{"id":225,"date":"2024-02-26T15:45:03","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T14:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.optimalcomputing.be\/wordpress\/?page_id=225"},"modified":"2026-10-08T12:09:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T10:09:25","slug":"team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.optimalcomputing.be\/index.php\/en\/team","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-1 is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-eb1cada6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color:#162A52;padding-top:56px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:56px;padding-left:24px\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About us<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14.642px, 0.915rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.897), 22px);\">A Walloon AI and software company, since 2008.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-eb1cada6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:56px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:56px;padding-left:24px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#284A88\">Our story<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-top-color:#009999;border-top-width:4px;background-color:#ffffff;padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#284A88\">2008 \u2014 Optimisation and AI for engineering<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Founded in Mons. Genetic algorithms and neural networks for industry, with our Xtreme software.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-top-color:#009999;border-top-width:4px;background-color:#ffffff;padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#284A88\">European research projects<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Software and AI partner in European consortia: BFIRST, PVSites, BIPVBOOST, SEAMLESS-PV, RECLAIM-PV.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-top-color:#009999;border-top-width:4px;background-color:#ffffff;padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#284A88\">Visualia<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For five years, we have been developing our own low-code platform to deliver business applications faster and more reliably.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-top-color:#009999;border-top-width:4px;background-color:#ffffff;padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#284A88\">Today \u2014 agentic AI<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Visualia is developed 100% through agentic AI; we help our clients get the same value from it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-eb1cada6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#F4F6FA;padding-top:56px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:56px;padding-left:24px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#284A88\">The founder<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dr Ir. St\u00e9phane Pierret<\/strong> \u2014 mechanical engineer (Facult\u00e9 polytechnique de Mons, 1993) and PhD in applied sciences (Facult\u00e9 polytechnique de Mons and von Karman Institute, 1999). Optimisation group leader at Numeca International, then CENAERO, he founded Optimal Computing in 2008. Over 25 years in software architecture and applied AI.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-eb1cada6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:56px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:56px;padding-left:24px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#284A88\">The team<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A team of engineers, PhDs and developers in Mons, who design, build and support our clients end to end.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-eb1cada6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#F4F6FA;padding-top:56px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:56px;padding-left:24px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#284A88\">Recognition and networks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Approved \u201cch\u00e8ques-entreprises\u201d provider (Walloon Region) \u00b7 Tremplin IA \u00b7 Member of Agoria, Digital Wallonia, the MecaTech cluster, Infop\u00f4le and the AI Network.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-2 is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-eb1cada6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color:#162A52;padding-top:56px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:56px;padding-left:24px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Find us<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Optimal Computing SRL \u00b7 Rue de la Vignette 36, 7034 Mons, Belgium \u00b7 +32 498 622 632 \u00b7 info@optimalcomputing.be<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"\/?page_id=360\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color:#009999\">Get in touch<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About us A Walloon AI and software company, since 2008. 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