Summary
Tanguy Coenen is a multidisciplinary technology leader with 13+ years at imec, currently serving as Media & Entertainment Domain Lead and DataTech/AI Strategy lead, shaping AI, data spaces and digital twin initiatives. He blends hands-on software and research experience (from Java, Python and TensorFlow to IoT and 3D visualisation) with strategic program and product management to turn technological building blocks into funded innovation programs. His portfolio spans sensor fusion, edge AI, digital twins for the built environment and application prototyping, reflecting a rare mix of systems prototyping and design-science research. He chairs Gaia-X smart cities workgroups and sits on the Belgian Data Space Alliance board, connecting research, industry and public-sector partners like Pfizer, SAP, Microsoft and multiple city governments. Not obvious from the title: he repeatedly moves between deep technical leads and high-level shaping roles, enabling cross-domain solutions that combine AR/VR, ML and IoT for real-world decision support. He holds a PhD in Business Engineering and a track record of turning academic insights into practical, funded prototypes and products.
13 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
PhD Business engineering, PhD Business engineering at Solvay Business School (VUB)
French, English, Dutch