Seminar Details
2025-12-16 (16:15) : Acquisition chain vs. value chain: how to reconcile technological innovations and market needs
At BARB91
Organized by Electrical Engineering
Speaker :
Thomas Walewyns (ChipsWIN - ICHEC)
Abstract :
Dr. Walewyns received the M.Sc. degree in electromechanical engineering and a Ph.D. degree in engineering sciences, both at the Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, in 2010 and 2016 respectively. In 2010, he obtained the AILouvain Innovation Award for his master thesis. From 2013 to 2015, he was also carrying out an Executive Master in Management at the Louvain School of Management. Specialized in microsensors, system integration and micro-/nano-fabrication, he is author and co-author of more than 20 scientific articles and conference papers, and holds 3 patents. Passionate about innovation and driven by business, he founded VOCSens, a UCLouvain spin-off developing selective multi-gas microsensors for environmental monitoring & industrial applications, that he managed from 2019 to 2024. He is now leader of ChipsWIN, the Walloon competence centre in semiconductors, strategic advisor for various startups, and part-time guest lecturer at ICHEC.