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Our team

MANAGEMENT

Prof. dr. Pieter Ballon

SMIT Director & Vice-Rector Research
Management
Email address
Pieter.Ballon@vub.be

Wim Cloots

Operations Manager
Management
Email address
Wim.Cloots@vub.be
Telephone
+32 2 614 85 40

Karl-Filip Coenegrachts

Unit Lead DGC
Management
Email address
Karl-Filip.Coenegrachts@vub.be

Simon Delaere

Research Valorisation Manager
Management
Email address
Simon.Delaere@vub.be

Andy Demeulenaere

Unit Lead Mediawijs
Management
Email address
Andy.Demeulenaere@imec.be

Prof. Dr. Rob Heyman

Unit LEAD KC Data & Society
Management
Email address
Rob.Heyman@vub.be

Prof. Dr. An Jacobs

Unit Lead DHW
Management
Email address
An.Jacobs@vub.be

Bram Lievens

Research Valorisation Manager
Management
Email address
Bram.Lievens@vub.be

Prof. Dr. Ilse Mariën

Unit Lead DICE
Management
Email address
Ilse.Marien@vub.be

Prof. Dr. Ike Picone

Unit Lead NUSE
Management
Email address
Ike.Picone@vub.be

Prof. Dr. Tim Raats

Unit Lead MEP
Management
Email address
Tim.Raats@vub.be

Prof. Dr. Leo Van Audenhove

Unit Lead DICE ad interim
Management
Email address
Leo.Van.Audenhove@vub.be

Prof. Dr. Wendy Van den Broeck

Unit Lead MUX
Management
Email address
Wendy.Van.den.Broeck@vub.be

SENIOR RESEARCHERS

Dr. Adelaida Afilipoaie

Senior Researcher
Email address
Adelaida.Afilipoaie@vub.be

Prof. Dr. Malaika Brengman

Professor
Senior Researcher
Email address
Malaika.Brengman@vub.be

Dr. Laurence Claeys

Senior Researcher
Email address
Laurence.Claeys@vub.be

Dr. Timothy Desmet

Senior Researcher
Email address
Timothy.Desmet@vub.be

Prof. Dr. Karen Donders

Professor
Senior Researcher
Email address
Karen.Donders@vub.be

Dr. Shirley Elprama

Senior Researcher
Email address
Shirley.Elprama@vub.be

Dr. Guy Healy

Senior Researcher
Email address
guy.healy@vub.be

Dr. Catalina Iordache

Senior Researcher
Email address
Catalina.Iordache@vub.be

Prof. Dr. Antonis Kalogeropoulos

Professor
Senior Researcher
Email address
Antonis.Kalogeropoulos@vub.be

Dr. Pasi Karppinen

Senior Researcher
Email address
pasi.karppinen@vub.be

Dr. Marlen Komorowski

Senior Researcher
Email address
Marlen.Komorowski@vub.be

Dr. Mehdi Montakhabi

Senior Researcher
Email address
Mehdi.montakhabi@vub.be

Prof. Dr. Luciano Morganti

Professor
Senior Researcher
Email address
Luciano.Morganti@vub.be

Prof. Dr. Gaëlle Ouvrein

Professor
Senior Researcher
Email address
Gaelle.Ouvrein@vub.be

Dr. Jeroen Peeters

Senior Researcher
Email address
Jeroen.Peeters@vub.be

Prof. Dr. Jo Pierson

Professor
Senior Researcher
Email address
Jo.Pierson@vub.be

Prof. Dr. Heritiana Ranaivoson

Professor
Senior Researcher
Email address
Heritiana.Renaud.Ranaivoson@vub.be

Dr. Franz Ferdinand Rothe

Senior Researcher
Email address
rothe.franz-ferdinand@vub.be

Prof. Dr. Annelien Smets

Professor
Senior Researcher
Email address
Annelien.Smets@vub.be

Dr. Courtney Tabor

Senior Researcher
Email address
Courtney.Tabor@vub.be

Dr. Pauljan Truyens

Senior Researcher
Email address
Pauljan.Truyens@vub.be
Telephone
0494686894

Dr. Stephanie van de Sanden

Senior Researcher

Dr. Dorottya Varga

Senior Researcher
Email address
Dorottya.Varga@vub.be

Carina Veeckman

Senior Researcher
Email address
Carina.Veeckman@vub.be

Prof Dr. Nanouk Verhulst

Professor
Senior Researcher
Email address
Nanouk.Verhulst@vub.be

Prof. Dr. Kim Willems

Professor
Senior Researcher
Email address
Kim.Willems@vub.be
Telephone
0032 2 614 84 28

