Champion

Tom Cools

Timefold

Developer Relations Engineer for Timefold, Java Champion and leader of the Belgian Java User Group. Tom has a decade worth of experience delivering systems and loves to share not only knowledge but also passion for our craft. You can read more at his blog (http://www.tomcools.be) or follow him on Bluesky (@tomcools.be).

Badges 12

Talks 17

  1. Devoxx UK 2026

    Braving the Change: recalibrating to new realities

    May 2026People & Culture

  2. Voxxed Days CERN 2026

    LLMs can't optimize schedules, but AI can!

    February 2026Machine Learning & AI

  3. Devoxx Belgium 2025

    Braving the Change: Recalibrating to new realities

    October 2025People & Culture

  4. Devoxx Belgium 2025

    Java and JVM lovers in Belgium, let's unite!

    October 2025People & Culture

  5. Devoxx UK 2025

    LLMs can't optimize schedules, but AI can!

    May 2025Data & AI▶ Watch

  6. Devoxx France 2025

    LLMs can't optimize schedules, but AI can!

    April 2025Data & AI

  7. Voxxed Days Amsterdam 2025

    LLMs can't optimize schedules, but AI can!

    April 2025Data & AI

  8. Devoxx Belgium 2024

    The Java Community is Life-Changing!

    October 2024People & Culture

  9. Devoxx UK 2024

    Release your creations into the world with JReleaser! 🚀

    May 2024Build & Deploy▶ Watch

  10. Devoxx Belgium 2023

    The future of Java is you

    October 2023java

  11. Devoxx Belgium 2023

    Release your creations into the world with JReleaser! 🚀

    October 2023Build & Deploy▶ Watch

  12. VoxxedDays Brussels

    Leaving a legacy: a guide to being kind to those who come after

    May 2023People, Culture & Methodology

  13. Devoxx UK 2023

    Learning Through Tinkering

    May 2023People & Culture

  14. Devoxx Belgium 2022

    Learning Through Tinkering

    October 2022People & Culture▶ Watch

  15. Devoxx Belgium 2022

    Belgian JVM Lovers Unite: The User Groups need you!

    October 2022People & Culture

  16. Voxxed Days Romania 2021

    Advanced Testing Patterns

    October 2021Testing

  17. Devoxx Belgium 2018

    Learning through tinkering: the need for pet projects

    November 2018Mobile & IoT▶ Watch