Currently working for the Commission, I'm passionate about the impacts of technologies on society.

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Work Experience

- Policy and legal officer (2024 - present)

European Commission - AI Office A.4

Lead member of the team responsible for AI innovation and policy coordination. Involved in the design of the Apply AI Strategy, in the implementation of key EU instruments to support the development and deployment of AI systems (EDIHs, TEFs, AI regulatory sandboxes, etc), and in activities supporting the implementation of the AI Act.


- Policy and legal assistant (former Blue Book trainee) (2021 - 2024)

European Commission - DG CNECT A.2

Involved in all different work streams of the unit in charge of AI policy development and coordination in the EU, including the work on the proposed legal frameworks (AI Act and Chips Act), the monitoring of the revised Coordinated Plan on AI, and the follow-up of AI-related international activities.


- Data protection and information security consultant (2020 - 2021)

Brussels-Capital Region - CIRB

Responsible for overseeing the regional institutions' data protection strategies and their implementations to ensure security and compliance with national and European regulations.


- Researcher in economics (2019 - 2020)

KU Leuven

Researcher in applied economics exploring drivers and barriers to the adoption of Product-Service Systems in the EU.

Education

- Advanced master in human rights

Université catholique de Louvain / Université Saint-Louis

Magna cum laude


- Specialised master in international economics

Université catholique de Louvain / Université de Namur

Magna cum laude


- Master in European studies

Université catholique de Louvain / Université Saint-Louis

Cum laude


- Bachelor in business engineering

Université catholique de Louvain

Other trainings received

- Data Analyst / Data Scientist / Statistician with R

Datacamp

These "career tracks" enable participants to acquire all the R skills necessary to any aspiring data professional or researcher.

Volunteer Experience

- Co-founder and writer (2022 - present)

DecodeTech

Co-founder of a general-audience medium that explores and discusses how technologies are changing societies and impacting our lives.


- Head of a scout unit (2017 - 2022)

Les Scouts ASBL

In charge of leading and supporting the different sections’ staffs (40 counsellors leading 250 young people from 7 to 18 years old).


- Co-founder (2015 - 2017)

Garden Network

Co-founder of a community startup promoting urban agriculture and circular economy for students.


- Section leader (2012 - 2016)

Les Scouts ASBL

In charge of a group of 35 children (from 7 to 12 years old) for 3 years and of a group of 30 young adults (17-18 years old) for 1 year.

Languages

- French

Native speaker


- English

Full professional proficiency


- Dutch

Professional working proficiency

Digital skills

- R

- SQL

- Microsoft Office

- Canva

- Basics in web development

- Basics in Photoshop / InDesign

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