Bob van Luijt

Bob van Luijt (born November 15, 1985) is a technology entrepreneur, technologist,[1] and new media artist[2] from the Netherlands. He is the co-founder of SeMI Technologies, consultancy firm Kubrickology and the chairman of the Creative Software Foundation.

Bob van Luijt
Bob van Luijt in Amsterdam
Born (1985-11-15) November 15, 1985
Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands.
NationalityDutch
EducationArtez Institute of the Arts, Berklee College of Music, Harvard Business School
Alma materArtez Institute of the Arts
Occupation
  • Entrepreneur
  • technologist
Organization
  • SeMI Technologies
  • Creative Software Foundation
Known for
Title
  • Founder, CEO, SeMI Technologies
  • Founder, CEO, Kubrickology
  • Chairman of Creative Software Foundation
Websitebob.wtf

Technology Entrepreneurship

In March 2016[3] Van Luijt started the open source vector search engine Weaviate[4][5] which is developed by SeMI Technologies. He has published[6] and lectured[7] about (open-source) software business models and the positioning of broadly applicable infrastructure software (e.g., databases and search engines). In his writings[8] and lectures,[9] he argues for a focus on a niche persona rather than a niche industry.

New Media & Arts

Kubrickology at the Dutch Design Week in the Van Abbemuseum

Van Luijt received a bachelor's degree from Artez Institute of the Arts. After completing his studies he created notable works that include The Core.[10] He collaborated on harpist Anne Vanschothorst's album Ek is eik.,[11] with Billy Martin and Florian Weber[12] and with Yonga Sun and Cuong Vu.[13]

Control(human, data, sound) (CHDS)[14] was his first tech-based artwork and was selected as an awards Finalist for CREATE 2015 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, in the category art+technology.[15][16]

Writings

Van Luijt's "explorations on the developments in technology, art, and business"[17] can be found on his blog "Bob’s WTF blog". They form the source of frequent lectures at conferences[18][19] and universities[20] throughout Europe, the US, and Russia.

References

  1. "Music in your head". TrendNomad. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  2. "Bob van Luijt about Strategic Design at Berlin Design Week". Berlin Design Week. 13 June 2015. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  3. Weaviate contributors on Github
  4. Weaviate on Github
  5. doi:10.1109/MS.2019.2957526
  6. doi:doi:10.1177/2394964319868366
  7. Bob van Luijt at Amsterdam Business School
  8. doi:doi:10.1177/2394964319868366
  9. Bob van Luijt at Amsterdam Business School
  10. "Bob Van Luijt's Square Orange: The Core". All About Jazz. 3 March 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  11. "Muziek voor een open geest". 8 Weekly (in Dutch). 8 May 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  12. "Florian Weber, Bob van Luijt & Billy Martin". 3 March 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2016. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  13. "Review: Cuong Vu, Bob van Luijt and Yonga Sun". 3 February 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2016. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  14. "control(human, data, sound)". 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-07-09. Retrieved 2017-10-15. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  15. "Create 2015". 2015. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  16. "Weblog about CHDS". 2015. Archived from the original on 2017-10-16. Retrieved 2017-10-15. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  17. "blog". Retrieved 15 October 2017. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  18. "Google Developers Conference Saint Petersburg". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  19. "Nordic Digital Business Summit". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  20. "Art Talks Tilburg University". Archived from the original on 2017-10-15. Retrieved 2017-10-15. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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