Christian van Eken

Basewise

Practical AI in Systems Engineering: Accelerate your SE workflow with AI
Reasoning

Bio.
Christian van Eken is the founder of Basewise, an AI platform built to reduce
administrative burden and improve quality in the systems engineering process.
Alongside Basewise, he works as an systems engineering advisor for construction,
energy and infrastructure projects, bringing over 15 years of experience in
requirements management, from concept-phase tendering through to the delivery of
built works. Combining hands-on SE practice with a drive to bring AI into the
discipline, he started developing the Basewise platform three years ago together with
his associate Sander de Hoogh, with one goal: helping systems engineers spend
less time on administration and more on engineering.

Abstract.
On complex projects, managing requirements and verification adds a heavy
administrative burden to the actual engineering work. This tutorial demonstrates a
practical solution: an AI reasoning layer purpose-built for Systems Engineering that
integrates with your existing tools and workflows.
In a 30-minute live walkthrough of a single project lifecycle, from contract documents
to a fully verified work package, we show how AI extracts requirements in minutes,
improves their quality at scale, and streamlines verification by up to 50%. Designed in
line with the EU AI Act and built for high-security environments, it keeps your data
safe and leaves the engineer in full control of every decision.
You will leave with a clear, realistic view of where domain-specific AI can take work
off your plate, and how to start applying it today.