Jelena Grujic

Jelena is a co-founder of the DataBeers Brussels chapter. She is a Data Engineer working for Dataminded. Previously she spent years in academia, most recently at AI Lab, Vrije Universiteit Brussels. She has a background in physics and she worked in game theory, complex networks, machine learning and big data. She has a lot of experience with public speaking, training people to give public talks and organizing scientific events for the general public. Learn more.

Johan Loeckx

Johan is the Lab Manager at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel’s AI Lab. He’s open minded, empathetic and like to get things done. He’s allergic to borders, creative and T. His passions are music, education, and AI. Learn more.

Eline Vanwalleghem

Eline is a data scientist at Datashift. She loves applying her data wrangling and modeling skills in the field of customer intelligence and marketing optimization. While having a beer, you can talk to her about LEGO, Playmo(bil) and Robo(ts). Learn more.

Miruna Suru

Miruna Suru is a product marketing leader with 10+ years in B2B tech. She enjoys making complex topics feel approachable and is passionate about small data, using data for self-knowledge, reflection, and everyday experiments. Learn more.

Jacopo De Stefani

Jacopo is an Expert Data Scientist at Euroconsumers/Test-Achats and a Lecturer at SustAIn.Brussels, with a background in Computer Engineering. In the past, he worked as Machine Learning Researcher and Lecturer at ULB and TUDelft on applied forecasting topics in finance and power systems. Is his free time, he enjoys running, playing videogames, and repairing/repurposing all kinds of stuff. Learn more.

Francesca Spatola

Francesca is a Technical Application Specialist based in Brussels with a background in chemistry. She’s passionate about learning new things and enjoys board games, D&D, reading, playing piano, and knitting. Learn more.

David Fernandez

David is a senior consultant in the private sector with a Software Engineering educational background. He is focused on helping to define and implement corporate Data Management strategic plans. Passionate about Belgian chocolate and Flying Simulators, he has tons of fun playing in Brussels parks with his dog. Learn more.

Alexandre Renaux

Alexandre is a senior bioinformatics consultant with a background in molecular and computational biology. Passionate about scientific innovation, he thrives in R&D environments where he can learn about the latest advancements in biotechnology and develop new approaches to make sense of biological data. When he’s not working, you’ll find him cycling, cooking classic french dishes, or getting lost in an endless stream of cat videos. Learn more.