Scientific Committee of the Royal Higher Institute for Defence

The Scientific Committee, made up of scientists and research directors, guarantees the level of Defence research. It proposes evaluation methods and research objectives. It participates in the drafting of the research programme (ranking and selection of research projects) and evaluates its implementation.
The composition of the Scientific Committee is also defined in the Ministerial Decree of 20 January 2014 , modified by the Ministerial Decree of 11 January 2022.
The chairman, vice-chairmen and members are appointed by the Ministerial Decree of 11 January 2022.

The Scientific Committee is composed as follows:

Alexander MATTELAER, Chairman
Michel LEFEBVRE, Vice-chairman
Greet VAN DEN BERGHE, Vice-chairman
Xavier NEYT
Carl CEULEMANS
Cindy DU BOIS
Stefan ROTTY
Sven FRANQUE
Firouzeh NAVAHANDI
Véronique MOEYAERT
Ann DOOMS
Lieva VAN LANGENHOVE
Jean-Philippe PONTHOT