Overview
Pascal Lava is the CEO of MatchID - Metrology beyond colors, a position he has held since January 2019. He is based in Gent and co-founded the company in May 2015, remaining a co-founder alongside his role as CEO.
Between September 2014 and September 2024 he was a visiting professor at the University of Southampton. He was an associate professor at KU Leuven from October 2013 to October 2016, and before that taught as a docent at KaHo Sint-Lieven (Association KULeuven) from January 2008 to September 2013. From May 2006 to January 2008 he worked at ArcelorMittal as a business intelligence analyst.
Lava carried out doctoral research in nuclear physics at Ghent University from 2002 to 2006, obtaining a doctorate in physics. He also holds a master's degree in mathematics from Ghent University, completed in 2002, and attended Sint-Jozefscollege Tielt.
Career history
In the news
- Proud to represent MatchID - Metrology beyond colors at the annual iDICs conference iDICs - International Digital Image Correlation Society in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam. A perfect place to gather with customers, our Chinese distributor, our partner Hadland Imaging and also competition to explore novel applications of Digital Image Correlation and material testing 2.0. Interested about our approach? I will be presenting results from material testing 2.0 in masonry, composites and sheet metal applications - but if you cannot wait, just
- Really great to see this collaboration and synergy materializing!
- All set and ready for MSE2026 in Darmstadt! Come and visit our booth to discuss about Digital Image Correlation, but more importantly how we integrate this full-field optical measurement technique with direct solutions for material identification, model validation and fracture mechanics. On top, we will unravel some of the novel features for MatchID 2027.1! Bis gleich! https://mse-congress.com #MSE2026 #MatchID
- I am pleased to share that I will be presenting about Digital Image Correlation and Material Testing 2.0 at MSE 2026. I look forward to discussing our latest developments, exchanging ideas, and connecting with researchers and professionals from across the materials science community. MatchID is also exhibiting, so definitely stop by for a good chat about our measurement solutions. https://mse-congress.com #MSE2026 #MatchID — Tagging: X: @DGM_eV - Instagram: @dgm.ev - LinkedIn: @German Society for Materials Science – Deutsche
- The nice thing of doing international business is to be able to toast on a very successful year in France with our partner MECATEST and Stéphanie Sailly and Sébastien Duchesne. Meanwhile my team is doing a great job representing MatchID at BSSM in the UK and ISMA in Leuven.
- A great application of the virtual fields method in welded joints, using the full capacity of the MatchID package!
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