David BOL

Professor

Université Catholique de Louvain

David Bol is a Professor at UCLouvain. He received the Ph.D degree in Engineering Science from UCLouvain in 2008 in the field of ultra-low power digital nanoelectronics. In 2005, he was a visiting Ph.D student at the CNM, Sevilla, Spain, and in 2009, a postdoctoral researcher at intoPIX, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. In 2010, he was a visiting postdoctoral researcher at the UC Berkeley Lab for Manufacturing and Sustainability, Berkeley, CA. In 2015, he participated to the creation of e-peas semiconductors spin-off company, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. Prof. Bol leads the Electronic Circuits and Systems (ECS) group focused on ultra-low-power design of integrated circuits for environmental and biomedical IoT applications with a holistic focus on environmental sustainability. He is actively engaged in a social-ecological transition in the field of ICT research with a post-growth approach. Prof. Bol has authored more than 150 papers and conference contributions and holds three delivered patents. He (co-)received five Best Paper/Poster/Design Awards in IEEE conferences and supervised the PhD thesis of Charlotte Frenkel who received the 2021 Nokia Bell Scientific Award and the 2021 IBM Innovation Award for her PhD. On the private side, Prof. Bol pioneered the parental leave for male professors in his faculty, to spend time connecting to nature with his family in a post-growth deceleration.

Victor LAMBERT

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Senior Consultant in Sustainable IT

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IJO

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Graduate engineer in Environment and Industry from Mines de Douai, and holder of a Master of Science in Environmental Management for Business from Cranfield University in the United Kingdom.  One year's experience at Alstom, a French multinational rolling stock manufacturer, in the Environment Department.  Over 2 and a half years' experience in the Sustainable IT sector as a consultant within IJO with multiple missions for large groups and technology companies. Recently appointed head of the "IT Footprint Measurement and Assessment" division at IJO.

Xavier MARICHAL

Sonterra sprl & UCLouvain

A graduate of the École Polytechnique de Louvain and with a doctorate in telecommunications, Xavier Marichal has a background as a researcher in new digital technologies. Also trained in economics and various environmental assessment methods (carbon, water, biodiversity), he was an entrepreneur before becoming a sustainability consultant and putting his cross-disciplinary skills to work for companies and public authorities. He also supports emerging projects in developing their business models. He is also a guest lecturer at UCLouvain in various faculties, teaching courses on socio-environmental issues and the transition to a sustainable and inclusive economy.

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