@TCoolsIT

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

Antwerp, Belgium
Joined November 2016
🎉 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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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 ⛄️✨. meetup.com/belgian-java-user…
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🚀 #BeJUG is back in Ghent this November! Big thank you to Inetum (inetum.com/en/belgium) for hosting us! ☺️ Speaking this time are @FrankDelporte and @wbauweraerts.🤩 Raspberry Pi and becoming fearless💪 Sign up here: meetup.com/belgian-java-user… #java #bejug #community
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on behalf of @TCoolsIT: our ✨ legendary ✨ informal speaker city tour is back!!!🥹 Starting at 20:30 in the city center 👌
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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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Is official: next JavaOne happens in March 2026 🥳🥳🥳!!! #Java #community #conference
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! social.ora.cl/6011fdkbH
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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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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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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 planning optimization more easily accessible? @TCoolsIT and I tried it for #DevoxxFr. Here's what we found out: youtube.com/watch?v=m12AuqnX…
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Long overdue! Steve is one of the people who helped me a lot in my career. Congratz!
Congratulations to new #Java Champion @spoole167
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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: meetup.com/belgian-java-user…
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Our Open Source solver now has a dedicated home: solver.timefold.ai 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 see on solver.timefold.ai?
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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: bit.ly/4jaIpBS
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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: meetup.com/belgian-java-user… Plus, an open Quick Slot for 10-25min talks—volunteers, step up: github.com/BeJUG/bejug.githu…
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🎤 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 for everything 🔹 Scheduling? They often miss the mark 🔹 Discover how mathematical optimization gets it right 🔹 Learn to use the open source Timefold Solver 🔹 Walk away with a smart new tool for your AI toolkit 🗓️ April 3, 2025 📍 Pathé Amsterdam Noord 🔗 Full talk details: amsterdam.voxxeddays.com/spe… #VoxxedAmsterdam #AI #LLM #Timefold #ConstraintSolving #SoftwareDevelopment #DevConference
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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: github.com/TimefoldAI/timefo…
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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: jcon.one
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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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