Prof. Steven Latré, is VP R&D AI and Algorithms and is leading the algorithmic research at imec, with a particular focus on machine learning. imec is the worldwide leading R&D hub for nano-electronics and digital technologies. He leads an interdisciplinary team of 1,000 researchers at the intersection of AI accelerators, advanced sensors and machine learning. This results in application domains such as compute and connectivity systems, life science technologies, automotive, greentech and smart industries. Next to this, he is also a part-time professor at the University of Antwerp.He received a Master of Science degree in computer science from Ghent University, Belgium and a Ph.D. in Computer Science Engineering from the same university. Before joining imec, he was leading the IDLabresearch group at the University of Antwerp, a 100+ research group focusing on wireless networks andmachine learning. He is author or co-author of more than 150 papers published in international journals or in the proceedings of international conferences. He is the recipient of the IEEE COMSOC award for best PhD in network and service management 2012, the IEEE COMSOC Young Professional award 2015 and is a recipient of the Laureate award of the Academy of Sciences, Belgium.