Dirk is a strategic advisor and senior expert in offshore and hydraulic structures, (dynamic) soil-waterstructure interaction aspects, softs soils and fluid muds with over 40 years of experience. He specialises in computational and experimental geotechnical design and analysis methods. He has worked on many international projects related to safety and integrity of (soil-) structures and their foundation in complex geotechnical conditions. He is Deltares’ representative in ISSMGE committees on Offshore Geotechnics and Forensic Geotechnical Engineering.