Bonjour, je suis

Carmelo Zaccone

Ingénieur logiciel & réseaux/Entrepreneur tech

Plus de 25 ans à concevoir des systèmes, contribuer aux standards qui font tourner Internet, et accompagner entreprises et startups dans leurs défis technologiques. Curieux insatiable, bâtisseur pragmatique.

25+
ans en R&D & ingénierie
6
startups co-fondées
curiosité technique
CZ

ir. Carmelo Zaccone

MSc. Computer Science & Engineering
Biesme, Wallonie · Belgique
FR · IT natif · EN/NL courant · DE notions
Le profil

Ingénieur dans l'âme, entrepreneur par passion

Je suis ingénieur civil en informatique (Ecole Polytechnique de Louvain), avec une passion qui ne m'a jamais quitté pour le logiciel et les réseaux. Mon aventure R&D a commencé en 1998, autour des technologies IP et de la sécurité, comme membre actif de plusieurs organismes de standardisation internationaux.

Au fil du temps, j'ai porté plusieurs casquettes : co-fondateur de startups (téléphonie IP/vidéo, fintech, IoT), architecte logiciel, analyste en intelligence technologique pour le secteur public wallon, évangéliste technologique et responsable CSIRT. J'ai accompagné l'AWEX dans le développement international des PME et écosystèmes startups ICT.

Avec l'essor de l'Internet des Objets, je suis revenu à la standardisation pour le « smart building », mêlant architecture électronique, choix de SDKs et développement de firmware embarqué et de plateformes multi-protocoles.

Depuis 2020, j'ai fondé BIDM pour accompagner les entreprises innovantes dans leur quête d'excellence, à travers la R&D, les technologies digitales et l'ingénierie logicielle. Je me définis comme un expert technologique multi-facettes doublé d'un profil entrepreneurial : résolveur de problèmes analytique, pragmatique, créatif — et éternel curieux.

Pensée stratégique Pragmatique Autonome Créatif Résistant au stress Communicant
1993 — 1998

MSc. Computer Science & Engineering

Ecole Polytechnique de Louvain, Belgique. Spécialisations : entrepreneuriat, gestion de projet ICT, systèmes de détection d'intrusion, infographie et imagerie médicale.

Mémoire (Distinction) : « Représentation en réalité virtuelle d'imagerie médicale » (Java/C++/VRML)
Formation continue

Certifications & expertises

IPv6 Sage Expert (Hurricane Electric), WIMAX Forum RF Network Engineer, sécurité ISO/IEC 27001 & NIST CSF, et une veille technologique permanente entretenue depuis plus de 25 ans.

Les compétences

Un spectre technique large et profond

De la conception logicielle aux réseaux, de l'embarqué à la cybersécurité : un socle technique constitué sur le terrain, projet après projet. Voici les domaines où j'interviens.

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Développement logiciel

Java / J2EEPythonTypeScript / JSC / C++AngularSpringBootNode.jsDjangoVaadinHibernate
🔗

Architecture & API

Micro-servicesREST / JSONSOAPGraphQLWebSocketESBOpenAPIdonnées sémantiques
⚙️

DevOps & DevSecOps

Git / GitLabDocker / K8sCI/CDMaven / AntJenkinsSonarQubeOWASP ZAPSAST / SCA
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Réseaux & Télécoms

TCP/IPIPv6MPLSCisco / JuniperSIP / VoIPVPN / IPsecWLAN / WiMAXIPv6 Sage Expert
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Cybersécurité

ISO/IEC 27001NIST CSFGDPRPKI / x509OAuth / SAMLKeycloakpfSenseNessus / NMAP
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IoT & Embarqué

LoRa / NB-IoToneM2MZigbee / BLEKNXZ-Wave / ThreadIEEE 802.15.4FreeRTOSOpenWRT
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Cloud & Infrastructure

AWS EC2AzureGoogle CloudVMwareLinux / BSDApache / TomcatPostgreSQLMongoDB
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Standardisation & R&D

IETFETSIITU-TISO/IECIEEEoneM2MIPv6 Forumbrevets
Le réseau LinkedIn

Un réseau international d'exception

Construit en plus de 25 ans d'activité internationale, mon réseau couvre tous les profils — du ministre au fondateur de startup, de l'expert IETF au business angel, sur quatre continents. Et mes compétences y sont validées au fil des années par mes pairs.

Compétences validées par mes pairs

IP99+
Telecommunications99+
Network Architecture71
VoIP58
Unified Communications39
Project Management32
Wireless Networking30
IPv625
Network Design21
Telecom Engineering16
Network Admin14
Business Development8
Tech Startups8
R&D6
Information Security5
Java
C++
XML
Full Stack Dev
IoT1
Embedded Systems
Docker
REST APIs
Python
↳ Endorsements cumulés sur linkedin.com/in/zaccone

Une diversité de profils, sur tous les fronts

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Founders / CEOs

Entrepreneurs, fondateurs, managing directors

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CTOs / Tech Leaders

CTO, VP Engineering, Head of Tech, architectes

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Politique & Gouvernement

Ministres, députés, ambassadeurs, attachés

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Télécom & Réseaux

Cisco, Nokia, Proximus, Orange, Ericsson, Huawei…

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Business Angels / VCs

Fonds belges, européens & internationaux (Seed → Series B)

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Standards Intl.

IETF, ETSI, ISO/IEC, ITU-T, IEEE experts

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Software / DevOps

Développeurs, DevOps, ingénieurs logiciel senior

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Académique / PhD

Professeurs, chercheurs, PhDs, universités

Géographie du réseau

🇧🇪Belgique · Marché domestique🇪🇺Europe · ETSI · ITU · partenaires🇬🇧UK · Londres · partenaires🇺🇸USA · Silicon Valley · NYC · LA🇨🇳Chine / Asie · Shenzhen · Shanghai · Taipei · Singapour🇫🇷France · Paris · LeWeb🌎Canada · Amérique latine · Missions économiques

Dont des contacts de haut niveau chez Cisco, Nokia, Google, Microsoft, Oracle, Huawei, AWS, Proximus, Orange, Agoria, AWEX, Commission Européenne, IETF, ETSI, ainsi qu'au gouvernement wallon et fédéral.

Comités & standardisation

Là où s'écrivent les standards d'Internet

Pendant plus de 20 ans, j'ai contribué activement aux organismes qui définissent les protocoles et normes du numérique mondial — de l'IETF à l'ISO/IEC.

IETF · 1998–2001

IETF – Internet Engineering Task Force

Contributions sur les protocoles IP core : IPoDSL, NAT, QoS, VoIP, AAA, Policy, VPN. Leader de l'équipe IPv6 d'Alcatel. Participation aux programmes EU FP7.

Alcatel Bell Labs · Délégué technique
IETF / IPv6 Forum · 2004–2016

IPv6 Council Belgium – Board Member

Création de l'awareness IPv6 en Belgique. Co-président du chapitre belge 2010–2016. Certifié IPv6 Sage Expert (Hurricane Electric). Transition complète de l'infrastructure AWT vers IPv6 en 2008.

Agence du Numérique · Co-fondateur du chapitre belge
ETSI · 2016–2019

ETSI TC ATTM – Working Group SDMC

Co-auteur des deux premiers standards européens ETSI SDMC (Sustainable Digital Multiservice Cities). Smart Building, Smart City, déploiement ICT urbain. TS 110 174-1 SDMC Pillars for Sustainability.

Skylane Optics · Expert technique
ETSI · 2016–2019

ETSI TC ATTM – Working Group AT2

Standards sur les infrastructures réseaux, câblage optique, FTTH, systèmes de transmission. Plastic Optical Fiber (POF) Plugtests pour interopérabilité multi-vendeurs.

Expert infrastructure réseaux physiques
ETSI · 2016–2019

ETSI TC SmartM2M – oneM2M

Développement des standards IoT/M2M oneM2M. SAREF ontologie pour applications smart. IoT Cybersecurity, Safety & Privacy. Collaboration avec AIOTI WG03 et H2020.

Expert IoT & M2M
ETSI · 2016–2019

ETSI ISG OEU – Operational Energy Efficiency

Group Specifications pour ICT environnementalement efficace : data centres, réseaux, équipements. Comparaison globale de l'efficacité opérationnelle.

Expert efficacité énergétique ICT
ITU-T · 2016–2019

ITU-T G.hn – Unified Home Backbone Network

Recherche sur l'écosystème G.9960 (G.hn) pour home networking sur câbles téléphoniques, coaxiaux et courant porteur. Introduction de la Plastic Optical Fiber (POF) comme médium complémentaire.

International Telecommunication Union · Chercheur
ISO/IEC · 2018–2020

ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 41 – Internet of Things

Standardisation IoT, Sensor Networks et Wearables. WG3 Architecture IoT, WG4 Interopérabilité, WG5 Applications IoT. Représentant belge pour les votes internationaux.

Agoria · Comité miroir belge NBN
Le parcours

25 ans à construire, conseiller, entreprendre

Du laboratoire R&D d'Alcatel Bell Labs à l'entrepreneuriat, en passant par le service public wallon. Un fil rouge : la technologie au service de l'innovation.

2020 — aujourd'hui

Fondateur & Managing Director — BIDM

Because Innovation Does Matter. Conseil et ingénierie pour entreprises innovantes, PME et startups : R&D, développement logiciel, transformation digitale.

2020 — aujourd'hui

Senior Software & DevOps Engineer — Telemis

Mission freelance pour un acteur de l'imagerie médicale (PACS/MACS, pathologie numérique). Développement full-stack, revue de code, refonte CI/CD, DevSecOps.

2016 — 2020

Senior Advisor Standardisation & Software Dev — Skylane Optics

Conseil en standardisation et innovation, développement logiciel senior. Projet de recherche IoT multi-capteurs (SENZoR).

2004 — 2016

Analyste en intelligence technologique — Agence du Numérique (Wallonie)

Représentant international, évangéliste technologique, responsable CSIRT. Audits sécurité, stratégie e-gouvernement, marchés publics, « Digital Wallonia ».

2008 — 2010

Co-fondateur & CTO — Finatech · WrLS · Indigo Software

Plusieurs aventures entrepreneuriales : fintech, accès sans fil, conseil technologique et stratégie.

