Our team

Alexander Borghgraef 

Researcher

Alexander is a researcher with a background in theoretical physics and extensive experience in remote sensing, pattern matching, and behavior analysis for detection and tracking.

Cis Van Zele

Technician

Cis is a technician who comes from the audiovisual industry. Currently he is focused on drone manufracturing and laboratory support/management.

Cornelia Nita

Researcher

Cornelia is a research engineer with background in optimization methods for optimal control of turbulent flows. Her research focus has shifted to investigation of advanced artificial intelligence.

Cyril Dethye

Researcher

Cyril Dethye is a researcher in the Laser and Optronics unit, with a background in theoretical physics, astrophysics, and remote sensing.

François Harmel

Researcher

François Harmel is a researcher in the Laser and Optronics unit, he works in the field of counter-drone systems, especially in the sensor part.

Gareth Lewis

Researcher

Gareth is a postdoctoral researcher with almost 30 years of Defence and security-related research experience.

Karel Desnijder

Researcher

Karel is a researcher in high energy lasers with focus on the interaction between the laser and germanium lenses.

Marijke Vandewal

Military professor / head of research group

Marijke is a military professor of the Royal Military Academy Brussels (RMA).

Maxime Doucet

Military Teaching Assistant

Maxime is a Military Teaching Assistant of the Royal Military Academy Brussels (RMA).

Robert Ranete

Research Engineer

Robert is a researcher with background in electro-optical systems design for security and defence applications.

Simon Rennotte

Researcher

Simon is a research engineer with a background in deep learning for computer vision. 

Tomas Földes

Researcher

Tomas is an experimental physicist with a background in the field of laser spectroscopy and instrument development.

Turgut Kursun

Teaching assistant

Turgut is a teaching assistant with a background in computer science and has specialized in software languages and engineering.