02 – 06 December 2024

Posters session

A poster session will take place during the Cyberwal in Galaxia Program

Join us for an exciting poster session at the cutting edge of cybersecurity innovation, limited to 30 participants to ensure quality interactions.

Designed as a dynamic forum for experts, researchers, and professionals in the field, this session provides a unique opportunity to present the latest research and developments. The “Cybersecurity Poster Award” will honor the best poster, selected by a jury and with votes from the school participants. The winner will have the chance to present their work in detail.

Engage in discussions on new security measures, emerging threats, and advanced defense strategies, while networking with peers and exploring collaboration opportunities in a field crucial to the security of our digital world.

Prepare to dive into the fascinating world of cybersecurity, explore new trends, and gain insights that could shape the future of digital security.

Practical information

Poster format

  • Size: the poster must be in A1 size (594 x 841 mm).
  • Orientation: portrait

Poster content

  • Title: must reflect the content of the poster.
  • Author: include the first and last name of the author as well as their affiliation.
  • Introduction: brief, highlighting the research question or hypothesis.
  • Methodology: include if relevant.
  • Results: can be presented in the form of tables, graphs, etc., if relevant.
  • Conclusion: include if relevant.
  • References: list if relevant.

Design and layout

  • Readability: ensure that the text is legible from a distance of 1-2 meters. Use an appropriate font size.
  • Consistency: use a color palette that ensures excellent readability.
  • Visuals: use high-quality graphics, diagrams, and images to illustrate key points.
  • Logic: organize the content in a logical and fluid manner, often from left to right and top to bottom.

Evaluation criteria

  • Clarity of the message: both the school participants and the jury members should be able to understand the project from the poster.
  • Originality and creativity: use creative visual concepts to explain the content.
  • Scientific rigor: accuracy of the information and methods presented.
  • Overall aesthetics: general visual quality of the poster

Practical aspects

  • Deadline: posters must be submitted by noon on November 4th to the following email address: idd@iddup.be
  • Mounting support: TBC
  • Printing: students must bring their printed poster.

The evaluation grid is not finalized. We are handling it swiftly.

Jury

Sébastien Adam

Knowledge Transfer Advisor
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Georges Ataya

Professeur et Directeur Académique

Isabelle Damoisaux-Delnoy

Fabian Lapierre

Expert in Research and Innovation

André Lausberg

Ségolène Misselyn

Responsable de la stratégie internationale d'IIS CyberWal

Laetitia Ory

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Jonathan Pisane

Innovation & Product Policy Manager
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Pascal Rogiest

Managing Director of the Cybersecurity Division of RHEA Group, Chief Strategy Officer of RHEA Group, Vice President of RHEA Belux

Jean-Luc Trullemans

Head of European Space Security & Education Centre

Sébastien Adam

Louvain Technology Transfer Office

Sébastien Adam obtained the Civil Engineer’s degree in Materials Sciences in June 2007 and was awarded a Ph.D. degree in December 2011. He works from 2012 as a Knowledge Transfer Advisor at UCLouvain university where he aims to promote the socio-economic impact of academic research by supporting innovation and knowledge transfer projects. He is involved within the LiEU network and is recognized Registered Technology Transfer Professional (RTTP) since February 2018. His main interests include digital technologies and knowledge sharing.

Georges Ataya

Professeur et Directeur Académique

Professor Georges Ataya is the founder and academic director of Digital Governance and Trust education at Solvay Lifelong Learning since 2001. He is founder and vice-president of the Belgian cybersecurity coalition.

Georges Ataya contributed to the creation of the framework on digital governance; in 2002 he created the body of knowledge for the certification of security professionals (more than 70,000 certified worldwide). He also contributed to the creation of the “Board Briefing in IT Governance” reference and the “Board briefing in Cybersecurity Governance” as part of the ISACA research foundation (USA).

Professor Ataya regularly participates in meetings with European business leaders to inform them on their responsibilities and their actions in the face of digital challenges.

Professor Ataya is currently involved in, and leading research projects funded by the European Commission with the aim of promoting the maturity of nations, the defence sector, and the creation of hubs in the cybersecurity sector.

