speakers2021
DE LOPHEM Thomas-Louis
Thomas-Louis de Lophem is a trained Physicist and Mechanical Engineer, now studying AI at MIT. He started his career at
LAMPE Seppe
Seppe is a PhD researcher working on ‘Detection and attribution of trends in global wildfire activity via machine learning’ at
LEENKNEGT Arno
Development of Automation features on combine harvesters: systems engineering and embedded control software design, also sensor/radar development. Working on projects
KHARROUBI Abderrazzaq
Kharroubi Abderrazzaq is a State Engineer in Surveying (class of 2019). He is currently a Ph.D. candidate at the Geomatics
LI Mingshi
Mingshi is currently studying a master of electrical engineering, focused in signal processing and information system at the KU Leuven
GRAUR Dimitri
Dimitri is currently an intern at the Scientific Institute of Public Service working on practical implementations of deep learning models
CIOPPA Anthony
Anthony Cioppa received the degree in electrical engineering from the University of Liège (ULiège), Belgium, in 2017. He then defended
VANDEGHEN Renaud
Renaud Vandeghen graduated as an electrical engineer at ULiège in 2020, with his master thesis entitled: "Semi-Supervised Learning For Object
SONCK THIEBAUT Stefaan
Stefaan Sonck Thiebaut has experience as a manager and entrepreneur. After training and a PhD as an engineer in robotics,
DUVAL Matthieu
Matthieu graduated in Applied Mathematics and Modelization in Polytech Nice Sophia, a French engineering school in 2013. He then started
PROESMANS Marc
Dr. Marc Proesmans is a research associate within the Faculty of Engineering Science at KU Leuven, leading the TRACE team
ZHAO Jie
Jie Zhao received the bachelor's degree in Surveying and Mapping Engineering from Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture (BUCEA),
DEBILDE Jonathan
Jonathan Debilde is working as a Senior Sales Executive for NATO & Benelux at Preligens (formerly known as Earthcube) .
LHERMITTE Stef
Stef Lhermitte is a remote sensing scientist with specific interest in the use of multi-source remote sensing and land surface
GEROME Nicolas
Major Nicolas Gérôme is a telecom engineer from the Royal Military Academy in Brussels. He started his career for the
TESTE Jean-Daniel
General Jean-Daniel Testé is an intelligence officer, analyst and image interpreter in the French Air Force, from the Lieutenant Saint-Hillier
CLAEYS Carine
Carine Claeys is the EU Special Envoy for Space in the European External Action Service (EEAS) since 2019. She is
TILMANS Dominique
After a career of 27 years in politics marked by an active involvement in the Space sector through chairing the
BOSC Pierre-Alain
Pierre- Alain Bosc is the Head of the Regional Sales development for Intelligence since 2013. After having worked as an
DEBIEN Annekatrien
Annekatrien Debien is the project director of the AI4EO contract with ESA. She has a Masters in Bioscience engineering from
DEMEY Sabine
Sabine Demey is the director of the ambitious “Flanders AI Research Program”. She coordinates the research activities of the ten
VAN CAMP Nancy
Nancy Van Camp holds an M.Sc. (1995) in Bioscience Engineering, Forest and Nature Management. After 10 years of international R&D
VAN ACHTEREN Tanja
Tanja Van Achteren has a Master degree (1997) and PhD (2004) in Electrotechnical Engineering from the KULeuven, Leuven, Belgium.
MBOGA Nicholus
Nicholus Mboga received his PhD from Université Libre de Bruxelles in 2021, working on the PAStECA project (Historical Aerial Photographs
CAYE DAUDT Rodrigo
Rodrigo Daudt received his Ph.D. from Institut Polytechnique de Paris / Télécom Paris in 2020. He now works as a
ALBANI Sergio
Sergio Albani is the Head of Research, Technology Development and Innovation (RTDI) Unit at the European Union Satellite Centre. He
ACKERMAN Nathanaël
Nathanaël Ackerman is the managing director of the AI4Belgium coalition and was also appointed as member of the board of
MACQ Benoît
Benoit Macq received his PhD degree from UCLouvain- Belgium in 1989. He has been researcher in Philips Research Laboratory Belgium
DEPER Benoît
Benoît Deper is the founder and the CEO of Aerospacelab which is a Brussel-based company aiming at tackling some of
MATHIEU Pierre-Philippe
Pierre-Philippe Mathieu is an Earth Observation Applications Engineer in the Earth Observation Science & Applications Department of the European Space
