ICTEAM Day
icteam | Louvain-la-Neuve
The ICTEAM Day 2026 took place on Thursday May 28, 2026 at the Aula Magna (Place Lemaire, 1 - 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve), in the "Foyer du Lac" auditorium. ‘Conference’ entrance at the rear of the building, near the car park, facing the lake.
This event is primarily designed to bring together ICTEAM researchers, fostering scientific exchange and strengthening connections across research areas.
It also offers a unique opportunity to engage with industry partners and explore potential collaborations in an interactive setting.
The programme provided:
- insights into key research themes in engineering and technology,
- "true" concrete examples of research valorization,
- opportunities to interact directly with researchers,
- discussions on collaboration opportunities with ICTEAM.
The objective is to create a scientifically rich yet accessible environment, encouraging meaningful exchanges and new collaborations.
The day concluded with an internal “ICTEAM Night” for researchers, celebrating the community in a more informal setting.
Programme
- 08:30 Welcome Coffee
- 9:00 Welcome address by Julien Hendrickx, Head of the Institute
- 09:15 Research in ICTEAM :
- 10:00 Poster Highlight
- 10:15 Coffee Break & Poster Session
- 11:00 "Research through Simple-Crypto asbl" by François-Xavier Standaert
- 11:15 ICTEAM Thesis Award 2026
- 12:00 Lunch
- 13:45 Testimony of an entrepreneur from ICTEAM: Thibault Helleputte, CEO DNALYtics
- 14:15 Parallel sessions
- "Research" speed dating
- Track Companies (exchange about collaboration opportunities between companies and ICTEAM)
- 15:15 Coffee break (& end of the day for participating companies)
- 15:45 Team Quiz
- 16:30 Best Poster Award
- 17:00 Transition ICTEAM Day into Night : Blind Test
ICTEAM Night
Live music, food, drinks and fun! Same place (Aula Magna), different mood.
- 18:00 Food trucks
- 19:45 Live concert by the pop-rock band Summer Santa Clauses (the band will be amplified, so we recommend you bring hearing protections)
- 21:00 Open stage
- 23:30 End