2001 — 2004

Architecte ICT & Software Engineer — E-Systems

Gestion de projet, architecture logicielle et développement, principalement pour les administrations wallonnes.

1999 — 2001

Co-fondateur & Head Software Engineer — Indigo Software

Création d'une des premières plateformes de téléphonie IP/Vidéo & communications unifiées (SIP/SDP). Direction de la R&D et de l'équipe de développement.

1998 — 2000

Research Engineer & IPv6 CTO — Alcatel Bell Labs

Premiers pas en R&D : technologies de réseau IP et sécurité, contributions aux standards émergents pour faire grandir Internet.

Expertise sectorielle

Secteur public wallon

Douze ans au cœur des institutions wallonnes — de l'AWT à l'Agence du Numérique : conseiller technique de référence pour les administrations, les communes et le gouvernement régional.

12 ansGouvernement wallon
2004 → 2016

AWT / Agence du Numérique — Expert ICT Wallon

Namur · Agence du Numérique (AdN) — Gouvernement de Wallonie

Expert en télécommunications et technologies de l'information au sein de l'organisme public wallon en charge de la stratégie numérique régionale. Missions couvrant la veille technologique, le conseil aux administrations, la promotion des TIC, la gestion des appels d'offres publics et la représentation internationale du secteur ICT wallon.

LivréSPW · DGo6
2004 → 2016

SPW DGo6 — Auditeur technologique R&D & Subsides

Service Public de Wallonie · Direction Générale Opérationnelle de l'Économie

Auditeur technologique pour les dossiers de R&D soumis à la DGo6. Voir détail dans la carte "Cahiers de charges & Subsides R&D" ci-dessus.

LivréStratégie régionale
2015 → 2016

Digital Wallonia — Marshall Plan 4.0

Vice-président des groupes de travail · Agence du Numérique

Co-rédaction de la stratégie numérique régionale de la Wallonie dans le cadre du Marshall Plan 4.0. Vice-président des groupes de travail stratégiques : Smart Cities, Cyber Security, Industries 4.0. Objectifs : accélérer la transformation digitale, développer l'industrie numérique wallonne et promouvoir la culture digitale citoyenne.

LivréCybersécurité nationale
2014 → 2016

Belgian Cyber Security Coalition — Délégué gouvernemental wallon

Coalition public/privé/académique · 50+ membres actifs

Représentant du gouvernement de Digital Wallonia au sein de la coalition nationale de cybersécurité. Partage du know-how technique sur la surveillance et la défense des infrastructures digitales. Sensibilisation des agences gouvernementales et des autorités municipales wallonnes à la sécurité des infrastructures critiques.

LivréAudit ministériel
2004 → 2005

Audit sécurité ICT — Toutes les communes wallonnes

Ministère de l'Intérieur et de la Fonction Publique · Belgique

Mandaté par le Ministère de l'Intérieur pour auditer les infrastructures ICT et les politiques de sécurité de l'ensemble des communes de la Région wallonne. Publication d'un guide de sécurité ICT pour toutes les administrations publiques wallonnes (SPW, Communauté française, Communes) basé sur ISO/IEC 17799:2000. Création d'une nouvelle équipe sécurité au sein du SPW.

12 ansMarchés publics IT
2004 → 2016

Expert marchés publics IT — Rédaction & Analyse des offres

AWT / Agence du Numérique · 10+ administrations wallonnes

Expertise complète sur l'ensemble du cycle des marchés publics IT pour le compte de l'AWT/AdN auprès de nombreuses administrations wallonnes :

LivréDGo6 · Subsides R&D
2004 → 2016

SPW DGo6 — Cahiers de charges & Subsides R&D

Service Public de Wallonie · Direction Générale Opérationnelle de l'Économie (DGo6)

Expert technique pour la DGo6 dans l'évaluation des dossiers de subsides R&D soumis par les entreprises wallonnes :

LivréDéveloppement e-Gov
2001 → 2004

Projets e-Gouvernement — SPW DGo6 / DGo4 / DGRNE

E-Systems · Service Public de Wallonie

Développement de solutions numériques pour 4 directions du Service Public de Wallonie : Portail de création d'entreprises (DGo6), Logiciel GED Revitalisation Urbaine avec GIS (DGo4), Système de collaboration eau (DGRNE), Système de gestion des connaissances (Wall-On-Line). Sécurité médicale : projet Réseau Santé Wallon (ALTM).

13 ansConseil municipal
2007 → 2020

Commission Consultative CCATM — Commune de Mettet

Commune de Mettet · Wallonie · Membre élu

Conseiller technique télécoms/réseaux auprès du conseil administratif municipal pendant 13 ans. Recommandations pour le déploiement du haut débit, les services numériques citoyens et l'aménagement du territoire numérique dans les villages de la commune.

Les réalisations

42 projets, 25 ans, tous les secteurs

De la santé à l'énergie, du réseau télécom au métavers, du secteur public aux startups : l'inventaire complet de mes réalisations, tel que documenté sur mon profil LinkedIn — descriptions intégrales, sans rien masquer.

Plateforme PACS/MACS — Telemis

Santé
2020 → présent

Développement full-stack (back-end J2EE/SpringBoot, front-end Angular, agent desktop Vaadin) pour une suite logicielle d'archivage médical PACS/MACS (imagerie, médecine nucléaire, radiothérapie). Revue de code, DevSecOps, refonte du pipeline CI/CD Jenkins/GitLab, conformité OWASP/NIS.

J2EESpringBootAngularVaadinDockerElasticSearchJenkinsGitLab
↗ Voir

Metal Collect — Nilli Métal SRL

Recyclage
2021 → 2023

Digitalisation et ubérisation du marché du recyclage de métaux ferreux/non-ferreux pour une entreprise familiale active depuis trois générations. Architecture micro-services scalable, back-end + front-end web + application mobile Android, DevOps CI/CD complet.

SpringBootAngularjHipsterKubernetesMariaDBPortainerAndroid Studio
↗ Voir

Metaverse e-Congress Platform — FlowZ IT

Métavers
2021 → 2022

Transformation d'une architecture monolithique en micro-services multi-tenant pour une plateforme immersive d'e-congrès et d'événements virtuels : visioconférence, chat, messagerie instantanée, tableau blanc collaboratif, streaming. Veille techno RTCaaS, PoC, conformité GDPR.

Agora.ioUnity3DAngular/ReactGraphQLDocker/K8sHybrid Cloud

Portail création d'entreprises — SPW DGo6

e-Gouvernement
2001 → 2004

Conception et développement du portail de la création d'entreprises en Wallonie pour le Service Public de Wallonie (Direction Générale de l'Économie et de l'Emploi). Architecture base de données XML native, web services SOAP, ontologies sémantiques RDF.

JavaXML/XSLxQueryWSDL/SOAPRDFApache Xerces

Logiciel GED Revitalisation Urbaine — SPW DGo4

e-Gouvernement
2001 → 2004

Logiciel de Gestion Électronique de Documents pour la revitalisation urbaine, pour le Service Public de Wallonie (Aménagement du Territoire, Logement et Patrimoine). Intégration d'un serveur d'application SIG et d'un framework de visualisation géographique web.

JavaJSPHTML/CSSApacheTomcatWeb GIS

Collaboration eau — SPW DGRNE

e-Gouvernement
2001 → 2004

Système de collaboration entre producteurs, distributeurs et épurateurs d'eau pour le Service Public de Wallonie (Direction Générale des Ressources Naturelles et de l'Environnement).

JavaJSPWSDL/SOAPApache XercesTomcat

Plateforme VoIP/MM — Indigo Software

Télécom
1999 → 2001

Co-fondateur & Head Software Engineer : création d'une des premières plateformes de Voix sur IP, Multimédia et Communications Unifiées, centrée sur les protocoles SIP & SDP. Direction de l'équipe de développement back-end (serveur) et de l'agent client desktop. Architecture, pile SIP (API/SDK), sécurité, networking privé, firewalling, accounting télécom.

JavaJSP/EJB/JMSJTAPI/JAIN/JMFRSA/PGPTomcatMySQL

IP-Forum

Écosystème
Oct 2009

Co-founder of IP Communications Forum. The IP-forum is the initiative of the AWT and Aastra. The objective is to enable companies to correctly decrypt the IP technology, its challenges and opportunities. The Forum aims to give IT, Network and Telecom managers from the private or public sector as well as CEOs, a detailed view on business and strategic issues regarding the implementation and management of IP solutions. The Forum also provides a platform for networking and advice between technology vendor and IP solutions. As of Q2 2012, the IP-forum counts six editions and has federated a real community around issues such as Unified Communications, ICT Infrastructure, Cloud-Computing, Green IT, Internet of Things or e-health.

Public tender for the fiber WAN networking Infrastructure of the municipality of Bassenge (Wallonia,Belgium)

Réseau public
Jun 2008 → Jul 2009

The municipality of Bassenge sought advice in AWT for writing a WAN networking tender specification. The purpose of the market was to connect the municipal buildings located across distances of more than 7 km. AWT has participated in the evaluation of bids. The best solution (initially proposed by the AWT) has been chosen the deployment of optical fiber belonging to the municipality of electricity mast of the Association Liegeoise d'Electricite (ALE). This solution allows to interconnect municipal buildings, centralize computing communal later deploy IP telephony, etc..

Advising the municipality of Anderlue (Wallonia/Belgium) on fiber networking infrastructure

Réseau public
Jan 2009

The municipality of Anderlues (Wallonia, Belgium) asked experts AWT advice on the deployment of fiber optic networking infrastructure in the territory of the municipality. This discussion was done to improve the road work planned for 2009-2010.

