DataBeers Brussels no.42

The 42nd edition of DataBeers Brussels is happening live on Wednesday, Oct 14th, 2026 at Brussels Beer Project Dansaert! The event is free, reservation is mandatory.

Ticket reservations open on Eventbrite on Sep 30th at 4.30PM: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/databeers-brussels-42-tickets-2001598117852/?aff=website

Speaker lineup

  • Mihail Mihaylov, Senior Engineer AI & GenAI at Sirris, “‘It’s time for time series foundation models!’ said no one ever. Until now.”
  • Alejandro Morales Hernández, AI Researcher at Université Libre de Bruxelles, “The Magic of Making Better Choices with Bayesian Optimization”
  • Marco Saponara, PhD Student at Université Libre de Bruxelles, “Improving LLMs’ Behavioral Alignment Through Social Preferences”
  • François Lamotte, Forward Deployed Engineer & Founder of MindBrain, “We Didn’t Plan to Build This”