Felienne Hermans facts for kids
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Félienne Hermans
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Félienne Hermans in 2018
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Felienne Frederieke Johanna Hermans
1984 (age 40–41) |
| Alma mater | Eindhoven University of Technology (MSc) Delft University of Technology (PhD) |
| Known for | Spreadsheets |
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| Fields | Programming education End-user computing |
| Institutions | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Leiden University Delft University of Technology |
| Thesis | Analyzing and visualizing spreadsheets (2013) |
Félienne Frederieke Johanna Hermans (born in 1984) is a smart scientist. She is also a Professor at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands. She loves to study how people learn computer programming. She also looks at how we use computers every day, especially with spreadsheets.
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Her School Journey
Félienne Hermans studied computer science at Eindhoven University of Technology. She earned her Master of Science degree there. Later, in 2013, she got her PhD. Her PhD was in software engineering from Delft University of Technology.
Her Work and Research
After finishing her PhD, Félienne became an assistant professor. She worked at Delft University of Technology. There, she led a special group called the Spreadsheet Lab. This lab studied how spreadsheets work.
As of 2024, Félienne is in charge of the Programming Education Research Lab (PERL). This lab focuses on how to teach people to code.
Félienne also started a company called Infotron. It helps other companies check for risks in their spreadsheets. She is very active in teaching kids about computers. She works with DigiLeerkracht. This group helps teachers learn about computational thinking. She even teaches programming one day a week. She teaches at Lyceum Kralingen in Rotterdam.
Félienne is also a judge for the FIRST Lego League Challenge. This is a fun competition where children build robots using Lego. She used to be on the board of Devnology Nederland. This is an organization for people who create software. She also helps organize a yearly event called Joy of Coding.
Sharing Her Knowledge
In 2011, Félienne gave a TEDx talk in Delft. She has also given many talks at big conferences. These talks are about her research.
Félienne has created several online courses. These are called Massive open online courses (MOOCs). You can find them on edX. Some of her courses teach teachers and children how to program. They use a language called Scratch. She also wrote an e-book. It teaches children how to create their own games.
In 2017, she started a program. It gives programming lessons to elementary students in Rotterdam. In 2020, Félienne launched a new programming language. It is called Hedy. Hedy helps children learn to use the Python programming language.
She also wrote a book called The Programmer's Brain. This book explains how our brains work when we are programming.
Awards and Special Recognitions
Félienne's online course about data analysis won an award. It received the Wharton-QS gold education award. This was for the best education project in Europe.
In 2017, Félienne won the SURF Education Award. SURF is a group that helps with technology for education and research in the Netherlands.
In 2018, she received another award. It was the Open Education Award for Excellence. This award came from the Open Education Consortium. Also in 2018, Félienne won the Tech Inspirator Award. She received it at the Techionista Awards.
