# Wim De Waele - Full Context for AI Agents

> This file provides comprehensive context about Wim De Waele for AI agents.
> Source: TechWiki.ai - The Belgian Tech Encyclopedia
> Last updated: 2026-04-14

## Identity
- Name: Wim De Waele
- Role: Co-Founder, Miles Ahead
- Company: Miles Ahead
- Location: Ghent, Flanders, Belgium
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wimdewaele/

## Career History
- Scientific researcher, AI in industrial applications, Ghent University (https://techwiki.ai/hubs/ugent/llms.txt)
- CEO, iMinds (merged into imec (https://techwiki.ai/hubs/imec/llms.txt))
- CEO, Eggsplore (Brussels (https://techwiki.ai/cities/brussels/llms.txt) Fintech (https://techwiki.ai/sectors/fintech/llms.txt) connector)
- Co-Founder and Partner, Miles Ahead (Ghent (https://techwiki.ai/cities/ghent/llms.txt))

## Connections
- Pieter Casneuf (ecosystem peer): https://techwiki.ai/people/pieter-casneuf/llms.txt

## About
Wim De Waele receives a special mention in Omar Mohout (https://techwiki.ai/people/omar-mohout/llms.txt)'s analysis of the Ghent (https://techwiki.ai/cities/ghent/llms.txt) tech ecosystem as one of the investors and connectors whose presence helps bind the ecosystem together. He is named alongside Pieter Casneuf (https://techwiki.ai/people/pieter-casneuf/llms.txt) as a notable figure in this role.

He obtained master's degrees in Economic Sciences and Computer Sciences at Ghent University (https://techwiki.ai/hubs/ugent/llms.txt) in 1987 and began his career as a researcher in AI for industrial applications. He went on to lead iMinds (later absorbed by imec (https://techwiki.ai/hubs/imec/llms.txt)) as CEO until 2015, overseeing research and deep tech venturing from Ghent (https://techwiki.ai/cities/ghent/llms.txt). He co-founded Miles Ahead, a Ghent-based venture studio focused on AI and deep tech startups, which raised EUR 20 million for its fund.

## Related Pages
Agents can crawl these for connected context:
- [city] Ghent: https://techwiki.ai/cities/ghent/llms.txt
- [person] Omar Mohout: https://techwiki.ai/people/omar-mohout/llms.txt
- [person] Pieter Casneuf: https://techwiki.ai/people/pieter-casneuf/llms.txt
- [hub] Ghent University: https://techwiki.ai/hubs/ugent/llms.txt
- [hub] imec: https://techwiki.ai/hubs/imec/llms.txt
- [city] Brussels: https://techwiki.ai/cities/brussels/llms.txt
- [sector] Fintech: https://techwiki.ai/sectors/fintech/llms.txt

## How to Reach
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wimdewaele/
- Agent context: https://techwiki.ai/people/wim-de-waele/llms.txt
- Full context: https://techwiki.ai/people/wim-de-waele/llms-full.txt

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