DISC is governed by a board consisting of representatives from the participating groups. The daily operation of DISC is directed by the scientific director, who is assisted by the DISC office manager. The scientific director is supported by a management team consisting of all heads of DISC departments.
The organization of DISC is summarized in the following chart:
Scientific Director
Prof. dr. B. Jayawardhana (RUG)
Office manager
Mrs. Maaike Kraeger-Holland (TUD)
Board members
prof.dr. B. De Schutter (TUD), chair
dr. M. Lazar (TU/e)
dr. S. Trenn (RUG)
prof.dr.ir. W.B.J. Hakvoort (UT)
dr.ir. S. van Mourik (WUR)
Advisory board
The DISC advisory board, composed of leading representatives from industrial, university and institutional bodies, meets twice a year with DISC to discuss issues concerning strategy and policy.
Members of the DISC Advisory Board are per January 2026:
Prof. Bart De Moor (KUL)
Prof. Marcel Heertjes (TU/e)
Prof. Margot Weijnen (NWO/TU Delft)
Dr. Job Oostveen (TNO)
Unit DISC
Unit DISC is the council of research students of DISC. They are in regular contact with the DISC office manager and with the scientific director, several times a year. They are also responsible for the course evaluations.
Teun Wijfjes (TU/e)
Michaela Repasova (RUG), m.repasova@rug.nl
Konstantinos Prattis (TUD), k.prattis@tudelft.nl