Researchers

Kristýna Sirka Kacafírková

Researcher
Email address
kristyna.kacafirkova@vub.be

Axelle Asmar

Teaching Assistant
Researcher
Email address
Axelle.Asmar@vub.be
Telephone
0488105569

Camilia Ben Omar

Researcher

Brett Binst

Researcher
Email address
Brett.Binst@vub.be

Elias Blanckaert

Researcher
Email address
Elias.Blanckaert@vub.be

Koen Borghys

Researcher
Email address
koen.borghys@vub.be
Telephone
+32498685514

August Bourgeus

Researcher
Email address
August.Bourgeus@vub.be

Jonas Breuer

Researcher
Email address
jonas.breuer@vub.be

Mirte Brouwers

Researcher
Email address
mirte.brouwers@vub.be

Caro Ceyssens

Teaching Assistant
Researcher
Email address
Caro.Ceyssens@vub.be

Annelies Costers

Teaching Assistant
Researcher
Email address
Annelies.Joke.F.Costers@vub.be

Ruben D'Hauwers

Researcher
Email address
ruben.dhauwers@vub.be

André Daniels

Researcher
Email address
Andre.Daniels@vub.be

Ibe Delvaux

Teaching Assistant
Researcher
Email address
Ibe.Delvaux@vub.be

Milutin Djuraskovic

Researcher
Email address
Milutin.Djuraskovic@vub.be

Nino Domazetovikj

Researcher
Email address
Nino.Domazetovikj@vub.be

Jessica Domen

Teaching Assistant
Researcher
Email address
Jessica.Domen@vub.be

Aline Duelen

Researcher
Email address
aline.duelen@vub.be

Cătălina Dumbrăveanu

Researcher
Email address
catalina.dumbraveanu@vub.be

Havva Ebrahimi Pour

Researcher
Email address
havva.ebrahimi.pour@vub.be

Anna-Eftychia Elissaiou

Researcher
Email address
anna-eftychia.elissaiou@vub.be

Jéssica Ferreira Morais

Researcher
Email address
jessica.ferreira.morais@vub.be

Noëmie Forest

Researcher
Email address
Noemie.Janine.Forest@vub.be

Yuwen Gu

Researcher
Email address
Yuwen.Gu@vub.be

Louise Hallström

Researcher
Email address
louise.hallstrom@vub.be

Paul Hammoud

Researcher
Email address
paul.hammoud@vub.be

Johan Hellemans

Researcher
Email address
johan.hellemans@vub.be

Marco Houben

Researcher
Email address
Marco.Houben@vub.be

Iris Jennes

Researcher
Email address
Iris.Jennes@vub.be
Telephone
+32 495 78 50 36

Daniël Jurg

Researcher
Email address
daniel.jurg@vub.be

Jeroen Ketelslegers

Teaching Assistant
Researcher

Ivana Kostovska

Researcher
Email address
ivana.kostovska@vub.be

Aina Laura Errando

Researcher
Email address
aina.errando@vub.be

Milica Lazarevic

Researcher
Email address
milica.lazarevic@vub.be

Francesca Lemmens

Teaching Assistant
Researcher
Email address
francesca.lemmens@vub.be

Dongxiao Li

Researcher
Email address
Dongxiao.Li@vub.be

Ulysse Maes

Researcher
Email address
ulysse.jan.l.maes@vub.be

Sive Mange

Researcher
Email address
Sive.Mange@vub.be

Sophie Meszaros

Researcher
Email address
sophie.meszaros@vub.be

Lien Michiels

Researcher
Email address
lien.michiels@vub.be

Atri Mukherjee

Researcher
Email address
atri.mukherjee@vub.be

Alicia Navarro Hernández

Teaching Assistant
Researcher
Email address
alicia.navarro.hernandez@vub.be

Michael Pakvis

Teaching Assisant
Researcher
Email address
michael.pakvis@vub.be

Amber Peeters

Researcher
Email address
amber.francisca.j.peeters@vub.be

Perle Petit

Researcher
Email address
perle.petit@vub.be

Sara Polak

Researcher
Email address
sara.polak@imec.be
Telephone
+32473416342

Anneleen Poll

Researcher
Email address
anneleen.poll@imec.be

Ana Pop Stefanija

Researcher
Email address
ana.pop.stefanija@vub.be

Amber Priem

Teaching Assistant
Researcher
Email address
amber.priem@vub.be

Felitsa Rademakers

Teaching Assistant
Researcher
Email address
Felitsa.Rademakers@vub.be

Katelijne Sanctorum

Researcher
Email address
katelijne.sanctorum@vub.be

Suzanne Smith

Researcher
Email address
Suzanne.Smith@vub.be