In his past career, he acted as CIO of a global group, led “Technology and Security Risk Services” at EY. He currently runs a consulting firm specializing in his areas of expertise, Ataya & Partners.


Kurt Callewaert

Kurt Callewaert

Former Head of Research Applied Computer Science

Kurt Callewaert is Valorisation Manager Digital Transformation at Howest University collaborating with research groups specializing in AI, AR/VR, Web3 (Blockchain , Solid), Game Technology and Cybersecurity. 

Kurt is a member of the Flemish Cybersecurity Steering Group and the Belgian Cyber Coalition vzw . Kurt has been active in cybersecurity for more than 14 years and project leader of the Living Lab Innovative Cyber Security in Industry and Logistics 4.0 . 

The study programme CS at Howest is internationally well-known.

Fabian Lapierre

Expert in Research and Innovation

Fabian Lapierre was born in Huy, Belgium. He received the Ingenieur Electronicien (Electronics Engineer) degree from the University of Liège in 2000. In the same year, he received a fellowship of the Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique (FNRS) to work on a Ph.D. thesis on space-time adaptive processing. He obtained his Ph.D. in 2004. Since 2004, he worked as a post-doc research in the Royal Military Academy (Brussels). His research work focused on modeling of infrared ship signatures and infrared sensors. He created the OSMOSIS open-source software awarded by NATO. Since 2011, he work as an Expert in Research and Innovation at the SPW-Research (Walloon Public Administration). He is the Program Officer for Win4Excellence projects in the Digital Domain (TRAIL, CyberExcellence and Wal4XR). He is also the Program Officer for Win4Doc. Since 2014, he is also an expert for the European Commission.

Ségolène Misselyn

Responsable de la stratégie internationale d'IIS CyberWal

After earning a bachelor’s degree in Information and Communication from the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Ségolène Misselyn pursued further studies with a master’s degree in Political Science, specializing in International Relations, as well as a specialization master’s in International Law. Ségolène Misselyn began her career in journalism, first working at RTBF, then at La Libre, before joining the newspaper Le Soir. Since early June 2024, Ségolène Missely have been working as the Strategic Manager of ISS Cyber Wal for Axel Legay, focusing on cybersecurity and digital strategy issues.

Jonathan Pisane

Innovation & Product Policy Manager

Jonathan Pisane received his M.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Liège (ULg), Belgium, in 2008. He got a joint Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from ULg and Supélec, France, in 2013. His Ph.D. degree dealt with the classification of air targets using passive BS radar signals and was funded by a Belgian Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique-Fonds pour la Formation à la Recherche dans l’Industrie et dans l’Agriculture scholarship. He then joined the Temasek Laboratories of the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) of Singapore as research scientist. His research work focused on ATR using multistatic, low-frequency radar signals. Since 2024, Jonathan joined several companies as product manager and innovation manager in the field of critical communications, mobility, and Defense. He now acts as innovation and product policy manager for Thales Belgium, focusing on the development of new capabilities and their integration into future products. As such, he is member of various working groups focusing on the various domains of Defense, sensing, cybersecurity, and AI, and is deeply involved in the corresponding R&D ecosystem.

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Jean-Luc Trullemans

Head of European Space Security & Education Centre

Jean-Luc Trullemans is currently Head of the European Space Security and Education Centre (ESEC) within the Strategy, Legal and External Matters Directorate of the European Space Agency (ESA).

ESEC is the ESA centre in Belgium dedicated to Space Security, Education, Smallsat & Cubesat operations and Navigation (EGNSS) activities.

Jean-Luc joined ESA as security expert and advisor in 2020 after a thirty-year law enforcement career, along with BE Government as Senior security advisor for David Clarinval, Belgian deputy Prime Minister and Francois Bellot, Minister of Transport.

Jean-Luc’s initial curriculum is completed by a master’s degree in Public Administration Management from the Solvay Business School (ULB), and various certificates including the Interuniversity Certificate in Multidisciplinary Crisis Management (ULB), Major Case Management certificate from the Canadian Police College, FBI Crisis Management and a certificate in Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Jean-Luc’s initial curriculum is completed by a master’s degree in public management and a certificate in cyber security of critical infrastructures (MIT).