Support to AWEX in various International Trade fairs & Expo

International
Jan 2004 → Jan 2016

As part of its promotion of Walloon companies abroad, the Agence Wallonne à l'EXportation (AWEX) regularly organizes economic missions within trade fairs, conferences, exhibition, etc.. When those missions are ICT related, the AWT provides, through its experts, a particular support to AWEX and the Walloon enterprises wishing to gain or extend to foreign markets. The expert's mission of the AWT for AWEX can be seen from different angles: • before the event o support the AWEX team for enterprises identification and promotion of the mission o contacts with companies who wish to better understand and represent (from technical standpoint) their products / services • during the event o support the AWEX team and enterprises delegates from technical point of view (eg implementation of booth network (wired and wireless) access the Internet Telecom fair service), various ICT support o support the AWEX team and the enterprise delegates for "practical" duties (eg assembly / disassembly of the booth/technology demos) o animation of the booth to 'hook' potential customers o implementation of a Web TV: live video stream of the stand with Interview of businesses, delegates, trade show/fair daily news o representation the companies which can't take physically part to the fair o support the delegates on in-depth technical discussions with potential customers o promote Wallonia / Belgium on its ICT activities o business development for delegates enterprises (when officially appointed) o member of the Minister technical staff for meeting with counterpart ministerial representatives / authorities

The IPv6 cookbook for public administration.

IPv6
Dec 2010

Author of the IPv6 cookbook for public administration. The AWT has published a guide Awareness new version of the Internet Protocol (IP): IPv6. Its objective is to provide public services Walloon practical recommendations to encourage the introduction and adoption of IPv6.

Co-founder of the Belgian Web Community to LEweb

International
Sep 2011 → Jan 2016

LeWeb startups conference and exhibition has been organized since 2009 and gathered across the past year’s over 3500 participants from the Web Industry from over 76 countries. The AWT in partnership with IBBT, Software in Brussels (ABE), and the Belgian Webmission are working together to bring a Belgian Web Community delegation to LEweb. This ICT startups' mission is a unique opportunity for companies to gain visibility at international level, meet their peers community, extend their relation network and potentially accelerate their growth online. Together, the organizers are able to offer great benefits to companies that go well beyond simply being present at the event: ° Booth: lucky companies from Belgium will have a chance to be featured on the Belgian booth at the event; ° Discounted price on the entry ticket: organizers negotiated great prices for participating companies; ° Preferred prices on accommodation: organizers negotiated with hotels to do a group reservation; °Networking and visibility: organizers will offer special relationship management (press, partners, influential) to companies and personalized ‘video capsule’ on AWT.tv. As a successful concept, the BWC generated huge amount of requests to participate. In order to not overkill the Belgian Pavilion capabilities, a selection process (BWC startups' contest) has been introduced to deal with this increased demand and to ensure that the organizers are selecting only the best companies on the “Belgian Web Community”.

Public tenders for the LAN/WAN networking Infrastructure & IP telephony of the municipality of Namur (Wallonia,Belgium) (including IPv6 and MPLS potential)

IPv6
May 2008 → Jan 2013

Public tenders for the LAN/WAN networking architecture/infrastructure and IP telephony of the municipality of Namur (Wallonia,Belgium) specification. The purpose of the markets was to architect, redesign and upgrade the networking for both LANS and WAN but also to architect and design the distributed IP telephony infrastructure. The IPv6 technology has been also considered into the RFPs.Furthermore, new networking architecture validation has taken into consideration the potential of IP/MPLS vs dynamic routing protocol (OSPF+BGP). AWT has participated in the evaluation of bids. This solution interconnect municipal buildings, centralize computing communal and enable the deployement of a complete IP telephony (SIP) system.

Public tenders for the LAN/WAN networking & IP telephony of the municipality of Visé (Wallonia,Belgium)

Réseau public
Mar 2008 → Jul 2008

Public tenders for the LAN/WAN networking architecture/infrastructure and IP telephony of the municipality of Visé (Wallonia,Belgium) specification. The purpose of the markets was to architect, redesign and upgrade the networking for both LANS and WAN but also to architect and design the IP telephony infrastructure. The municipality asked experts AWT advice on the deployment of fiber optic networking infrastructure in the territory of the municipality. AWT has participated in the evaluation of bids. This solution interconnect municipal buildings, centralize computing communal and enable the deployement of a complete IP telephony (SIP) system.

Public tenders for the LAN networking Infrastructure & IP telephony and Unified Communications of the public administration AWIPH (Wallonia,Belgium)

Réseau public
Nov 2008 → Sep 2012

Public tenders for the LAN networking infrastructure, IP telephony and Unified Communications of the public administration Agence Wallonne pour l'Intégration des Personnes Handicapées (Wallonia,Belgium) specification. The purpose of the markets was to architect upgrade the networking for LAN but also to architect and design the IP telephony infrastructure while taking into consideration Unified Communications. AWT has participated in the evaluation of bids. This solution enables the deployement of a complete IP telephony (SIP) system which provides Unified Communications (IM, chat, video, conferencing, whiteboarding, etc )

Public tender for the LAN networking Infrastructure & IP telephony of the public Walloon Parliament (Wallonia,Belgium)

Réseau public
Jan 2010 → Mar 2012

Public tenders for the LAN/WAN networking architecture/infrastructure and IP telephony of the Walloon Parliament (Wallonia,Belgium) specification. The purpose of the markets was to upgrade the networking for LANS but also to architect and design the IP telephony infrastructure. AWT has participated in the evaluation of bids. This solution enable the deployement of a complete IP telephony (SIP) system.

Public tender for the LAN networking Infrastructure & IP telephony of the public administration CGT (Wallonia,Belgium)

Réseau public
Jan 2009 → Sep 2009

Public tenders for the LAN/WAN networking architecture/infrastructure and IP telephony of the public administration Commissariat Général au Tourisme (Wallonia,Belgium) specification. The purpose of the markets was to architect, redesign and upgrade the networking for LANS but also to architect and design the IP telephony infrastructure. The municipality also asked experts AWT advice for support to obtain connectivity of fiber optic networking to their Internet Service Provider. AWT has participated in the evaluation of bids. This solution connect the building to the ISP thru fiber optical last mile and enable the deployement of a complete IP telephony (SIP) system.

Public tender for the LAN networking Infrastructure & IP telephony of the public administration CPAS de Mons (Wallonia,Belgium)

Réseau public
Jun 2007 → Nov 2008

Public tender for the LAN networking architecture/infrastructure and IP telephony of the Centre Public d'Action Social of the municipality of Mons (Wallonia,Belgium) specification. The purpose of the markets was to upgrade the networking for LAN but also to architect and design the IP telephony infrastructure.

Public tender for the LAN networking Infrastructure & IP telephony of the public administration Province de Namur (Wallonia,Belgium)

Réseau public
Aug 2007 → Feb 2008

Public tenders for the LAN/WAN networking architecture/infrastructure and IP telephony of the public administration of the Province de Namue (Wallonia,Belgium) specification. The purpose of the markets was to upgrade the networking for both LANS but also to architect and design the IP telephony infrastructure. AWT has participated in the evaluation of bids. This solution interconnect provincial buildings, centralize computing communal and enable the deployement of a complete IP telephony (SIP) system.

Support to Datang Telecom Technology & Industry group for the settlement of their Belgian (BUCD) TD-LTE mobile networking activities

Télécom
Aug 2010 → Jun 2014

Technological, economical, lobby & administrative supports to Walloon Belgian Office of Foreign Investment to bring Datang Telecom Technology & Industry Group to establish their EU HQ in Belgium. Support include introduction & negotiation with belgian telecom regulator IBPT to introduce TD-LTE spectrum in the latest mobile 4G frequency spectrum 2011 auction http://www.auction2011.be Project deployed 1st EU 4G TD-LTE mobile network thru 3 sites delivering >300Mbps IPv4/IPv6 connectivity. An allocation of a 45Mhz TDD spectrum in the 2.6Ghz band to BUCD (on behind of China Mobile EU Market penetration plan) was assigned (bid of 22.510.000 €) DTI is a large-scale, hi-tech state-owned enterprise specializing in ICT industry, with a product and service portfolio ranging from wireless mobile telecommunications, integrated circuit design and manufacturing, to information security. The overall asset is nearly 50 billion RMB. Datang is a prestigious firm in telecom industry, continuously driving the technology breakthrough & product innovation. Creator and core IPR holder of TD-SCDMA (ITU-T 3G standard). To keep a pioneer role in this fast-changing, rapidly-growing market, Datang has developed the TD-LTE and product & the technology has been incorporated into the 4G international standard by ITU-T. Datang dirige BUCD https://datanews.levif.be/ict/actualite/datang-dirige-le-titulaire-belge-d-une-licence-4g-bucd/article-normal-284073.html Datang Telecom Group Participated in GSMA Mobile World Congress 2012 http://en.datanggroup.cn/templates/News%20Page/index.aspx?nodeid=175&page=ContentPage&contentid=341 http://en.datanggroup.cn/templates/News%20Page/index.aspx?nodeid=175&page=ContentPage&contentid=344 DTI Sign a Letter of Intent for Cooperation in the 4G TD-LTE Mobile http://en.datanggroup.cn/templates/News%20Page/index.aspx?nodeid=175&page=ContentPage&contentid=639 The signing was witnessed by Xi Jinping, President of China, and Elio Di Rupo, Prime Minister of Belgium.

Future Internet Week

IPv6
Dec 2010

Thru the full IPv6 networking transition realized into the AWT infrastructure, security has been considered from the start into the deployments. At the occasion of the Future Internet Week edition in Belgium, the DGINSFO from the European Commission has decided to bring several information session/workshop into the international conference agenda. The AWT was requested to share its experience in IPv6 security consideration in its new networking design.

AWT goes full IPv6 for its networking Infrastructures & Services

IPv6
Oct 2007 → Feb 2008

Since 2004, the AWT has seriously taken into consideration the IPv6 technology as a major and important step for SMEs and public organisations. As of 2008, and thru the avant-gardism mind of its ISP, BELNET, the AWT has been delegated a full /48 networking range natively (IP/Ethernet/black fiber) interconnected to the ISP POP. A full new networking IP architecture and network services has been designed and implemented for all the internal, external (DMZ) and guest (wired & wireless) networks.

