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# Candace van Oostrum

Head of Design, Temporal

- [X / Twitter](https://twitter.com/candacevanoo)

## Contributions

- [OpenAI Agents SDK Deep Research Demo](https://temporal.io/code-exchange/openai-agents-sdk-deep-research-demo.md) — 2025-11-29 · Code Exchange
- [Temporal in Space](https://temporal.io/blog/temporal-in-space.md) — 2025-02-06 · Blog post: Learn how we sent our favorite tardigrade, Ziggy, into space to see just how effective Durable Execution is.
- [Designing for the journey](https://temporal.io/blog/designing-for-journey-candance-van-oostrum.md) — 2022-04-27 · Blog post: Why would a highly technical and backend engineering–focused company even need a designer?