KU Leuven
106 former staff tracked on the wiki, 80 of whom now run something. KU Leuven on the wiki →
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106 listed
Ali JunaidResearch Associate · May 2017 – Mar 2019Founder & CEO, Effecon
Aline OllevierMaster of science at occupational therapy · Jun 2011 – 2014Founder, Nozzle
Andreas BelderbosDoctoral Researcher - Mechanical Engineering · Aug 2014 – Feb 2019Co-founder & COO, MAHI
Andrew MoereAssociate Professor · Feb 2010 – Sep 2018Co-Founder, Citizen Dialog Kit
- Andries ClinckaertPhD student · Oct 2019 – Sep 2023
Co-Founder, Tiro Health
Annelies BogaertsPost-doc · Oct 2010 – Mar 2011Chief Executive Officer, Fishway
- Annelies DewaelePostdoctoral Researcher, Postdoctoral mandate KU Leuven · Nov 2016 – Oct 2017
CEO, Moonfish
- Axel GekiereGuest Lecturer · May 2018 – Dec 2020
Co-Founder, Adshot
Bart VanbrabantPhD researcher · Aug 2008 – Jun 2014CTO and Co-Founder, Inmanta
Bart WolputJunior Researcher · Aug 2008 – Dec 2008Founder, Give a Day
Ben SomersPostdoctoral Researcher · Jan 2021 – Aug 2021Founder & CEO, Brainphonics
Benjamien MoeyaertMolecular Cell Biologist - Gene Therapy · Jun 2020 – Mar 2022Co-founder and platform lead, Tavira Therapeutics
Benjamin DieudonnePostdoctoral Researcher | Product Developer · Mar 2022 – Sep 2024
Bert BaeckVisiting Professor AI & Data quality · Sep 2023 – Sep 2024CEO, Timeseer.AI
Bert CoessensPostdoctoral researcher · Jun 2006 – Oct 2008Chief Operating Officer, myNEO Therapeutics
Bert De BrabanderePhD Researcher · Apr 2014 – Jan 2019Founder, Segments.ai by Uber
Bertold Van den BerghPhD researcher on wireless communications and modems for UAVs · Oct 2013 – Sep 2017
Buvana LefevreDoctoral researcher · Oct 2011 – Feb 2021Founder, Alari Technologies
Carolien LavignePostdoctoral Researcher · Apr 2021 – Jul 2023Co-Founder, Penumbra
Christophe GeudensResearch Assistant · Oct 2014 – Sep 2016Co-Founder & CTO, Prismos
David RobbenPhD Researcher · Oct 2012 – Oct 2016Co-Founder, Legidex
Dharmjeet MadhavVisiting Scholar · May 2017 – Jul 2017Founder & Director, AARDIVE
Dimitri DebruyneProfessor · Mar 2009 – Sep 2021Co-founder, MatchID - Metrology beyond colors
DIRK DE HERTOGPostdoctoraal onderzoeker · Apr 2016 – Apr 2019Co-founder, Avantopy
Ehsan FarahaniPredoctoral training · Aug 2014 – Sep 2015CEO & Co-Founder | System Design Specialist, CognitEye
- Gauthier Van DammeResearcher at COSIC · Sep 2008 – Sep 2011
Chief Operating Officer, Pepps
- Geert SergoyneResearcher at Centre for Surface Chemistry and Catalysis · Sep 2006 – Sep 2007
Co Founder & CEO, Gemsotec
Gerben MenschaertPostdoctoral researcher (half-time) · Aug 2010 – Sep 2012CSO - Co-founder, OHMX
Gerben PeetersWetenschappelijk medewerker · Dec 2015 – Mar 2016Cofounder & CEO, Mappalink
Giel StalmansPhd · Sep 2019 – Apr 2025Co-Founder, GIOS Biostructures
Gijs VanderhoydonkResearch Associate · Feb 2014 – Aug 2014Founder & CTO, BeanCounter
- Hanne CallewaertPhD student · 2003 – 2008
Chief Executive Officer, Astrivax Therapeutics
Hans Van ReuselResearcher · 1996 – 1997CEO, IPTE
Holger WillemsTeaching Assistant · Sep 2018 – Dec 2018CEO & Co-Founder, Relu