Full IPv4 & IPv6 wired/wireless networking for KIKK International Digital festival

IPv6
Dec 2012

KIKK is a festival of creativity in digital cultures that explores the economical and artistic implications of new technologies through Konferences, disKussions, eKsperiences, worKshops, a Kontest and Kocktail party. KIKK takes place as part of the "Semaine de la Créativité" (week of creativity) in Wallonia. For this digital event, various (attendees, exhibitors, vip/speakers, kontest)'wired and wireless networks have been setup. As an innovative digital event KIKK was willing to be ahead in term of networking facilities for the 800 attendees of thus two days events. To answer this desire, we designed, setup and operate, for the KIKK organisation the complete routed and completely secured (firewalled) infrastructure. This networking design included: -setting up a wireless point to point (lazer) ethernet transparent backhall link from Namur convention center up to AWT Jambes offices. -establishing a fully routed (both Cisco & vmware virtualised PFsense) design fully dual stacked with public IPv4 and IPv6 multi segments connectivity -setting up the security features such as dual stack firewall (both Cisco & vmware virtualised PFsense) and multi (3) carrier/ISP connectivity for reliability with fast switching in case of low latency/large packet loss -wireless design and deployement (Cisco) including multicast for IPv6 support -monitoring of the infrastructure 2012 edition of The KIKK festival was the first large scale conference, expo and contest event in Wallonia offering full fual IP stack networking facilities to all the attendees

Full IPv4 & IPv6 wired/wireless networking for 1st Interdisciplinary Symposium on Sustainable Development

IPv6
Feb 2013

Our societies are currently in the grip of a systemic crisis that is at the same time environmental, economic, and social. In this context, the present symposium aims to: -encourage innovative scientific perspective; -promote an interdisciplinary approach; -enhance the recognition of scientists working on sustainable development. This is an international scientific symposium which also seeks to encourage the participation and the involvement of both decision-makers and civil society. For this international event, various (attendees, exhibitors, vip/speakers)'wired and wireless networks have been setup. As a disruptive event, organizer were willing to be ahead in term of scientific sustainability thru innovative networking facilities for the 1000 attendees of this two days events. The event was co-organized by the worldwide recognized scientists Professors Jean-Pascal van Ypersele and Marek Hudon and guested VIP such as SAR Prince Philippe of Belgium & SAR Albert II of Monaco To answer this desire, we designed, setup and operate, for the scientific organising commity the complete routed and completely secured (firewalled) infrastructure. This networking design included: -setting up a wireless double (increased reliability & SLA) point to point (lazer & wifiN) ethernet transparent backhall links from Namur convention center up to AWT Jambes offices -establishing a fully routed (Cisco & vmware virtualised PFsense) design fully dual stacked with public IPv4 and IPv6 multi segments connectivity -setting up the security features such as dual stack firewall (both Cisco & vmware virtualised PFsense) and multi (3) carrier/ISP connectivity for reliability with fast switching in case of low latency/large packet loss -wireless design and deployement (Cisco) including multicast for IPv6 support -monitoring of the infrastructure This congress was the second large scale conference, expo event in Wallonia offering full dual IP stack networking facilities to all the attendees

Brussels #pubsummit

Écosystème
Jun 2013

Networking events in 100 cities. Grab a drink with the tech community in your city The Pub Summits started in a small pub in Dublin two years ago and have grown to over 100 cities around the world this year. We initially invite a small and largely random group of people from the tech community to each Pub Summit and then ask each person we invite to invite 3 of their friends or colleagues to join. It creates a very eclectic but curated group that just works!

Support to OFI in various International Trade Economic Missions and ICT investments projects

International
2009 → Dec 2016

Investor services : the point of single contact for all aspiring foreign investors seeking to set up business in Wallonia. As part of its promotion of Walloon companies abroad, the Office of Foreign Investment (OFI) regularly organizes trade missions across numerous countries in all the continents of the globe. When those missions are ICT related, the AWT provides, through its experts, a particular support to OFI and the foreign enterprises wishing to extend their offices and activities to Belgian and/or European markets. The expert's mission of the AWT for OFI is to leverage for the field of ICT : -to help the foreign company in seeking out appropriate sites and premises; -to provide assistance with the start-up, development and diversification of the foreign company business; -to help the foreign company to gain access to venture capital; -to provide advice and assistance in attracting suitable human resources; -to help the foreign company in setting up training programmes; -to provide assistance in obtaining subsidies from the Regional and European authorities; -to provide legal, tax and logistics support; Helping foreign investors to successfully set up and integrate their activities as part of the regional economic fabric. The Foreign Investors division of the Agence Wallonne à l’Exportation et aux Investments étrangers (AWEX) (Walloon Exports and Foreign Investments Agency) is home to a multilingual team of expert consultants who are entirely at your service. With the support of AWT, ICT as a traversal competency of the region, is also represented. From an initial feasibility study all the way up to signing on the dotted line in concluding the investment, OFI provides personalised assistance geared to the foreign company needs and situation. If you are a foreign investor looking to develop your activities in Wallonia, you can rest safe in the knowledge that OFI team of experts is there to assist you every step of the way.

Traffic Engineering for QUality of service in the Internet, at LArge Scale

Réseau public
Jan 2000 → Jun 2002

The objective of the TEQUILA project is to study, specify, implement and validate a set of service definition and traffic engineering tools to obtain quantitative end-to-end Quality of Service guarantees through careful planning, dimensioning and dynamic control of scaleable and simple qualitative traffic management techniques within the Internet (i.e. diffserv). The following technical areas will be addressed: *Specification of static and dynamic, intra- and inter-domain SLSs to support both fixed and nomadic users. *Protocols and mechanisms for negotiating, monitoring and enforcing SLSs. *Intra- and inter-domain traffic engineering schemes to ensure that the network can cope with the contracted SLSs - within domains, and in the Internet at large. All specified functionality will be validated through simulation, prototype development and network experiments.

Digital Wallonia. Stratégie numérique de la Wallonie

Cybersécurité
Jan 2015 → Jan 2016

Wallonia intends to fully play its role as catalyst and facilitator of digital processing for all Walloon and for all sectors. This is an absolute priority in order to create value and jobs, and to ensure the welfare of all citizens. Digital agenda approved by the Walloon Government is part of the lateral dynamics of the Marshall Plan 4.0 which axis 5 is aimed at supporting digital innovation. More particularly, it embodies the measure 5.1 of the Plan which aims to establish the Digital Agenda Wallonia to "boost" the Walloon digital economy, both by developing a digital industry producing digital goods and services, and by promoting the integration of digital at the service of growth and competitiveness. The aim is also to develop a "digital culture" among citizens and, more specifically, young Walloons training. Within the preparation of the strategic plan, I vice-chaired the working groups for: *Smart Cities *Cyber Security *Industries 4.0

ICT Guided Tour - USA ed. #1

International
Jun 2013

Along the Belgian Economic Mission to the United States, the 'ICT Guided Tour' is a technology tour which illustrates the latest innovations from the Digital Ecosystem. The IGT is the result of an intensive Technology Watch on ICT. The focus of the IGT is on -ICT innovations -targeted on cities of an regional or national Belgian economical mission -materialized thru an extensive agenda of discoveries build up with the mission delegates The tour consists of a complete week of business & innovation meetings thru four of five company visit per day. The meetups open: -bilateral business perspectives -a view on the latest technology advance of the digital market The objectives that the IGT pursue are -group meetups with innovating enterprises & startups -meeting with the local authorities -workshops -B2B meetings -networking event

ICT Guided Tour - Canadian Ed.

International
Oct 2014

Along the Wallon Economic Mission to Canada, the 'ICT Guided Tour' is a technology tour which illustrates the latest innovations from the Digital Ecosystem. http://fr.slideshare.net/carmelo/ict-guided-tour-canadian-ed-14 The IGT is the result of an intensive Technology Watch on ICT. The focus of the IGT is on -ICT innovations -targeted on cities of an regional or national Belgian economical mission -materialized thru an extensive agenda of discoveries build up with the mission delegates The tour consists of a complete week of business & innovation meetings thru four of five company visit per day. The meetups open: -bilateral business perspectives -a view on the latest technology advance of the digital market The objectives that the IGT pursue are -group meetups with innovating enterprises & startups -meeting with the local authorities -workshops -B2B meetings -networking event

ICT Guided Tour - USA ed. #2

International
May 2015

Along the Belgian Economic Mission to the TiECon Sillicon Valley conference, the 'ICT Guided Tour' is a technology tour which illustrates the latest innovations from the Digital Ecosystem. The IGT is the result of an intensive Technology Watch on ICT. The focus of the IGT is on -ICT innovations -targeted on cities of an regional or national Belgian economical mission -materialized thru an extensive agenda of discoveries build up with the mission delegates The tour consists of a complete week of business & innovation meetings thru four of five company visit per day. The meetups open: -bilateral business perspectives -a view on the latest technology advance of the digital market The objectives that the IGT pursue are -group meetups with innovating enterprises & startups -meeting with the local authorities -workshops -B2B meetings -networking event

ICT Guided Tour - Asian ed. #2

IoT
Nov 2015

Along the Walloon Ministerial Economic Mission to Asia, the 'ICT Guided Tour' is a technology tour which illustrates the latest innovations from the Digital Ecosystem. http://www.slideshare.net/carmelo/ict-guided-tour-asia-ed-2015 The IGT is the result of an intensive Technology Watch on ICT. The focus of the IGT is on -ICT innovations -targeted on cities of an regional or national Belgian economical mission -materialized thru an extensive agenda of discoveries build up with the mission delegates The tour consists of a complete week of business & innovation meetings thru four of five company visit per day. The meetups open: -bilateral business perspectives -a view on the latest technology advance of the digital market The objectives that the IGT pursue are -group meetups with innovating enterprises & startups -meeting with the local authorities -workshops -B2B meetings -networking event Special focus for this IGT was on: -IoT, -wearables, -Smart Textiles, -3D printing, -M2M, -fablabs / makerlab, -Industries 4.0, -connected objects in general

