Vincent Blondel
Profile
Vincent Blondel is a Belgian politician and mathematician serving as a Member of the Walloon Parliament. Before entering politics, he had a distinguished academic career, notably serving as the rector of the University of Louvain (UCLouvain) from 2014 to 2024. A professor of applied mathematics, he has held visiting positions at institutions including MIT and Harvard, and is recognized for his research in control theory, complex networks, and computational complexity. He is a Fellow of the IEEE.
Details
- Born
- 1965-04-28 · 61 years old
- Birth place
- Belgium
- Education
- Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble; Imperial College London; Université catholique de Louvain
- Career
- Professor of applied mathematics; Rector of the University of Louvain (UCLouvain); Visiting professor at MIT
