second presentation will be given by Gerben van Henten and is titled “Improving the data efficiency of Bayesian optimization for unsupervised automated chromatography method development”. Developing a robust chromatographic method is often time-consuming and depends strongly on expert knowledge, experimental design, and trial-and-error. Gerben will show how Bayesian optimization can guide automated liquid chromatography method development, and how chemometric strategies such as scoring functions, starting conditions, and experimental design choices can improve both the efficiency and reliability of automated workflows.

This seminar will be of interest to researchers, students, and practitioners working in chemometrics, chromatography, analytical chemistry, method development, and laboratory automation. It will also provide insight into how artificial intelligence, simulation, and chemometric modelling can complement expert knowledge in separation sciences.

The seminar will take place online via Teams.

DCS seminar 2: Complex Optimizations And Simulations To Improve Separation Sciences
Wednesday, 1 July 2026
12:00 - 13:00 (UTC +1)
Meeting link: DCS seminar 2: Complex Optimizations And Simulations To Improve Separation Sciences | Microsoft Teams | Meetup-Join

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Dear data enthusiasts, chemometricians, old friends, and new friends,

After a quiet period, we are very pleased to reconnect with you and to announce a new series of online webinars organized by the Dutch Chemometrics Society.

Chemical data analysis continues to evolve rapidly, with new methods, tools, and applications emerging every day. With this webinar series, we aim to bring our community together again to share knowledge, exchange ideas, and highlight exciting developments in chemometrics, machine learning, and data-driven chemical analysis.

We warmly invite you to join us for the first webinar in this new series:

Deep Learning in Chemometric Applications
Boudewijn Hollebrands & Andrea Junior Carnoli
June 10th, 2026, 12:00–13:00 h
Online via Teams

The session will feature two talks on transfer learning, deep learning, and their applications in food peptide analysis and food safety studies.

We hope this will be the start of an inspiring chapter for the Dutch Chemometrics Society, and we would be delighted to see many of you there.

The second session of this series will be on:

Complex optimizations and Simulations to Improve Separation Sciences
Gerben van Henten & Nino Milani
Juli 1st, 2026, 12:00–13:00 h
Online via Teams

More information can be found in the flyer attached. The Teams link can be found below and in the flyer attached.

Kind regards,

On behalf of the board of the Dutch Chemometrics Society,
Ewoud van Velzen, Ewa Szymanska, Agnieszka Smolinska, Rita Folcarelli, Tijmen Bos, Robert van Vorstenbosch, and Andrea Junior Carnoli.

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Microsoft Teams meeting - Session 1

Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/389609663477400?p=z2VhzfRkAHSOjrlLMV

Meeting ID: 389 609 663 477 400

Passcode: HL9v6JC3

The Dutch Chemometrics Society is pleased to announce its new board. With this new team in place, we are looking ahead with renewed enthusiasm and a clear ambition: to bring new energy to the chemometrics community in the Netherlands.

Chemometrics continues to play an important role in connecting data, modelling, and real-world applications across science and industry. As a society, we want to strengthen that connection by creating more opportunities for exchange, discussion, and collaboration between researchers, students, and professionals working in this field. The new board is committed to supporting an active and visible community in which knowledge sharing, inspiration, and networking remain central.

The new DCS board consists of Rita Folcarelli, Agnieszka Smolinska, Ewa Szymańska, Ewoud van Velzen, Robert van Vorstenbosch, Andrea Junior Carnoli, and Tijmen Bos. Together, they represent a broad range of expertise across academia and industry, and they are motivated to further strengthen the position of chemometrics in the Netherlands.

In the coming period, the board will focus on stimulating interaction within the community and creating attractive activities for members and other interested professionals. A first step in this will be the first digital session with talks, which will take place in June. More information about the programme and speakers will follow soon, so we encourage everyone to keep posted.

We are excited about this new chapter for the Dutch Chemometrics Society and look forward to meeting many of you during upcoming activities and events.

We are thrilled to announce the return of ICRM ! Don't miss this opportunity to join us in Soesterberg, The Netherlands, June 24-27.