Belgian Cyber Security Coalition

Cybersécurité
Oct 2014 → Jan 2016

Today’s sophisticated cyber attacks are coming down hard on companies and consumers because of the increasing collaboration between cyber-crime groups across borders, thereby threatening society and the economic fabric. A nation’s cyber-security defence must be equally effective, with a broad range of players acting together, and without fragmentation of efforts. The Cyber Security Coalition is a unique partnership between players from the academic world, the public authorities and the private sector to join forces in the fight against cybercrime. Currently more than 50 key players from across these 3 sectors are active members contributing to the Coalition’s mission and objectives. The Coalition answers to the urgent need for a cross-sector collaboration : *to share knowledge and experience *to initiate, organize and coordinate concrete cross-sector initiatives *to raise awareness among citizens and organizations *to promote the development of expertise *and to issue recommendations for more efficient policies and regulations. I was member of the Digital Wallonia Walloon government Technology Experts representatives within the coalition. With the objectives to both *share the technical know how on state of the art monitoring, defence and best practices of digital communication systems *as well has well as opening the awareness of the public services agencies of the government and the municipality authorities to the importance of digital infrastructure security https://www.digitalwallonia.be/fr/publications/cyber-security-coalition

SENZoR IoT for SmartHome

IoT
Jan 2016 → Jan 2019

The aim of the SENZoR research project is to design an Internet of Things (IoT) platform for intelligent multi-sensor sensors, including a reference hardware platform as well as its system software and service software layers. This platform can serve as a basis for the development of sensors and will also provide the services and features needed to develop intelligent applications in the field of the Internet of Things. Protocols (Radio/API): z-wave, IEEE 802.15.4 (6lowpan, zigbee, thread), enocean, BLE, LORA, Sigfox, NB-IoT, CoAP, MSTT, oneM2M, OMA Lightweight M2M Embedded Software Development: C, C++, JAVA, scripts (shell/python/etc), OpenWRT, uOS, FreertOS, BBforum TR-69/USP, Leshan, GenieACS, oM2M, Californium, GCC/Cmake, Clang, node.js, Rails, etc Embedded System Platform: Arduino, Raspberry, Adafruit, NXP, TI, Nordic, Qualcomm, Realtek, Qorvo, Silabs Electronic Systems on Chip : WiFi .bgnac, BLE 5.0, ARM,Gigabits Switching https://www.slideshare.net/mobile/carmelo/the-international-standards-landscape-for-iot-in-smarthome

IPv6 council Belgium

IPv6
Sep 2010 → Jan 2016

The IPv6 Council has as task to create awareness of IPv6 technology to keep the Internet and its applications growing. To show the importance of the step towards IPv6 in Belgium the ’IPv6 Council - Belgian chapter’ has been created. The purpose of the Belgian IPv6 Council is to create awareness of the importance and necessity of IP6 and to exchange application experiences of IPv6 and to realize agreed deployment models to implement IPv6 technology.

Study/Audit & Guide "ICT Security" Walloon Municipalities- for "Ministère de l'Intérieur et de la fonction publique"

Conseil
Apr 2004 → Apr 2005

The ministry of internal affairs, from the government of Belgium, mandated the Agence Wallonne des Télécommunications, to pursue and audit, a substantial set of municipalities within the Walloon Region, regarding their ICT infrastructure and policies from the Security Point of View. The objectives were to: -determine the status of ICT usages -identify the security measures which surrounds these The study and technical audit aimed to better protect: -their ICT environment -the DATA which are present -the DATA transaction and electronical exchanges *internally between administration (municipalities,administrations, ministries, etc) *externaly witht he citizen and enterprises The study leaded to : -a Walloon Ministerial recommendation towards all Public administration -a ICT Security Guide for all Walloon Public administration (SPW, Communauté Française, Communes) -the creation of a new Security Team, within the SPW, shared and intended for public actors Guidelines for the authorities were elaborated based on the International standard ISO/IEC 17799:2000 "Information technology -- Code of practice for information security management" (https://www.iso.org/standard/33441.html), predecessor of current ISO 27K Series "Information technology -- Security techniques" The Security Guide is available under: https://web.archive.org/web/20071026074041/http://www.awt.be/web/sec/index.aspx?page=sec,fr,100,000,000

ICT Guided Tour - South America 2015

International
Jun 2015

Walloon Trade mission to Mexico, Columbia, Brasil This mission was a follow-up to the economic and princely mission to Colombia and Peru in October 2014. It was indeed important to extend the contacts initiated during this princely mission. Thus, more than 20% of the Walloon participants in the mission to Mexico and Colombia in June 2015 had participated in the princely mission to Colombia and Peru in October 2014. The mission program prepared by the AWEX, and the ADN for the digital side, was dense and varied. . It had twenty-three activities in Mexico City and Bogota including:  six meetings with local ministers;  two health seminars;  two meetings in the digital sector;  two company visits in broadcasting;  the participation of two Walloon companies in a high-level conference organized by the Bogota Chamber of Commerce;  the contract signing ceremony for Walloon companies. These activities took place around the following four themes: 1. health; 2. broadcasting; 3. economic promotion; 4. digital. Alongside this official program, more than three hundred business meetings were organized by AWEx for our companies. The results obtained during this mission and the support provided to our companies and universities have contributed to strengthening economic relations between Mexico and Colombia, on the one hand, and Wallonia, on the other.

Trade mission to China 2011

International
Oct 2011

Profoss asterisk conference 2007

Réseau public
Oct 2007

Asterisk and VoIP Asterisk, the open source telephone system, brings the flexibility needed to replace old and expensive PBX systems. Not only does is let you replace the old system in a way end users won't notice as you can configure it to mimick the old system's behaviour, it also opens the door to unseen or unaffordable features in commercial systems. Deployments Asterisk has been deployed in various environments, from small shops with 5 users to call centers with hundreds of users. It supports an very large spectrum of protocols, from PRI to VOIP protocols, and all call features you'd expect: Call Forward on Busy, Call Forward on No Answer, Call Queuing, Call Parking, Call Recording, Call Transfe, Conference Bridging, Music On Transfer, etc. Integration Asterix provides database integration, but also allows you to fully integrate in your infrastructure thanks to the Asterisk Gateway Interface which lets you write glue code in your prefered language. Deep access to the internals of Asterisk is available through the C API.

Technological Audit of an Online Gambling services

Audit
Jul 2013 → Jul 2014

For the companies PAVABER and S.A. CONCEPT V GAMES, I was assigned the technological audit of the technological infrastructure audit for the online gambling website "MirageGames.be" in the context of growing the offer and turning out the business into a Cloud Multi-Tenant shared platform. This website was run by the company through a B+ license (4040) issued by the Belgian Gaming Commission for operating online games. The mission covered the following points: • Technical audit: A detailed analysis of the technological solution (software, hardware & infrastructure) implemented within the site. A technical analysis carried out by consulting documents associated with the project, by analysing the system/network configuration, by analyzing the security configuration, by analysing snippets of significant software code and related documentation. to the solution, etc. Identification of technologies, programming languages, software frameworks and third-party software modules implemented to achieve the solution, etc. • Organisational audit: The analysis consisted of an interview with the technical and operational team underlying the solution. Identification of the different stakeholders behind the solution (offshore development), their roles and the critical aspect of their interventions. Detailed quality analysis and development methodology. Detailed quality analysis and project management methodology. • Analyses of the legal aspects of a multi-tenant architecture with the Belgian regulator in the field • Analyses, recommendations and reorganisation of the team

Pluon Installer tool and Energy Charging solution configurator & Live Monitoring

EV / Énergie
Jul 2024 → Oct 2025

The Pluon Installer Tool and Energy Charging Solution Configurator is a full-fledged embedded web platform designed to set up, configure, and monitor advanced EV charging infrastructure. It powers Pluon’s AC (up to 22 kW) and DC (up to 400 kW) charging solutions, providing a modular, scalable, and upgradeable ecosystem for sustainable mobility. The platform hosts multiple integrated applications, including an installer tool for power, operation, energy, and connectivity setup, Authorization Tag management, Energy Load Balancing, and backup/restore functionalities. It ensures Security & Privacy by Design, with features like authorization, logging, accounting, and secure communication. Built to run on Advantech router/hosting computers and communicating with the Phoenix Contact CHARX charging controller, the platform provides a robust embedded system for real-time operations. It supports live remote debugging, automated testing, and structured software release and deployment workflows to ensure reliability in production environments. The development leveraged modern full-stack technologies, including Django (with web templating), MQTT (Paho & ASGI), WebSocket, REST, Channels, Signals, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, SVG, Python, Shell/Bash, and PowerShell. The team followed Agile practices, employing DDD (Domain-Driven Design & Data-Driven Development) and a modular GitLab workflow with ticketing and branch-based repositories. This platform delivers a secure, scalable, and modular solution, empowering Pluon’s EV charging infrastructure with easy configuration, live monitoring, and operational control for installers and energy management teams.

Collaborations internationales

Des missions sur tous les continents

Missions économiques princières et ministérielles, ICT Guided Tours, salons internationaux : j'ai représenté l'expertise wallonne et belge aux quatre coins du monde.

👑 Missions Princières & Ministérielles

Missions économiques avec SAR Prince Philippe & Ministres

Membre du staff technique ministériel lors des missions économiques princières et ministérielles menées par SAR le Prince Philippe de Belgique (aujourd'hui Roi Philippe) et les différents Ministres de

AWEX · Agence du Numérique · Staff technique ministériel
AWEX · 2004 → 2016

AWEX — Missions commerciales & Salons internationaux ICT

Expert ICT de référence pour les missions commerciales AWEX pendant 12 ans. Missions couvrant les plus grands salons technologiques mondiaux : NAB Show (Las Vegas), CES (Las Vegas), GSMA Mobile World

Expert ICT officiel · Agence Wallonne à l'EXportation
USA · Silicon Valley · 2013 & 2015

ICT Guided Tour — Silicon Valley & TiECon

Co-concepteur et organisateur des ICT Guided Tours en Silicon Valley. Édition #1 (2013) : Mission économique belge en Californie (Los Angeles, San Francisco/Silicon Valley). Édition #2 (2015) : Missio

Agence du Numérique · Co-concepteur & Organisateur
Canada · Oct 2014

ICT Guided Tour — Mission économique au Canada

Mission économique wallonne au Canada. Programme ICT Guided Tour avec visites d'entreprises tech innovantes, rencontres avec l'écosystème startup canadien, workshops B2B et networking. Promotion des e

Agence du Numérique · Organisateur
Asie · Nov 2015

ICT Guided Tour — Mission ministérielle en Asie

Mission économique ministérielle en Asie. Focus thématique ICT Guided Tour : IoT, Wearables, Smart Textiles, 3D Printing, M2M, FabLabs/MakerLabs, Industries 4.0, objets connectés. Veille technologique