- Jan RongePhD researcher · Jul 2012 – May 2016
CEO, Solhyd
Jasper ScheirResearch Fellow · Sep 2003 – Apr 2004Founder, One Inch Whale
Jeroen HerczegSoftware and Web Developer, System Administrator · Mar 2006 – Dec 2012Founder, Protoku
Jeroen LecouterePhD Researcher and Teaching Assistant @ ESAT-MICAS · 2011 – 2016Founder, Swimtraxx
Jeroen Van HamPhD, Medical electronics · Sep 2003 – Feb 2008Managing Partner, founder, FOKUS Visuals
Johan DelvauxResearch-assistent · Sep 1982 – Aug 1985CEO, Medix Laboratoires
Johan TheveleinFull professor · 1986 – Sep 2020Founder & Managing Director, NovelYeast
Jonathan CornelissenTeaching assistance (summer) · Aug 2008 – Sep 2008Co-founder / CEO, DataCamp
Jorgos CoenenPostdoctoral Researcher · Mar 2022 – Sep 2024
Jorrit WillaertFrontend Web Developer · Sep 2022 – Oct 2022Co-Founder & CEO, Jurimesh
- Karel ViaeneResearch engineer · Aug 2007 – Apr 2008
Co-Founder, Vintecc
Koen PennemanStudent · Sep 1998 – May 1999Co-Founder, CHENEXT Technologies
Koen VervaekePhD Researcher · 2003 – 2007Founder & CEO, Magcam
Kris BoudtDoctoral Research Assistant · Oct 2006 – Sep 2007Founder CEO (University Spinoff), Sentometrics
Larissa ConinxPhd fellow · Oct 2013 – Oct 2017Co-founder, Juqo
Laurent SorberFree Research Associate · Sep 2014 – Dec 2015Co-founder & CTO, Superlinear
Lotte VanreuselResearch Assistant Employment Law · Jul 2004 – Jul 2005CPO | Co-CEO, Anchr Software
- Maarten DecatStudent · Sep 2005 – 2010
Co-founder and CEO, Elimity
Martin CabezasStudent Assistant - Computational Thinking · Sep 2024 – Dec 2025President, Olympus MARS
Merijn MestdaghPhD Researcher FWO fellowship · Oct 2013 – Oct 2018Chief Executive Officer, m-Path Software
Michael CallensPhD · Oct 2010 – Oct 2014Founder, Started a new adventure...
Michiel Van BeirendonckPhD Researcher · Oct 2019 – Aug 2025Co-founder & CTO, Belfort
Nathan De TroyerP&O Computer Sciences - Entrepreneurship Coach · Sep 2022 – Oct 2023Board & Co-Founder, Tectonic
Niels BessemansPostdoctoral Researcher · Jan 2018 – Jul 2021Co-Founder & CEO, Optiflux
Niels BosmansPhD Researcher | Teaching assistent · Aug 2010 – Feb 2016Founder, Refaqt
Octave OliviersResearch Student in RL · Nov 2017 – Jun 2018Co-Founder, Melodic
Pascal LavaAssociate Professor · Oct 2013 – Oct 2016
Pascal SynaeveVisiting Professor - KU Leuven Campus Brussel - Odisee · Sep 2013 – Sep 2016CEO, PimLayer
Philippe ChanPHD Researcher · May 2022 – Aug 2022
Reginald DewilPost-Doctoral Researcher · May 2017 – Dec 2018
Stefan RuytersPostdoctoral Researcher · Oct 2013 – Dec 2014
Steve PooterPHD Student · Feb 2016 – Mar 2020Chief Technology Officer, Aerobel
Sven De DonderMaster Thesis Student · Sep 2016 – Jun 2017Chief Operating Officer, Bullswap
Tijl De Biepost-doc · Oct 2005 – Jan 2007Co-founder and CSO, Nobl
- Tjorven DelabiePostdoctoral Researcher · Feb 2018 – Jan 2021
Chief Executive Officer, arcsec
Tom CoenResearch engineer · Jul 2004 – Nov 2008Chief Executive Officer, Octiva
Tom FrancartAssociate Professor · Oct 2018 – Feb 2023
Tommaso TamarozziPhD Researcher · Sep 2012 – Feb 2014CEO and Co-founder, Raidyn
