Hello, I'm Christophe!

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Who am I?

I'm Christophe Van Dijck, an engineer with a passion for innovation and technology.

I am passionate about finding meaningful innovation in a complex reality. Driven by continuous self-development, I keep myself up to date with the latest technological advancements. Trying to understand the needs of end-users and being able to solve their complex problems with the creativity of a group of smart, passionate people is something I enjoy profoundly. Technology is my passion, and with my innate critical and result-oriented mindset I am able to manage the innovation process in an agile way.

What I'm good at

The skills I have to offer

Rapid
Prototyping

Fail fast, learn faster. I use my broad skill-set to quickly build prototypes to explore new technologies or to validate ideas.

Result-oriented
problem solver

Innovation can be a rabbit hole. By employing agile principles, I make sure we stay focused on addressing the needs of the end-user.

Trust-based
Leadership

With trust and transparency, I cultivate an environment where everyone is encouraged to contribute and take ownership.

Continuous
Self-Development

Innovation is a moving target. I keep track of the state-of-the-art to be able to address complex problems together with experts in the field.

Work experience

Here's what I did up till now

Jun 2024 - current AI Solution Architect Smart Search & Assistance

Consultancy in Computer Vision and Natural Language Processing in public and private sector; definition, management and execution of AI-driven development projects

Dec 2023 - Jun 2024 Competence Center Lead Computer Vision

Consultancy in Computer Vision, Natural Language Processing and Data Science; dissemination of technical expertise within the OptimAI Practice and the creation and management of Solution Assets

Jan 2020 - Dec 2023 Research Coordinator & Team Leader Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery

Owner of software innovation roadmap of CMF portfolio: lead team of senior researchers; define (funded) research proposals; manage collaboration projects with external partners

Nov 2018 - Feb 2021 Research Team Leader Data-driven and Algorithmic Research

People management of junior and senior researchers specialized in machine/deep learning, computational geometry, shape modeling and augmented reality

Jul 2013 - Nov 2018 Research Engineer

Software research in medical image processing and computational geometry to support Materialise’s preoperative planning solutions