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About Us

We are an international
and dynamic team…

…of passionate and innovative mathematicians, software engineers and business experts ready to help you solve your most complex challenges!

Employees

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Our vision:
Be ahead of the game

Always at the edge of innovation, our ambition is to outperform and build a smart future.

Our mission:
Optimizing decisions

We turn the most complex challenges into opportunities. Using advanced analytics to transform data into insights, we empower you to predict and act on your future based on quantified facts.

Founded in 2000, we grew from a Belgian spin off to an international company with offices in Belgium, USA and Brazil and we continue to have ambitious goals to sustain our growth. Always at the forefront of technology, we also actively contribute to research projects in Belgium and Europe and work closely with renowned universities worldwide.

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— Our Board of Directors —

Constantin Blome
Director

Constantin Blome
Director
Constantin Blome is Full Professor of Operations Management at University of Sussex and GSK Vaccines Chair Professor in Strategic Sourcing & Procurement at Université Catholique de Louvain, he became a director of the board of N-SIDE in 2015. Constantin has studied at University of Bielefeld and Technical University of Berlin (M.Sc. and Ph.D.) and finished his habilitation at the EBS Business School.
Jacques van Rijckevorsel
Director

Jacques van Rijckevorsel
Director
Jacques Van Rijckevorsel is Chairman of the Board of the Cliniques universitaires Saint Luc and ex- Member of the Executive Committee of Solvay Group, he became a director of the board of N-SIDE in 2015. Jacques holds a civil engineering degree from Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL) and studied management both at INSEAD and Harvard Business School.
Jean Stéphenne
Director

Jean Stéphenne
Director
Jean Stéphenne was Chairman and President of GSK Biologicals at GlaxoSmithKline, he became a director of the board of N-SIDE in 2015. Jean holds a Degree in Chemical Engineering from the Agronomy College of Gembloux and a Master in Management from the Université Catholique de Louvain.
Gaëtan Hannecart
Director

Gaëtan Hannecart
Director
Gaetan Hannecart is CEO of the real estate group Matexi, he became a director of the board of N-SIDE in 2015. Gaëtan holds a MBA from the Harvard Business School and a Master in Civil Engineering from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.
Jean-Roger de Bandt
Director

Jean-Roger de Bandt
Director
Jean-Roger de Bandt is CEO of Traxxeo, he became a director of the board of N-SIDE in 2013. Jean-Roger holds a MBA from Columbia University and Law Degree from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.
Yves Crama
Director

Yves Crama
Director
Yves Crama is Full Professor in Operations Research and Production Management at HEC Management School, Université de Liège. He became a director of the board of N-SIDE in 2006. Yves holds a Licence in Mathematics from the Université de Liège and a Ph.D. in Operations Research from Rutgers University.
Francois le Hodey
Director

Francois le Hodey
Director
François le Hodey is CEO of the media group IPM, he became a director of the board of N-SIDE in 2006. François holds a Law Degree and a Bachelor in Philosophy from Université Catholique de Louvain and is a Sloan Fellow from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Jacques Parlongue
CEO N-SIDE

Jacques Parlongue
CEO N-SIDE
After helping the commercial development of several university spin-offs (Leuven Measurement Systems, Numeca International…), Jacques Parlongue has joined N-SIDE in 2014. Jacques holds a Master in Civil Engineering from the Université Libre de Bruxelles.
Philippe Chevalier
President

Philippe Chevalier
President
Founder of N-SIDE, Philippe Chevalier is Professor in Operation Research at the Louvain School of Management (Université Catholique de Louvain). Philippe holds a Master in Civil Engineering from the Université Catholique de Louvain and a Ph.D. in Operations Research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.