Veselin Pizurica
Veselin Pizurica is the founder of Waylay and is based in Gent. Since August 2025 he has been Senior Director and Chief Architect of AI/ML Services at Vertiv. At Waylay he was Chief Technology Officer from January 2014 to March 2022, President of Waylay IO from December 2020 to March 2022, and Chief Operating Officer from March 2022 to August 2025.
Before Waylay he was R&D Manager at ONTOFORCE and VP Engineering at Awingu, Dacentec and Incubaid. At Motive he headed the Network Management Domain group and worked as an agile coach from 2010 to 2012. He joined Alcatel-Lucent in 1999 as a software developer and went on to hold roles there as technical product manager for Home Access and Support Systems, project manager, technical product manager for Home Device Manager, and R&D Manager, remaining until January 2012.
He was a research assistant at the University of Novi Sad from 1995 to 1997, and then a PhD student and researcher at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, working on pattern recognition and signal and image/video processing. He holds a diploma degree in electrical engineering, specialising in electronics and telecommunications, from Univerzitet u Novom Sadu.
Career
- VertivSenior Director & Chief Architect of AI/ML ServicesAug 2025 – Present
WaylayChief Operating OfficerMar 2022 – Aug 2025
- Awingu#495factoryVP EngineeringMar 2013 – Sep 2013
ONTOFORCER&D ManagerSep 2013 – Dec 2014
- DacentecVP EngineeringSep 2012 – Sep 2013
- IncubaidVP EngineeringJan 2012 – Sep 2012
- MotiveAgile coachJan 2010 – Jan 2012
- MotiveHead of Network Management Domain group in Motive divisionJan 2010 – Jan 2012
- Alcatel-Lucent#99factoryR&D Manager (development strategy and project management for Motive group in ALU Belgium)Sep 2007 – Jan 2012
- Alcatel-Lucent#99factoryTPM for Home Device ManagerDec 2007 – Jul 2008
- Alcatel-Lucent#99factoryProject ManagerSep 2003 – Jan 2012
- Alcatel-Lucent#99factoryTPM of Home Access and Support Systems (HASS)Jan 2003 – Sep 2007
- Alcatel-Lucent#99factorySW developer1999 – 2003
Vrije Universiteit Brussel#13factoryPhD student and researcherNov 1997 – Oct 1999
- University of Novi SadResearch assistantMay 1995 – Nov 1997
- Univerzitet u Novom SaduDiploma Degree in Electrical Engineering, Specialization in Electronics and Telecommunications1989 - 1995
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