Mission Ministérielle Wallonne · Agence du Numérique
Mexique · Colombie · Brésil · Jun 2015

ICT Guided Tour — Amérique du Sud & Centrale

Mission de suivi de la mission princière en Colombie et Pérou (Oct 2014). Programme dense : 23 activités entre Mexico City et Bogota — 6 réunions avec ministres locaux, 2 séminaires santé, 2 réunions

Mission économique wallonne · Mexico City & Bogota
Chine · Oct 2011 & 2010–2014

Missions en Chine — CHTF & Mission princière

Participation à la mission commerciale belge en Chine menée par SAR le Prince Philippe de Belgique. China Hi-Tech Fair (CHTF) à Shenzhen — premier salon technologique asiatique. Support au dossier Dat

Trade mission menée par SAR Prince Philippe de Belgique
AWEX OFI · 2009 → 2016

Office of Foreign Investment — Attirer les High-Tech vers la Wallonie

Collaboration avec l'OFI (Office of Foreign Investment) d'AWEX pour attirer les entreprises tech étrangères à établir leur siège européen en Wallonie. Accompagnement de A à Z : identification de sites

Expert ICT · Investissements étrangers en Wallonie
Entrepreneuriat & écosystème startup

Startuper, fondateur & mentor

Co-fondateur de quatre startups tech, évangéliste de l'écosystème belge pendant plus de douze ans, organisateur de missions startup internationales et professeur invité. Entreprendre, transmettre, faire grandir les autres.

En coursIT / R&D
2020 → présent

BIDM SRL — Mes activités de consultant

Fondateur & Managing Director · Biesme, Wallonie

Fondée en septembre 2020 pour répondre à la demande constante du marché international. Structure créée en 2020 pour mes activités de consultant indépendant — ingénierie logicielle, R&D, IoT, cybersécurité et gouvernance IT. Clients : PME, startups, administrations.

LivréVoIP / SIP
1999 → 2001

Indigo Software — "We join the dots!"

Co-fondateur · Head Software Engineer & Standardization

Une des premières plateformes IP Telephony / VoIP / UC au monde basée sur le protocole SIP. Plateforme 100% Java pour audio, vidéo, chat, messagerie instantanée dédiée aux TELCO et organisations internationales. Focus : sécurité, authentification, privacy des sessions. Participation active à l'IETF pour la standardisation SIP/SDP. Co-leadership de l'équipe R&D backend et agent desktop.

LivréFinTech
2008 → 2009

Finatech — "When Finance meets Technology"

Co-fondateur · Managing Director & CTO

Startup FinTech fondée en 2008 à la croisée de la finance et des technologies. Conseil technologique et stratégique pour acteurs du secteur financier cherchant à intégrer les technologies digitales. Architecture, développement et déploiement de solutions IT pour la finance.

LivréWireless Mesh
2008 → 2009

WrLS — "Your liberty of access"

Co-fondateur · Managing Director & CTO

Startup spécialisée dans les réseaux sans-fil maillés (wireless mesh networking) pour la liberté d'accès à Internet. Architecture, conception et déploiement de solutions de connectivité IP sans-fil innovantes. Expert RF planning et déploiement réseaux WIMAX/WLAN.

LivréLeWeb Paris
2011 → 2016

Belgian Web Community — LeWeb Paris

Co-fondateur · Agence du Numérique + Startups.be + Brussels Innovation Hub + ABE

Co-fondateur et organisateur de la délégation belge au salon LeWeb Paris — la plus grande conférence startup européenne (3500+ participants, 76 pays). Organisation du stand belge ("Belgian Pavilion"), sélection des startups via le concours BWC, négociation des tarifs préférentiels, production de capsules vidéo AWT.tv, gestion du réseau presse et partenaires influents. Partenariat officiel avec Startups.be, Brussels Innovation Hub (ABE) et Belgian Webmission.

LivréStartups.be
2012 → 2016

Ambassador & Entrepreneurial Evangelist — Startups.be

Startups.be · Gand · Ambassadeur officiel

Ambassadeur et évangéliste entrepreneurial pour Startups.be — la principale organisation de soutien aux startups tech belges. Partage d'expérience et de réseau avec les entrepreneurs tech. Soutien aux startups pour créer, croître et s'étendre à l'international. Participation à de nombreuses missions, événements et initiatives de l'écosystème startup belge et international.

LivréIP Forum
2009 → 2013

IP Forum — 7 éditions co-organisées

Co-fondateur · AWT / Agence du Numérique + Aastra

Co-fondateur et organisateur du premier forum wallon autour des technologies IP. Communauté de référence pour les décideurs IT wallons (IT, Network & Telecom managers, CEOs). 7 éditions de 2009 à 2013 couvrant : IP Technologies, Infrastructure IT, Cloud Computing, Green Innovation, IoT, e-Health, Smart Cities. 100+ participants par édition. Concours startups intégré à l'édition #7.

LivréJury académique
2006 → 2015

Jury — Alcatel-Lucent Innovation & MSc Thesis Awards

Évaluateur technique · Universités et hautes écoles belges

Membre du jury des prix Alcatel-Lucent pour l'Innovation et les mémoires de master en Computer Science des universités et hautes écoles belges. Évaluation technique des travaux de recherche et attribution des récompenses aux meilleurs mémoires en informatique et télécommunications.

LivréUMONS
2006 → 2015

Professeur invité — Université de Mons (UMONS)

Guest Professor · Faculté informatique & télécommunications

Cours universitaires dispensés à l'UMONS pendant plusieurs années couvrant les technologies IP, les réseaux de télécommunications, la cybersécurité et les technologies émergentes (IoT, Cloud). Partage de l'expérience terrain auprès des étudiants en informatique et ingénierie.

LivréNetworking tech
Jun 2013

Brussels #PubSummit — Organisateur

Startups.be · Événement tech communautaire

Organisation du PubSummit bruxellois, événement de networking tech issu d'un mouvement mondial présent dans 100+ villes. Format curated : chaque invité en présente 3 autres pour créer un groupe éclectique mais sélectionné issu de la communauté tech locale.

Co-fondateur & organisateur

IP Forum — la communauté IP wallonne

J'ai co-fondé et organisé l'IP Forum, première communauté wallonne autour des technologies IP : sept éditions thématiques réunissant chacune plus d'une centaine de décideurs IT, réseaux et télécoms, pour leur donner une vision claire des enjeux business et stratégiques du numérique.

#12010
🌐

IP Technologies

Décrypter l'IP, ses défis et opportunités. Unification voix/données, téléphonie IP, UC, vidéoconférence — ROI et standards.

#22010
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Infrastructure IT

Construire une infrastructure IT de qualité adaptée à son entreprise. Green IT, UC, nouvelles stratégies économiques face à la crise.

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Cloud Computing

Opportunités et défis du Cloud et du SaaS. Démystification des modèles IaaS/PaaS/SaaS et de leurs impacts business.

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Green Innovation

Green IT comme variable stratégique. Panel de speakers internationaux sur l'efficacité énergétique et la performance IT.

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Internet of Things

Perspectives offertes par l'IoT. RFID, objets communicants, capteurs, nouveaux modèles business. L'ère de l'industrialisation commence.

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E-Health

L'information comme enjeu central de la relation hôpital/patient. Nouveaux canaux digitaux et services de santé connectés.

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Smart Cities

ICT dans l'espace urbain — nouveaux services, nouvelles gouvernances. Concours startups intégré. Financement et acceptabilité sociale.

Brevets & reconnaissances

Une R&D qui laisse des traces

Au cours de mes années chez Alcatel Bell Labs et au-delà, mes travaux ont donné lieu à des brevets internationaux et des publications. Des contributions concrètes à l'état de l'art.

Brevets technologiques · Alcatel Bell Labs (1999–2001)
🇺🇸 USPTO · N° 70619171999 → 2001

Method for transporting data — transmitting & receiving elements

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🇺🇸 USPTO · N° 69805481999

Internet forwarding method — related system and devices

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🇪🇺 EPO · N° EP10764411999

Method for transporting data (European Patent)

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🇪🇺 EPO · N° EP10967561999

Method for service differentiation in PPP protocol

→ voir le brevet
🇨🇳 CNIPA · N° 12839162001

发送数据时,数据发送组件和数据接收部件的方法

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🇨🇦 CIPO · N° 23155102000

Méthode de transport de données (Canada)

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🇦🇺 IP Australia · N° 20000437891999

Method for transporting data (Australia)

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Publications académiques & IETF drafts
📖 Sep 2000 · IEEE ICON '00 · ACM DL

"Address Reuse in the Internet — Adjourning or Suspending IPv6 Adoption?"

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📖 Jul 2000 · IETF DiffServ WG

"Service Level Specification Semantics, Parameters and Negotiation Requirements"

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📖 Jun 1999 · IETF NAT WG

"Framework for Internet traffic transport in privately addressed networks"

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📖 Mai 2015 · AdN / TiEcon Silicon Valley

"Disruptive entrepreneurship — Break-in. Break-out. Break Away."

→ consulter
Ce que je fais

Mon expertise, au service de vos projets

Concrètement, c'est à travers BIDM, ma société de conseil et d'ingénierie, que je mets ces compétences en action. Du prototype à la production, de la stratégie à la ligne de code : j'interviens là où l'innovation rencontre l'exécution.

BIDM SRL

Because Innovation Does Matter

Ma société de conseil basée à Biesme, en Wallonie. C'est le véhicule de mes interventions professionnelles auprès des entreprises, PME, startups et administrations.

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Développement logiciel

Architecture full-stack, back-end, front-end, mobile, micro-services et APIs. Du sur-mesure robuste et maintenable.

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IA générative & LLM

Intégration de l'IA dans vos applications : assistants, RAG, agents. ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Mistral, déploiement local.

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IoT & embarqué

De l'architecture électronique au firmware, en passant par les plateformes multi-protocoles et le smart building.

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Cybersécurité & DevSecOps

Sécurité by design, audits, conformité (ISO 27001, GDPR), secure coding, pipelines CI/CD sécurisés.

