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Tom Cools

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DevRel Engineer @TimefoldAI | Conference speaker 🗣️ | #Java | @Java_Champions | @BeJUG Organizer | Teacher and Trainer 👨‍🏫

Antwerp, Belgium
Joined November 2016
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@TCoolsIT
Tom Cools
1 year
🎉 I am extremely excited to be joining @TimefoldAI . I was a fan of the Open Source solver for years and to now be able to join them on their journey to free the world from wasteful scheduling is amazing. Looking forward to supporting and enabling the developer community! <3
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@BeJUG
Belgian JUG
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2025 is almost wrapped up ❄️🎁, but there’s still time for one last community moment together! So put on that ugly Christmas sweater 🎄🧦, warm up with a hot drink ☕️, and join us for a final #BeJUG call before we slide into the new year ⛄️✨. https://t.co/kTj5RFw0bg
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meetup.com
2025 is almost wrapped up, but there’s still time for one last community moment together! So grab your ugliest Christmas sweater, a hot drink, and join us for a final BeJUG
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@BeJUG
Belgian JUG
2 months
🚀 #BeJUG is back in Ghent this November! Big thank you to Inetum ( https://t.co/bV8sqvmacw) for hosting us! ☺️ Speaking this time are @FrankDelporte and @wbauweraerts.🤩 Raspberry Pi and becoming fearless💪 Sign up here: https://t.co/AvlJycvB1t #java #bejug #community
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@alina_yurenko
Аlina Yurenko 🇺🇦
2 months
on behalf of @TCoolsIT: our ✨ legendary ✨ informal speaker city tour is back!!!🥹 Starting at 20:30 in the city center 👌
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@TCoolsIT
Tom Cools
4 months
Not me FOMO submitting to @jfallconf on the very last day 🤣. If you haven't yet, you got a couple more hours to do so! It's a great conference!
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@TCoolsIT
Tom Cools
4 months
Time for a next @BeJUG Event! Many thanks to @cegeka for hosting this event in Hasselt! In this Belgian Java User Group, we have @BrianVerm and @KadiGrigg who'll help us make (or break!) some software. Sign-up here 👉 https://t.co/t4ABZv1Lae #java #security
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meetup.com
Hope you all had a great summer so far, so let's end it with another event! This time we're heading to **Cegeka**, in Hasselt. Thanks for hosting us! This time we have Kad
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@ammbra1508
Ana Maria Mihalceanu 🇳🇱🇷🇴
5 months
Is official: next JavaOne happens in March 2026 🥳🥳🥳!!! #Java #community #conference
@java
Java
5 months
JavaOne 2025 was such a hit that we just have to run it back. 😎 Save the date for our next #JavaOne event, coming to you March 17-19, 2026! https://t.co/sYA8dluOTK
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@BeJUG
Belgian JUG
6 months
Time for our yearly stop @OniryxICT 🤩. We got great food and drinks. Weather is epic and we got 2 cool talks lined up! 🤩 Let's Go!
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@BeJUG
Belgian JUG
7 months
The #Java tour continues! Next stop: @OniryxICT (Gembloux) – thanks for having us again! 🇧🇪 🕹️ @glyc1n will show how he turned IntelliJ into a game engine! 🎤 1 quicky slot still open! Want in? 👉 https://t.co/3LK83caNuA #BeJUG https://t.co/nFJ6C0eXSX
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meetup.com
Let's keep up the #java vibes! This time we're heading to **Oniryx**, in Gembloux, a yearly stop around this time of year! Thanks for hosting us again! This time we have A
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@virtualJUG
VirtualJUG (vJUG)
7 months
In the lead up to #Java's 30th, let's celebrate some Java Legends. Drop a comment & tag the legendary figures in the Java community. We will go first, James Gosling, Brian Goetz, Mark Reinhold, @venkat_s, @ammbra1508, @BillyKorando, and Nicolai Parlog
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@GeoffreyDeSmet
Geoffrey De Smet
7 months
Can LLMs solve scheduling or routing problems? Can GenAI help companies save millions of dollars by optimizing Vehicle Routing, Shift Rostering or Job Scheduling to increase productivity and retention? Why not? Which type of AI can? And how can we combine it with LLMs to make
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@TCoolsIT
Tom Cools
8 months
Long overdue! Steve is one of the people who helped me a lot in my career. Congratz!
@Java_Champions
Java Champions
8 months
Congratulations to new #Java Champion @spoole167
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@BeJUG
Belgian JUG
8 months
Event Alert! 🚨Our May session of BeJUG is very early in the month, this time in Leuven! We'll have @jonas_grgt join us to talk about Event Driven systems. We are extremely gratefull to Randstad Digital Belgium for hosting us! 🙏 Signup for free at: https://t.co/UrfHiQuSIl
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@GeoffreyDeSmet
Geoffrey De Smet
8 months
Our Open Source solver now has a dedicated home: https://t.co/AghJrmPKV9 It's a place for the Timefold Solver community, with everything you need to build a solution for any planning, scheduling or routing optimization problem. Is there anything missing that you would like to
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@virtualJUG
VirtualJUG (vJUG)
8 months
LLMs can’t do everything — but AI still can! 🤖 Join @TCoolsIT April 23rd for a session that cuts through the GenAI hype! Learn how Timefold tackles scheduling problems LLMs can’t solve Live Stream: https://t.co/kX6076ae9W
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@BeJUG
Belgian JUG
9 months
Let’s keep up the #java vibes! 🚀 Heading to @NSI_ITSS in Awans & a big thanks to our hosts! Excited to have Matthias share all about Maven 4. Register here: https://t.co/SI1ybW1AD8 Plus, an open Quick Slot for 10-25min talks—volunteers, step up: https://t.co/cudJgCy21o
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@VoxxedAmsterdam
Voxxed Days Amsterdam
9 months
🎤 Byte size session announcement We’re excited to welcome @TCoolsIT from @TimefoldAI to the Voxxed Days Amsterdam lineup! Great to have you, Tom, looking forward to your byte size session! 🙌 🧠 Talk: “LLMs can't optimize schedules, but AI can!” 🔹 LLMs are great, but not
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@GeoffreyDeSmet
Geoffrey De Smet
9 months
The quickstarts readme for our open source solver had a make-over! It's now easier to find the right example and start solving your scheduling or routing problem with #PlanningAI. Try it out: https://t.co/BrSr2H3eby
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@jcon_conference
JCON
9 months
Excited for #JCON EUROPE 2025? See @TCoolsIT at #JCON2025 in Cologne talking about '#Braving the Change: #Recalibrating to New #Realities' ‘Change is the only #constant in our industry’… but they never told … Get your free #JUG Ticket: https://t.co/wTLeI3taOB
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@jimgris
Jim Grisanzio
10 months
Duke's Corner Podcast with Tom Cools on his mission to spread Java all over Belgium! We chat about the @BeJUG, the evolution Java, the Java release cycle, contributing to the community, and some life issues developers have to manage during their careers. @java @TCoolsIT
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@TCoolsIT
Tom Cools
10 months
Timefold hitting the front-page of @newsycombinator 😍. The blog post @GeoffreyDeSmet wrote is probably the best explainer why I switched companies after 11.5 years at my first employer. It's heartfelt, personal and excellent: https://t.co/sZ7or2hDA6 #OpenSource #Founder
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