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Bas Châtel

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Computational Behavioral Scientist

Complex systems Behavioral change Science communication Sustainability transitions Digital society

At a glance

  • Focus: Computational modeling of social systems; bridging psychology, sociology, and policy.
  • Methods: System dynamics, agent-based models, network analysis, group model building.
  • Domains: Sustainability transitions, online gambling & social contagion, social health/loneliness.

Skills

System dynamicsAgent-based modelingNetwork scienceGroup model building
Complexity SciencePythonJavaScript / D3LaTeXSQLHTML / CSS

Languages

Dutch (native)EnglishSpanish (un poquito)

Experience

Section titled “Experience”

  1. Independent Researcher — SAIL (2025)
    Co-led GMB and built a CLD of food-related CO₂ and behavioral/organizational feedbacks to inform on-site sustainability strategies.

  2. Research Scientist — TNO (2024–now)
    Conceptual and computational models for policy in complex social systems (online gambling, dis/misinformation, corruption, textiles/bioplastics). Methods: SD, ABM, networks; stakeholder co-creation.

  3. PhD Researcher — Radboud University (2020–2025)
    Researched loneliness as an emergent social-psychological system; GMB, CLDs→SDMs, ABM.

  4. Intern/Research Assistant — IAS, University of Amsterdam (2018–2019)
    From structured interviews to SD models of major depression; effects of network topology on predictability/stability.

  5. Intern (article for eLife) — Van ’t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (2018)
    Wrote paper on poly-glutamine conformations (capped vs non-capped termini).

  6. Database Designer — TKI Chemie (2018)
    Designed a user-friendly multi-relational database for clean data entry and retrieval.

  7. Data Query Specialist — Company.info / FD Media Groep (2017–2019)
    Business intelligence from Chamber of Commerce/financial data; optimized MySQL queries and transformed large relational datasets for clients.

  8. Assistant Information Manager — University of Amsterdam (2017–2018)
    Liaison between academic staff and IT; Plesk administration; coordinated software/hardware maintenance; improved research data accessibility.

  9. Lead Data Management — Clinical Studies (2016–2019)
    Built study databases and processes; data entry pipelines and quality checks.

  10. Teaching Assistant — University of Amsterdam (2016–2017)
    Programming minor (C, Python, HTML/CSS/JS); graded and coached; emphasis on computational thinking and simulation.

  11. Teaching Assistant — Metis Montessori Lyceum (2016–2017)
    Helped design and implement the Coderclass; integrated programming and computational thinking into the core curriculum (project-based, industry projects).

Education

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MSc Computational Science — University of Amsterdam

Modeling complex processes with mathematical and computational methods.

BSc Cognitive Neuroscience — University of Amsterdam

Biological bases of psychological processes; programming minor (C, MySQL, Python, JavaScript, HTML/CSS).

Selected Publications

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Homophily and social influence as mechanisms of loneliness clustering in social networks (2025) Scientific Reports
Refining the causal loop diagram: maximizing the contribution of domain expertise (2024) Psychological Methods
Social gaming against loneliness in older adults: recruitment and attrition (2024) JMIR Serious Games
Improving social connectedness via digital social gaming: a pilot (2024) Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science
A global sharing mechanism of resources in pandemics (2022) IJERPH
Older adults’ views on social interactions and online socializing games (2022) Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Presentations (selection)

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  • IMPC Antwerp (2025): Simulating Information-Driven Polarization via Cognitive-Evaluative Networks.
  • NPCS Utrecht (2024): Complexity Science in Social Health: Unravelling and Addressing Loneliness through Empirical and Computational Insights
  • SEVEN UvA (2024): Systems thinking for climate policy — GMB & CLDs in practice (co-hosted workshop).
  • POLDER Launch (2024): Sustainability through the lens of complexity (workshop host).
  • CompleNet in Aveiro, Portugal (2023): Homophily and social influence as mechanisms of loneliness clustering in social networks

Teaching (selection)

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  • Radboud Honours Academy (2022–23): Interdisciplinary module on complexity in healthcare; GMB + SD simulation (COVID-19 case).
  • Complex Systems Simulation (UvA, 2021–22): Project-based course; workshops, supervision, grading.
  • Supervision (BSc/MSc, 2021–22): Projects on CLD tooling, MCMC vs optimization in SD, network modeling of loneliness.

Recent policy / applied work

Section titled “Recent policy / applied work”
  • Online gambling dynamics (2025): P102 – Bijsturen in een zelfversterkend systeem (Rijksoverheid–TNO).
    This report was cited by the Ministry of Justice and Safety in their letter to parliament for online gambling policy reform.
    Go to report Go to letter to parliament

Pdf Resume

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