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Standardisation & R&D

Veille, contribution aux standards internationaux, recherche appliquée, rédaction technique et scientifique.

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Conseil aux startups

Stratégie technologique, due diligence, accès aux écosystèmes et aux financements, développement international.

Les engagements

Donner au-delà du contrat

Partager le savoir, faire grandir les écosystèmes, contribuer aux communautés techniques : une constante tout au long de mon parcours.

2012 — 2016

Ambassadeur — Startups.be

Accompagnement des startups et entrepreneurs voulant créer, grandir et s'internationaliser.

2010 — 2016

Board member — IPv6 Council Belgique

Sensibilisation nationale à l'adoption d'IPv6 pour soutenir la croissance d'Internet.

2010 — 2016

Co-fondateur — « ICT Guided Tour » (AWEX)

Missions tech, business et levée de fonds startups lors des missions économiques belges. Éditions en APAC, USA, Amérique du Nord.

2009 — 2013

Co-fondateur — Conférence IP-Forum

Conférence & expo pour managers IT/réseaux/télécoms et CEOs : IP, infrastructure, cloud, IoT, e-santé, smart cities.

2007 — 2018

Commission Aménagement & Mobilité — Mettet

Conseils télécom/réseau à la commune pour promouvoir le haut débit et les services numériques citoyens.

2006 — 2015

Jury — Prix Alcatel-Lucent Innovation & mémoires

Évaluation technique des mémoires de master en informatique des universités et hautes écoles belges.

Ce qu'ils disent

45 recommandations LinkedIn

Collègues, clients, experts internationaux de la standardisation, diplomates économiques, fondateurs et leaders d'opinion ont partagé leur expérience de travail avec moi. Voici l'intégralité, telle que publiée sur LinkedIn.

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Carmelo is very focused to his activities and real a expert on the subject of IOT and their application in different field. His activities also in the standardization field in different group was also very impressive demonstrate his capability to work in team and drive a group to arrive at a result considering the final goal.

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Paolo Gemma
Senior Standard expert Europe Branch of Huawei Digital Power PLM · Huawei
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I enthusiastically endorse Carmelo for positions requiring extensive knowledge in networking technologies. Our discussions on IP networking and connected devices revealed his exceptional expertise in these areas. Carmelo excels in elucidating complex technical concepts, making him an ideal presenter, especially in conferences. Additionally, Carmelo has a remarkable ability to quickly discern the needs of diverse stakeholders, whether they are from private enterprises or public institutions, and effectively translate them into practical technical specifications. In summary, Carmelo is a highly proficient professional with a proven history of mastering digital technologies. His adeptness in presenting technical subjects and understanding stakeholder needs makes him an indispensable addition to any team or organization

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XiPeng Xiao, Ph.D.
Head of Standard & Industry Development, Data Comm · Huawei
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I am delighted to recommend Carmelo for any roles requiring expertise networking technologies. Throughout our interactions, in which we were internationaly promoting IPv6 transition, he consistently demonstrated a deep mastery of these domains. One of Carmelo's standout qualities is his ability to present technical subjects with clarity and precision, particularly in conference settings. Moreover, Carmelo possesses a remarkable capability to swiftly understand the needs of both private and public stakeholders and translate them into actionable technical requirements. Put differently, Carmelo is a highly skilled professional with a proven track record in mastering digital technologies. His talent for presenting, technical subjects, understanding stakeholder needs, and translating them into technical requirements make him an invaluable asset to any team or organisation.

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Latif Ladid
Chair · 5G World Alliance
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I highly recommend Carmelo. I had the privilege of working with him in ETSI IoT Standardization group SmartM2M. Carmelo is an exceptional professional with a passion for excellence and a drive for success. He has deep technical expertise in IT, Telecom, IoT, etc … But not only. I was consistently impressed by his unwavering commitment to the standardization work and his ability to bring a high level of enthusiasm to the group. I would be more than happy to work again with him, so I wholeheartedly recommend Carmelo and am confident that he will be a valuable addition to any organization lucky enough to have him on board

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Laurent Velez
Director of Centre for Testing and Interoperability · ETSI
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While Carmelo was working at the AWT around 2010-2012, he was keen to spot the next set of challenges: how to move the industry beyond IPv4 (the old generation Internet that was about to face an address shortage) and helped a lot the penetration of IPv6 in Belgium (esp the French-speaking region): this is when I met him while I was the CTO then co-chair of the Belgium IPv6 Council. Carmelo impressed me: he quickly understood the issue and the remedies, was very vocal and efficient at his power level (e.g., he moved all of its organization to IPv6 even if he did not work for IT == a lot of justifications, energy, technical knowledge, and persuasion power).

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Éric Vyncke
Chief Technical Officer · IPv6 Council - Belgium
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I've interacted multiple times with Carmelo Zaccone. Carmelo is both extremely curious and knowledgeable. He knows a wide range of technologies and can easily adapt to new ones. While working for ADN, he helped the government and many companies to make the right technological choice. He excels in driving standardisation work to reach a consensus and document new protocols and technologies. Given his curiosity and strong communication and personal skills, he would excel at bringing new solutions to the market by interacting with all stakeholders within an organisation (from developers, marketing, finance up to CEO) and externally (customers and competitors).

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Olivier Bonaventure
Dean - Louvain School of Engineering · Université catholique de Louvain
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Carmelo is THE expert in IP technology, wireless networking and standardization. His ability to jump between architecture thinking and practical software engineering considerations, while keeping business objectives in mind, is second to none. An expertise he developed through his impressive career where he’s been successively Founder of multiple start-ups, CTO for tech/engineering companies, technical lead for government agencies and lead on multiple software standardization efforts. All of this blended with a contagious enthusiasm, passion and desire to help. Carmelo has helped me in multiple projects and I value his perspective and expertise very highly. Would recommend Carmelo to anyone looking for a strategic thinker and technical expert in wireless networking and software architecture.

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Julien Penders
Co Founder & COO · Bloomlife Inc
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BIDM supported Pluon in developing our installation tool. Working with him gave us insight into this field; his expertise was very valuable. He was highly involved and dedicated to completing our project.

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Pascal Hermans
Retired - Met Pensioen · At home
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BIDM added value and new insights to our Installer tool software

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Lode Colson
Zaakvoerder · New-tec
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J'ai eu le plaisir de collaborer avec Carmelo sur plusieurs projets stratégiques, et je peux en toute confiance souligner son expertise digitale, son professionnalisme et sa capacité à fédérer des équipes autour d'objectifs ambitieux. Carmelo allie une solide expertise technique à une vision stratégique. Son approche pragmatique et son souci du détail sont des atouts précieux dans des environnements complexes et exigeants. Au-delà de ses compétences techniques, Carmelo se distingue par ses qualités relationnelles. Toujours prêt à partager ses connaissances, il favorise une dynamique de travail collaborative et inspire confiance à ses collègues et partenaires. C'est quelqu'un avec qui j'espère vraiment travailler à nouveau à l'avenir, car il incarne à la fois l'excellence professionnelle et des valeurs humaines fortes. Je recommande vivement Carmelo pour toute opportunité où ses compétences et son esprit d'équipe peuvent avoir un impact significatif.

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Jean-Marc ANDRE
Owner · AS3P.BE SRL
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I'd like to recommend Carmelo, a friendly, hard working, eager to learn, eager to improve things, solution oriented colleague. Carmelo succeeded to dive into, fix and improve things in a complex code base.

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Cédric Marion
Fullstack software developer · TELEMIS
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Je suis ravi de recommander Carmelo, un professionnel exceptionnel dont les compétences techniques variées et la capacité à s'adapter aux besoins spécifiques des projets sont remarquables. Carmelo est particulièrement minutieux, veillant toujours à ce que chaque aspect de son travail soit exécuté avec précision, ce qui contribue directement au succès des projets auxquels nous avons collaboré. Sa rigueur et son souci du détail sont complétés par une grande capacité de travail en équipe. Carmelo est toujours prêt à partager ses connaissances et à aider ses collègues.

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Théo Louvet
Project Leader · TELEMIS
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Je recommande Carmelo pour son expérience des marchés publics, y compris des projets de grande envergure. Son expertise dans la rédaction de sections exprimant les besoins techniques et fonctionnels est remarquable, avec des descriptions précises et dénuées d'ambiguïtés. Sa compréhension approfondie des aspects technologiques est un atout majeur. Il sait simplifier ces concepts pour les rendre accessibles à tous.

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Filippo Maienza
Senior Account Manager · HPE Aruba Networking
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J’ai travaillé en normalisation avec Carmelo et en tant que président de la commission UF215 de l’AFNOR et chair du WG AT2 à l’ETSI ATTM (interconnexion des réseaux entre autres), je recommande Carmelo qui est un travailleur acharné et curieux, très dynamique avec toujours pleins d’idées et d’entrains. Nous avons travaillé ensemble sur les standards à l’ETSI , dans le domaine des réseaux privatifs, des Smart Building et Smart Cities, du M2M ainsi que des IoT. Carmelo, je te souhaite beaucoup de bonheurs et de réussites dans tes nouvelles activités ! Bien cordialement, Olivier Bouffant - Orange Innovation Lannion

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Olivier Bouffant
Elu CFE-CGC au CSE INNOV · CFE-CGC Orange
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It's my absolute pleasure to recommend Carmelo for any project management role that seeks to blend high-level technical expertise with a keen sense of curiosity and a consistently positive demeanor.

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Pascal Fiévez
Public & Institutional Affairs Advisor · NRB
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Carmelo, is a very smart and knowledgeable person in Telecom and in the IT business. It was a great pleasure to work with him and I appreciate the innovative ideas he has. It is therefore without reservations that I recommend him to any organization seeking bright brains in Telecom and IT. I am sure he will be a valuable asset to the organization.

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Max Heilbron
Owner · Naked Diablo E.U.
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Carmelo combine les compétences techniques notamment dans les technologies de communication, réseau, iot avec une démarche volontariste et créative dans leurs usages

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Benoit Hucq
Administrateur · Clinique Notre-Dame de Grâce ASBL
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Carmelo has tons of experience and skills in telecom and project management, and he's really energetic and driven. He's great at teamwork, making him well-liked by both teammates and clients. He's always looking for smart, efficient ways to meet project goals. His strategic thinking and technical knowledge, combined with his hands-on approach, really set him apart as a standout professional.

