My goals for 2026

Just like every year, I am here with my list of goals 🙂 For reference, here are my goals for 2014, 2015, 2019, 2020, 2021 , 2022, 2023 , 2024 and 2025 (looks like I forgot to blog about my goals for some years).

Here are my main goals for 2026:

Work goals

Writing: Submit 6 journal papers (I outlined the topics for these)
Research: spend research time in Europe, work on EU-funded project, submit 4 proposals, work on new TU Delft project, research agenda, obtain funding for new projects, develop new research collaborations
Teaching: improve the digital structure of my MSc course, teach my Bridge Design class (in a COIL? in a CHIL?), supervise 4 BSc students, graduate 3 MSc students, graduate 3 PhD students
Service: submit ACI Avances for indexation, work on committee documents, role as IABSE SEI chair and IABSE VP, tasks with IABMAS, attend at least 4 conferences in person
Admin: maintain inbox zero, work on signing international agreements
Blog: restart podcast

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