PhD in Management, State University of Ghent, Belgium; Visiting Scholar, AP Sloan School of Management, MIT. Visiting Professor: Keio Business School, Tokyo; University of Kiel. Professor, University of Gent, Belgium; research interests in manufacturing and technology strategy, implementation of new manufacturing technologies and management of R&D; consultant, medium and large companies in Europe and Asia. Director: Dassault Systemes, France; Option NV, Belgium. Author of papers and articles on project management under conditions of uncertainty.