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Nasser/Olivier Belalia
Economic & Trade Counsellor · Wallonia (Belgium) Foreign Trade Office - AWEX - Bangkok
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Carmelo Zaccone is a true professional in Telecom industry! He has good knowledge in 3G/4G/5G and speaks multiple languages. He can communicate in an understandable way when facing complex problem. You will be happy if you hired him!

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Tony X. HE PMP® MBA
Vice President of North America · Henry Global Consulting Group
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I crossed Carmelo and had great talks about cellular networks. Carmelo is somehow comparible to chatgpt with a sense of humour and a great open mindset. Has a great out of the box thinking capacity for various technology talks. Great person to meet!

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Vincent Bultot
Business Development Manager CyberSecurity - Growth Engineer · NSI IT Software & Services
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Working with Carmelo has always been a pleasure. Driven by passion and new technologies, keen to help and think out of the box is the driver to innovate.

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Juan Gonzalez
Administrateur - Fondateur · FlowZ-It
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I've worked with Carmelo on multiple startup missions, events and out-of-the-box ideas to help tech entrepreneurs launch and scale their business. His passion, insights and network have proven to be a big added value in developing business opportunities as well as societal impact!

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Karen Boers
Co-Owner · Ganzendam - biologische zelfplukboerderij
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J'ai eu l'ocasion de travailler avec Carmelo lors de son activité à l'agence du numérique, et moi chez AGORIA. Je retiens son enthousiasme et capacité de faire avancer les projets, sa capacité de 'zoom' de la stratégie, jusqu'au détail technique émergent. Avec Carmelo pas de status quo, bien une approche active, dynamique et entrepreunariale pour faire aboutir les projets qui lui sont confiés.

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Tanguy De Lestré
Innovation lead and Smart Region · paradigm.brussels
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Carmelo quand il travaillait à l'AWT a toujours fait preuve d'énormément d'énergie et d'initiative. Je ne donnerai comme exemple que les missions princières qu'il préparait avec énormément de soins, ce qui fait que les sociétés qui accompagnaient étaient ravies.

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Luc Simons
Mentor · Duo for a Job
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Carmelo is one of those rare breeds of people that bring an enterpreneurial, pragmatic and can-do attitude to any project or organization they are part of. With a deep technical understanding of focusing on IoT, M2M, and LowPan, as well as a business acumen that is based on his career both in private and public organizations, Carmelo is able to understand all stakeholders around the table in an international context, and is capable of managing projects and initiatives in such a manner that is pushes ahead the innovation capabilities within any organization. Apart from his professional position, he is a fun guy to hang out with during and after work.

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Filip Maertens
Deal Partner · Boardy
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Met Carmelo the first time at one of our IPv6 council meetings. Experienced him as a great no-nonsense person, not afraid to voice his opinion, technically very skilled and not to forget always seems to be in a good mood. Great guy to work with, multi-skilled. regs Carl

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Wuyts Carl
Technology Leader Inhome Engineering · Telenet
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I've known Carmelo for many years. Very often, he is the most energized person in the room. He has an unusual amount of curiosity and passion for cutting-edge technologies, and how to implement them. He's the right person to listen to in order not to miss the next technological wave.

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Roald Sieberath
Investment Manager · Noshaq
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Carmelo is absolutely highly acknowledged expert on Telecommunication standardization and related regulations.

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Xiaofeng GUO
Managing Director · RainbowCom SPRL
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I have worked with Carmelo at Alcatel Bell Labs in Antwerp and I really enjoyed to collaborate with him. His enthusiasm with new technologies and his pursuit of clear and feasible technology challenges made him the high profile expert in mobile communications that he is today. Well done Carmelo!

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Maria Ramalho
Head of project team and institutional relations · EBRAINS
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Carmelo is an energetic profile full of ideas and eager to share thoughts and make innovation happen. Always pleasant to collaborate with him and make innovation happen.

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Bernard Noël de Burlin
Co-Founder · FLORESFOOD
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Carmelo has been an invaluable collaborator for his extensive and constantly renewed expertise in the emerging fields of telecommunications. Working with him was a great pleasure thanks to his joviality, boundless energy and great generosity.

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André Delacharlerie
Co-Founder & Technical Advisor Bepay · Bepay Belgium
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Carmelo dispose d'une expérience et d'une expertise technique exceptionnelles en matière télécoms et en maîtrise de gestion de projet télécoms. C'est par ailleurs quelqu'un de particulièrement dynamique, ultra motivé et toujours disponible, très agréable et précieux dans le travail d'équipe. Ses compétences et qualités ont particulièrement appréciées tant en interne que par la clientèle.

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Isabelle Rawart
Smart Territory Advisor - SmartCities/SmartRegion, eHealth, eMobility, eTourism expert · AdN Agence du Numérique (ex AWT) - Wallonie
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Carmelo is passionate about IT, tech, and entrepreneurship; he is an expert in the IP & telecom fields. Carmelo is also very enthusiastic and a great person to work with. He is a great asset to any company.

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Edith Mayeux
Trade Commissioner · Wallonia Export & Investment Agency (AWEX) @Belgian Economic and Commercial Center, Dubai
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I highly recommend Carmelo for his exceptional understanding of technology and market dynamics. He is an out-of-the-box thinker who consistently contributes innovative ideas. Beyond his professional strengths, Carmelo is a very nice person to work with, fostering a positive team environment. His combination of technical expertise and interpersonal skills make him a valuable asset to any team or project.

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Jacques Gripekoven
Managing Director · OARFISH MANAGEMENT
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I was one of Carmelo's colleagues while he was working at AWT and then AdN. Carmelo is passionate about IT, tech and entrepreneurship in general, and expert in the IP & telecom fields. He's also a natural born "dots connector", easily able to build relevant human and commercial relationships. Carmelo is also a trustworthy person who never hesitates to give a hand to a colleague when he can. It has been a pleasure working with him.

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Lisa Lombardi
Member Relations Officer | Women in Tech & DEI Ambassador · Agoria
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Carmelo’s IT expertise and insight was extremely well appreciated while our company was handling some important technical business files. He is definitely a clear asset to any company facing technological challenges.

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Stephano SMARS
Trade & Investment Counselor (Wallonia, Belgium) based in Stockholm · Wallonia Export & Investment Agency (AWEX)
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I have had various professional interactions with Carmelo while he was working at AWT. Carmelo has always been passionate about his work, about standards and innovations in the IP & Telecommunications domains. SIP, VoIP and the IP world have no secret for him. He is a very knowledgeable and dedicated person who knows what he is talking about. While having a strong technical profile, Carmelo is also able to transmit his passion for technology to anyone. It has always been a pleasure to discuss about technologies with him.

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Damien Sandras
Chief Operating Officer · Be IP
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It's fantastic to work together with Carmelo, who is an exceptional "start-up hunter". When I just arrived in my new position in San Francisco, he organized for a group of Belgian Entrepreneurs a "discovery guided tour" in the Silicon Valley. It was the beginning of long, loyal and great relationship that brought us all around the US in search of US companies willing to expand in Europe. Carmelo is an unstoppable enthusiast, able to connect with any CEO, and start with him a discussion with straightforward proposals on how to improve and develop his business. In one word, it is a real pleasure to work with him; he is creative, intelligent and knowledgeable.

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Baudouin de Hemptinne
Trade & Commercial Counsellor · Wallonia Export & Investment Agency
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Carmelo Zaccone a été un collaborateur extrêmement proche. Durant toutes nos années de travail en commun au sein de l'Agence Wallonne des Télécommunications, puis de l'Agence du Numérique, son expertise a été extrêmement précieuse dans le cadre des projets que nous avons menés en commun. Il a notamment été un chargé de veille technologique exceptionnel dans le domaine des télécommunications et de l'IoT. Enfin, Carmelo Zaccone dispose d'un véritable savoir-faire dans l'organisation des missions à l'international grâce à une réseau d'experts et de responsables d'entreprises de haut niveau. Il a été un "éclaireur" hors du commun dans le montage de collaborations et de visites d'entreprises dans la Silicon Valley mais également en Chine. En outre, Carmélo possède des qualités humaines relationnelles qui permettent la mise en place de collaborations franches et durables.

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Pascal Poty
Responsable du Pôle Veille Technologique et Juridique · AWT.be
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It was an awesome experience working with Carmelo! I had the chance to rely on him for any Tech or IT project and I must say he has always been of great help due to his enthusiasm, his passion and his knowledge of the eco-system. Not only he was a very skilled and self-motivated consultant, but it was also always pleasant to know him more personally as an honest, fun and touching people! It was a privilege working with him!

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Joachim Galand
M&A Advisor · Trans-Mission
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I have metCarmelo in San Francisco when I was involved in the App business. Carmelo is super smart, enthusiastic. I have seen Carmelo facing a lot of business challenges in fast changing environments, always with strong involvement, high mobilization level. Carmelo was an inspirational tech-leader.

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Jerome Tricault
Founder & CEO · KABUTO Luggage
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I've had the pleasure of working with Carmelo on multiple startup missions and events during his time with ADN. His thorough insights into the technology markets and how startups & traditional companies could develop mutually beneficial collaborations have proven very useful each time. Carmelo is deeply interested and invested in his partners' projects and interests, quick to learn and a loyal companion!

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Karen Boers
Co-Owner · Ganzendam - biologische zelfplukboerderij
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I can recommend Carmelo as a person with great skills and deep expertise of startups and technology. Very empathic, forward thinking and proactive person. It was great attending his ICT Guided tour in Canada and trip to Le Web in Paris.

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Nicolas Finet
Founder & CEO · Sortlist
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Carmelo is the PR king of IT in Wallonia. He is enthusiast about all IT subjects and gets to know and help as much IT startups as he can. The IP-forum he is coordinating twice a year is an absolute must go event where you get to know all about new technologies. If you are in the IT sector and don't know him yet, introduce yourself and your company to him asap !

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Maïté Grisard
Marketrotter & Founder · Marketrotters
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Compétent, rapide et efficace

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Dominique Renard
WebShaker · Direction des Réseaux d'Entreprises
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