Ruben D'Hauwers

Ruben D’Hauwers worked as a researcher at imec-SMIT, VUB since 2014, with a focus on investigating business models. He works in the Data Governance and Communities Unit. He holds a Master in Business Engineering of the University of Ghent and a Master in Innovation Management from the Antwerp Business School. Prior to joining imec-SMIT, VUB he worked as a business developer in Belgium and Myanmar for AIESEC and SBE nv. 

Ruben is a PhD candidate in the field of Business Models in personal Data Ecosystems. His PhD is focused on investigating business models and governance models enabling data sovereignty between data subjects and data providers. 

Since February 2022, SolidLab has been the beating heart of global research into the Solid standard and how we bring Solid to the market. As such, SolidLab paves the way for the mission of Athumi — the Flemish data utility company — to allow data to flow more freely in the Flemish and European data economy, with citizens in control of their personal data.