Toon Mertens
Toon Mertens is a product owner at Amplifino, based in Brugge, a role he took up in January 2026. Before that he spent three years at Smart at Energy as a junior data engineer, from January 2023 to January 2026.
He studied at Ghent University, completing a Bachelor of Engineering in computer software engineering between 2017 and 2020 and a Master of Engineering in the same field between 2020 and 2022. His master's dissertation, written between February and September 2022, addressed the explainability of neural network-based recommender systems.
Earlier, he worked as a lifeguard for Stad Oostende across the summers from August 2015 to August 2018, and as a waiter at The Potato Bar in the summer of 2019 and at Brugge Die Scone in the summer of 2020.
Career
Roles
AmplifinoProduct OwnerJan 2026 – Present
Smart at EnergyJunior Data EngineerJan 2023 – Jan 2026
Ghent University#2factoryExplainability of Neural Network-based Recommender Systems: Masters' DissertationFeb 2022 – Sep 2022
- Brugge Die SconeWaiterJul 2020 – Aug 2020
- The Potato BarWaiterJul 2019 – Aug 2019
- Stad OostendeLifeguardAug 2015 – Aug 2018
Education
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