I am a PhD candidate at Utrecht University in Theoretical Physics and Mathematics. I was awarded a personal grant for my own research proposal, a sought after opportunity, only offered to a select handful of candidates. Supported by my double degree programmes at Utrecht University and my research experience at the University of Cambridge and the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, I am currently working on neuromorphic computing, with a wider interest in functional intelligent materials. Moreover, facilitated by the substantial research budget offered to me, I have instigated various new fruitful (international) collaborations.