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Christiaan Leysen

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Director of Engineering, AI Systems at OPENCHIP & SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES
📍 Antwerp, Flemish Region, Belgium

Christiaan Leysen serves as the Director of Engineering for AI Systems at Openchip, focusing on building scalable AI platforms and strategies. His expertise is rooted in roles like Director of AI at imec and is supported by Masters degrees from KU Leuven and Vlerick Business School. He is passionate about leveraging AI to create business value.

Christiaan has a keen interest in the practical and ethical applications of AI. He participated in a European Parliament debate on AI regulation and co-developed the GyroCatcher, a device to raise awareness about recycling e-waste by identifying valuable materials in old electronics. He has also explored applying AI to sports through publications.

He was awarded Best Student of the Masters in Innovation & Entrepreneurship at Vlerick Business School.

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Experience
8 Years
Current Role
Director of Engineering, AI Systems
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Antwerp, Flemish Region, Belgium
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Building AI Teams
He is actively recruiting Engineering Managers, Product Owners, and Frontend Engineers to build the AI platform of the future at Openchip in Ghent and Barcelona.
Scalable AI Platforms
His primary focus is building scalable AI pipelines and the backbone for cutting-edge multi-agent AI systems to provide a competitive advantage.
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Career

Work history

3-2025
Director of Engineering, AI Systems
OPENCHIP & SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES
8-2024
AI & Strategy Advisor
FlowTribe
7-2024 - 3-2025
Director AI
imec
2-2022 - 8-2024
Chief Artificial Intelligence & Strategy
FlowTribe
12-2020 - 1-2022
Research Valorization Director - AI & Connectivity
imec
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Education
2016 - 2017
Master’s Degree
Vlerick Business School
2013 - 2016
Master’s Degree
KU Leuven
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