Artificial Intelligence.
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High-performance machine learning systems. Engineered for results. Built for absolute control.
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Capabilities
Research-driven engineering for organizations moving beyond the hype.
Product Engineering
We transform complex research into production-ready AI systems. Our engineering focus ensures scalability, reliability, and measurable impact.
Proven In Production
Inspiration & Public Speaking
Dr. Maarten Sukel delivers technical insight into the frontier of machine learning. From systemic risks to generative breakthroughs, he provides the engineering context that matters.
Production History
Featured Projects
Deployment of high-performance ML systems across diverse industry domains.
FirstRing
IndustryAn AI-powered communication platform that generates response plans and messages within seconds. Engineered for safety-critical environments where speed and reliability are paramount.
Core Components
- Rapid Response Generation
- Model agnostic with fallback systems
- Optimised for the crisis communication domain
Beleidsradar.nl
VentureAn AI-powered intelligence platform monitoring millions of policy documents. Features advanced vector search and LLM-driven synthesis for legislative monitoring in The Hague and Brussels.
Technical Stack
- High quality debate transcriptions
- Agentic system for alerting users of relevant developments
NPO Radio AI
Client ProjectFor NPO we built AI systems that unlock archived audio in seconds and accelerate radio production workflows, transforming how editorial teams work.
Technical Stack
- Making large quantities of audio searchable
- Editorial workflow with AI assistants
- Large scale search engines
Applied Research
ResearchInvestigating the infiltration of synthetic media in global search results. Our technical audit for De Volkskrant exposed the critical challenges to information integrity in an AI-saturated world.
Research Impact
- Societal impact of AI
- Large scale data collection
- Automatic detection of generative AI
ChatZaanstad
IndustryA secure, model agnostic AI chat interface designed for Gemeente Zaanstad to control and connect safely. This prototype enables local governments to manage their own AI models hosted entirely within the Netherlands or the EU.
Key Features
- Model Agnostic (Llama, Mistral, GPT)
- Prompt Library for shared expertise
- Custom styling based on organization
Computer Vision
Product We engineer production-grade computer vision systems for organizations that cannot afford black boxes, vendor lock-in, or fragile demos.
From data pipelines and model training to deployment on sovereign infrastructure, we design systems that remain auditable, scalable, and under your control — even in high-stakes operational environments.
Core Focus
- End-to-End CV System Design Data ingestion, annotation strategies, model training, evaluation, and deployment.
- Sovereign & On-Prem Deployment Full control over models, data, and runtime — no third-party dependency.
- High-Reliability Visual Intelligence Built for real-world variability, not lab conditions.
Engineering Core
The Team
Maarten Sukel
ML Engineer & Founder
Ph.D. in Multimodal Machine Learning. Bridges frontier research with scalable production systems.
Jasper Kiel
Full Stack Developer
Expert in building robust, scalable applications. Specializes in modern web technologies and backend systems.
Olivier Schouten
Full Stack Developer
Brings technical excellence to both frontend and backend development, advocate for clean code and robust software development.
Our Network
Partner Ecosystem
We leverage an extensive network of specialized researchers and engineers for project-specific domain expertise.
Verification
Review & Impact
Technical collaboration reflected in project success.
Tom Compaijen
With The AI Factory, we quickly developed a smart and effective AI product that perfectly aligns with modern crisis communication. Efficient, purposeful, and high-quality. Great collaboration with Maarten, we could move quickly and it took relatively...
Tamas Erkelens
Maarten turns ideas into products immediately. He created a model using AI to direct Amsterdam citizens' reports to the right place. By demonstrating what worked, bureaucratic discussions disappeared. He led a team and organization into the future. C...
Cady Kielmann
Maarten worked with us on an AI research project for radio. He built an amazing prototype with AI features that we designed together with the editorial team. Working with Maarten was great: he communicates clearly, thinks along, responds quickly, and...
Jan van Zomeren
We asked Maarten to give an inspiring talk about AI possibilities and get the group working on concrete AI assignments. Overall a great success. Maarten knows AI from multiple angles, presents with flair and concretely with a sense of realism. The gr...
Danny De Jonge
Maarten gave a very engaging presentation on the fundamentals of AI and the opportunities and possibilities AI offers for Rijkswaterstaat. The audience found it very interesting and it certainly lowered the threshold for them to start working with it...
Robert Glebbeek
During our management days, where we discussed the impact of digital transformation on our work, employees, and customers, Maarten provided us with a realistic view and expectation about AI and digitalization. Maarten brings insights and experience t...
Michael Radvany
Highly Recommend AI Factory: My experience working alongside Maarten leaves me with no doubt that any entity partnering with AI Factory will reap significant benefits. They can expect not only cutting-edge solutions but also an approach centered on e...
Vexpan
Positive, to the point. Both our visitors and we as an organization experienced Maarten's keynote as interesting. Feedback from the post-event survey is very positive. It was appreciated that it wasn't too detailed. Maarten had adapted his presentati...
Martijn Onderwater
Maarten delivered the keynote at the UWV Data Event 2025. Great guy and inspiring speaker!
Richard Schutte
On February 14, 2025, Maarten took us on a captivating and informative journey into the world of AI. Our staff was not only informed but also inspired to use AI more intensively in their work and daily lives. Maarten is a passionate and inspiring spe...
Tom Compaijen
With The AI Factory, we quickly developed a smart and effective AI product that perfectly aligns with modern crisis communication. Efficient, purposeful, and high-quality. Great collaboration with Maarten, we could move quickly and it took relatively...
Tamas Erkelens
Maarten turns ideas into products immediately. He created a model using AI to direct Amsterdam citizens' reports to the right place. By demonstrating what worked, bureaucratic discussions disappeared. He led a team and organization into the future. C...
Cady Kielmann
Maarten worked with us on an AI research project for radio. He built an amazing prototype with AI features that we designed together with the editorial team. Working with Maarten was great: he communicates clearly, thinks along, responds quickly, and...
Jan van Zomeren
We asked Maarten to give an inspiring talk about AI possibilities and get the group working on concrete AI assignments. Overall a great success. Maarten knows AI from multiple angles, presents with flair and concretely with a sense of realism. The gr...
Danny De Jonge
Maarten gave a very engaging presentation on the fundamentals of AI and the opportunities and possibilities AI offers for Rijkswaterstaat. The audience found it very interesting and it certainly lowered the threshold for them to start working with it...
Robert Glebbeek
During our management days, where we discussed the impact of digital transformation on our work, employees, and customers, Maarten provided us with a realistic view and expectation about AI and digitalization. Maarten brings insights and experience t...
Michael Radvany
Highly Recommend AI Factory: My experience working alongside Maarten leaves me with no doubt that any entity partnering with AI Factory will reap significant benefits. They can expect not only cutting-edge solutions but also an approach centered on e...
Vexpan
Positive, to the point. Both our visitors and we as an organization experienced Maarten's keynote as interesting. Feedback from the post-event survey is very positive. It was appreciated that it wasn't too detailed. Maarten had adapted his presentati...
Martijn Onderwater
Maarten delivered the keynote at the UWV Data Event 2025. Great guy and inspiring speaker!
Richard Schutte
On February 14, 2025, Maarten took us on a captivating and informative journey into the world of AI. Our staff was not only informed but also inspired to use AI more intensively in their work and daily lives. Maarten is a passionate and inspiring spe...
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