Veronick BenoyJob student (summer) · Jul 2009 – Jul 2009
Wim Van De Vijverengineer · 2004 – Aug 2008Chief Executive Officer, LAB Motion Systems
Wouter JanssensIntern · Mar 2011 – Jun 2011Co-Founder, Digita
Yoran BrondsemaResearcher in Web Security · Dec 2011 – Mar 2012Co-Founder, Curvo
Yves PeirsmanPhD in Computational Linguistics · Oct 2006 – Sep 2010Co-founder and CTO, Deontic
Arno SoontjensVrijwillig medewerker · Sep 2019 – May 2024CTO & Partner, Dashdot
Bart SwaelensPhD Researcher · 1991 – 1992Investment Manager, VITO
Cedric MarsboomScientific collaborator at the faculty of industrial engineering · Oct 2014 – Dec 2014CTO, Head of R&D, Avia-GIS
Cedric OphoffDoctoral Researcher · Sep 2015 – Sep 2020Mede-oprichter, MarketplaceMastery
Dirk LoeckxPhD & Senior researcher · Sep 2001 – Apr 2011Board Member, Biovia
- Dominick VanthienenPh.D. Candidate/Researcher in Robotics · Nov 2009 – Jan 2015
CTO, Intermodalics
Dries VerheyenResearcher · Oct 2010 – Sep 2015Project Manager, HydroScan Group
Ewout Van BetsbruggeCaptain University Waterpolo Team · Sep 2021 – Aug 2025Stedenbouwkundige, Spark Power
Geert BauwensPostdoctoral Researcher · Dec 2015 – Feb 2023Managing Director, CHARP
Jan Dockxassistent · 1993 – 2003CTO, PeopleWare
Jeroen StiersPAL Tutor · Jan 2012 – Dec 2014Product Owner Belmap & Solutions Architect, GIM - smart geo insights
Jolien TrekelsPostdoctoral Researcher · Jan 2019 – Oct 2019Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, University of Vienna
Jonas EngelsPhD researcher · Nov 2015 – Jan 2020Project Manager, Florion- Koen PutPHD Fellow in Sport Industry · Sep 2010 – Sep 2016
Senior Partner & Managing Director, Double Pass
- Kris AertsInnovation Manager · Sep 2008 – Sep 2012
Agile Project Manager, Customer Proxy & Product Owner @ReIncluGen Horizon 2020, Kunlabora
- Kris LariviereGuest Lecturer · Jan 2019 – Feb 2021
Head of Commercial - Salesforce Revenue Cloud - co-owner, Reditus
- Kwinten Van EyckResearch assistent / responsible contract research · Oct 2013 – Apr 2016
CTO, Inopsys
Mario MeesResearch Assistant · Sep 1984 – Aug 1986Managing Director - Modernization Solutions, Astadia, an AMDOCS Company
Michael ClaesStudent · Sep 2011 – Jun 2018Oprichter, DigiForm
Michael DirkxTeacher | Institute for Commercial law and Insolvency law · Nov 2012 – May 2015HR program manager, bpost (AI division)
Olivier TilleuilInternship: Department Managerial Economics, Strategy, and Innovation · Jul 2007 – Aug 2007
Sebastien BournonvillePHD · Sep 2015 – Mar 2021MES Product Manager, Title21 Health Solutions
Stijn Van De VonderResearcher / PhD Student · Sep 2002 – Mar 2007Managing Director, Proove
Tine SchaerlaekensPhD student · Aug 1999 – Apr 2003Managing Director, Catalisti
Tom VermeulenPhD Researcher · Sep 2013 – Aug 2017Managing partner & Head of Operations, Raccoons
- Vincent VerhaertResearch fellow · Oct 2007 – Dec 2011
Managing Director, Equilli
Yves GeertsResearch Assistant · 1996 – 2001COO, ICsense
Brecht CogheResearcher Phd Candidate · Sep 2015 – May 2017Founder- Jens VerbeeckResearch Assistant · 2016 – Jul 2022Co-founder & CEO