Short biography: Wout Weijtjens (°1988) is a junior Professor at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel with an expertise in structural health monitoring, with a particular focus on (offshore) wind energy applications. As researcher he was involved in monitoring campaigns at all Belgian offshore wind farms and on various
onshore wind farms, with a particular curiosity to quantify fatigue life consumption and sudden variations in resonance frequencies, e.g. as caused by icing.
Wout enjoys running, is an avid quizzer and tries to be a ’maker’.
