Benoît Bidaine

Benoît Bidaine, PhD, has a diverse and extensive work experience in various industries. Benoît is currently serving as the Chief Technology Officer at CE+T Power since July 2022. In this role, they oversee the development of CE+T Power Operation Technology (OT) products and manages a team of software developers.

Prior to their current position, Benoît worked as the Head of Operational Technology at CE+T Power from January 2021 to July 2022. Here, they coordinated activities related to the development of CE+T Power controllers and managed an international team of software developers.

Before joining CE+T Power, Benoît worked at CE+T Energrid as a Project Manager from June 2017 to December 2020.

Benoît also gained valuable experience at e-Xstream engineering, an MSC Company, where they held various roles including Software Solution Analyst and Project Engineer.

In these positions, they conducted research and development, project leadership, and provided customer and engineering services related to Digimat, a nonlinear multi-scale material modeling software suite.

Earlier in their career, Benoît served as a Teaching Assistant and Promotion Coordinator at the University of Liège (Geomatics Unit) and as a Researcher at the University of Liège (Geomatics Unit) - ULg, Fund for Scientific Research - FNRS. Benoît'sresearch focused on ionospheric effects on satellite navigation.

Benoît also has experience in organizational roles such as being the Founder and Coordinator of Réseau des Doctorants de l'ULiège - ReD and President of the "Youth Section" at AILg.

Additionally, they were involved in the Association royale des Elèves des Ecoles Spéciales, where they served as President and held other positions, and worked as a Stagiaire at the European Space Agency.

Benoît began their professional journey as a Teaching Assistant at the University of Liège, where they focused on Continuum Mechanics and Thermomechanics.

Benoît Bidaine, PhD, completed their education at several prestigious institutions. Benoît started their educational journey at Collège Sainte-Croix et Notre-Dame from 1995 to 2001, where they focused on Latin-Greek studies. Following this, they attended the University of Liège from 2001 to 2006, obtaining a Master's degree in Physics engineering, specializing in space techniques. To further pursue their academic interests, Benoît then pursued post-graduate studies at the University of Liège from 2006 to 2007, earning a diploma (DEA) in Sciences. Finally, from 2006 to 2012, they dedicated himself to pursuing their PhD in Sciences at the University of Liège, culminating in the successful completion of their doctoral degree.