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

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Work Experience

- Policy and legal officer (former Blue Book trainee) (2021 - present)

European Commission - DG CNECT

Involved in all different work streams of Unit A.2 (AI Policy Development and Coordination), including the work on the proposed legal frameworks (Artificial Intelligence Act and European Chips Act), the Coordinated Plan on AI, AI-related international activities and AI standardisation.


- 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 circular economy 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

Selection of courses taken: Rights Related to Individual Autonomy, Systems for the Protection of Human Rights, Human Rights and the Information Society, Human Rights and Development, Collective Dimensions of Human Rights,...


- Specialised master in international economics

Université catholique de Louvain / Université de Namur

Selection of courses taken: Advanced Macroeconomics, International Development, International Trade, Evaluation of Public Interventions, Economic Integration, Economic Growth,...


- Master in European studies

Université catholique de Louvain / Université Saint-Louis

Selection of courses taken: Political Theories, External Actions, Institutional Law, International Law, International Trade, Economic Integration, Economic Policy,...


- Bachelor in business engineering

Université catholique de Louvain

Selection of courses taken: Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Econometrics, Finance, Chemistry, Physics, Technological Research and Development, Tax Law, Commercial Law, Management,...

Other training received

- Personalised Doctum Colloquium programme in applied economics

KU Leuven

As part of my year of research in economics, I took courses of: Advanced Econometrics, Dynamic Methods, Advanced Microeconomics,...


- 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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