Ruben Verhack

Background

About Ruben Verhack

Since I turned 18, I have started and run several small businesses, including a digital t-shirt company in 2007, a software agency in 2008, and a radiology startup in 2019. I was also part of the first generation of student-entrepreneurs at Ghent University. Additionally, I earned a double PhD in computer science from Ghent University and TU Berlin. During my PhD, I received numerous prestigious awards, such as the Google Faculty Award in 2015, the Best Paper Award at Transactions on Multimedia, and several other best paper awards at various conferences. I was also invited to speak at Google (Zurich and Mountain View), Disney Research (Zurich), and Netflix (Los Gatos, CA). Following the termination of my AI radiology startup, I transitioned to independent AI consulting, working in business analytics, NLP, and vision. I have served as a contractor for Oqton for two years, taking on roles such as Senior AI Engineer and AI Product Manager. My primary focus has been on robotic welding and geometrical reasoning through AI. However, I could not shake away the feeling that I wanted to start again from scratch. That's when I decided to join forces with Axel Vlaminck in starting DATAMEISTER.AI - A fast-growing, self-funded AI startup specializing in custom AI development. Our expertise lies in solving tough challenges in computer vision, deep learning, and generative AI, particularly for visual content and 3D applications. Our ambition is to become the premier visual and visual/3D AI venture studio, building a thriving ecosystem of products around our proprietary 3D technology stack.