Laura Temmerman

Researcher
Email address
Laura.Temmerman@vub.be

Lore Van Besien

Teaching Assistant
Researcher
Email address
lore.van.besien@vub.be

Natasja Van Buggenhout

Researcher
Email address
Natasja.Vanbuggenhout@vub.be

Sien Van de Wouwer

Researcher
Email address
sien.van.de.wouwer@vub.be

Pieter Van der Elst

Researcher
Email address
Pieter.Van.Der.Elst@vub.be

Cora van Leeuwen

Researcher
Email address
cora.van.leeuwen@vub.be

Ine van Zeeland

Researcher
Email address
Ine.van.Zeeland@vub.be

Hanne Vandenbroucke

Researcher
Email address
Hanne.Vandenbroucke@vub.be

Sofie Vanzeebroeck

Researcher
Email address
Sofie.Vanzeebroeck@vub.be

Maaike Ven

Researcher
Email address
maaike.ven@vub.be

Paola Verhaert

Researcher
Email address
paola.verhaert@vub.be

Anouk Verhellen

Researcher
Email address
anouk.verhellen@vub.be
Telephone
+32499217623

Arno Verhofstadt

Researcher
Email address
arno.verhofstadt@vub.be

Lotte Vermeire

Teaching Assistant
Researcher
Email address
lotte.vermeire@vub.be

Sarah Vis

Teaching Assistant
Researcher
Email address
sarah.vis@vub.be

Valdy Wiratama

Researcher
Email address
Valdy.Wiratama@vub.be

Melissa Wittens

Researcher
Email address
Melissa.wittens@vub.be

Giordano Zambelli

Researcher
Email address
giordano.zambelli@vub.be

Jesse Zee

Researcher

Erisa Zykai

Researcher
Email address
erisa.zykaj@vub.be

Affiliated & Visiting Researchers

Prof. Dr. Daniele Canedo

Visiting senior researcher
Affiliated & Visiting researcher

Leona Craffert

Affiliated senior researcher
Affiliated & Visiting researcher

Dr. Stergios Fotopoulos

Affiliated senior researcher
Affiliated & Visiting researcher
Email address
Stergios.Fotopoulos@vub.be

Dr. Wouter Grove

Affiliated Senior researcher
Affiliated & Visiting researcher
Email address
Wouter.Johannes.Grove@vub.be

Dr. Jonathan Hendryckx

Affiliated senior researcher
Affiliated & Visiting researcher

Onur Karahan

Visiting researcher
Affiliated & Visiting researcher
Email address
onur.karahan@vub.be

Dr. Natasha Katunga

Affiliated senior researcher
Affiliated & Visiting researcher

Dr. Celina Navarro Bosch

Visiting Senior researcher
Affiliated & Visiting researcher

Gabriela Orestes

Visiting researcher
Affiliated & Visiting researcher

Sara Pane

Visiting researcher
Affiliated & Visiting researcher

Nathalie Van Raemdonck

Affiliated researcher
Affiliated & Visiting researcher
Email address
nathalie.van.raemdonck@vub.be

Dr. Stefaan Verhulst

Affiliated senior researcher
Affiliated & Visiting researcher

Ivy (Zi) Yang

Visiting researcher
Affiliated & Visiting researcher

VALORISATION & OUTREACH

Shirley Bruijnzeel

Valorisation & Outreach
Email address
Shirley.Bruijnzeel@vub.be

Pieter Duysburgh

Valorisation & Outreach
Email address
Pieter.Duysburgh@vub.be
Telephone
+32 486 79 42 04

Frederic Heymans

Valorisation & Outreach
Email address
Frederic.Heymans@vub.be

Willemien Laenens

Valorisation & Outreach
Email address
Willemien.Laenens@vub.be

Neena Singh

Valorisation & Outreach
Email address
Neena.Singh@vub.be

Michiel Vaes

Valorisation & Outreach
Email address
Michiel.Vaes@vub.be

Jonne van Belle

Valorisation & Outreach
Email address
Jonne.Van.Belle@vub.be

OPERATIONS SUPPORT 

Sigrid Peersman

Financial Project Coordinator imec
Operations Support
Email address
sigrid.peersman@vub.be

Kitty Van der Schraelen

Office Manager
Operations Support
Email address
kitty.van.der.schraelen@vub.be
Telephone
+32 2 614 85 40

Juan Vasquez

Financial Project Coordinator VUB
Operations Support
VUB logo
Pleinlaan 9
1050
Brussels
02/614.85.40
smit@vub.be

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