Stijn Vranckx

Dr. Stijn Vranckx is a senior researcher at VITO, specialized in environmental modeling and air quality. With over ten years of experience, he works at the intersection of science and policy to support urban air quality planning, environmental health, and sustainability. His expertise ranges from computational fluid dynamics and AI-based forecasting to citizen science and the development of integrated environmental indicators. Stijn has contributed to numerous international and regional projects, including the operational implementation of national air quality models in Ireland and Slovakia, and the integration of digital twins for urban planning in Flanders. He obtained his PhD in chemistry at KU Leuven and was an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow at RWTH Aachen University.