Short bio
Arne Dormaels is Business Developer at Ghent University’s multidisciplinary economic valorization consortium Smart Solutions for Secure Societies (i4S).
Prior to this he was Director Safety and Security at Vias institute, Visiting Professor at Ghent University within the Department Business and Public Administration and visiting lecturer at the Ruhr University in Bochum within the framework of the International Master Criminal Justice, Governance and Police Science. In June 2014 he earned his PhD in Criminology from Ghent University.
He is member of the Board of Directors of the Flemish Centre for Policing and Security (CPS). Previously he worked as a member of staff, branch policing and security at the Association of Flemish Cities and Municipalities and for the Department of Public Security of the Belgian Ministry of Interior.
Work details
- EMAIL: arne.dormaels@ugent.be
- TELEPHONE: +32 9 264 97 98
- TELEPHONE SECRETARIAT: + 32 9 264 69 30
- ADDRESS: Universiteitstraat 4, Ghent, Belgium
- ORCID: 0000-0002-5558-4045
Selected societal impact activities
2018: Niveau S, for a better Society: samen tegen malafide netwerken https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMACEypIRC0
2012-2014: Technical Assistance and support for establishing a network of local research correspondents on corruption LRCC-TAS, PWC EU Services EESV and the European Commission, Directorate General Home Affairs.
Selected media
Webinar Violences urbaines – Stedelijk geweld: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfLE6SpODWY
Webinar ANPR-camera’s: slimmer dan gedacht https://youtu.be/4zRj4I0M6AA
Selected events
Smart Policing Hackathon in collaboration with EY, Vias institute and the Belgian Integrated Police. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wml_tR9f8lE Max 3
Firestarter hackathon in collaboration with EY, Vias institute and Netwerk brandweer Vlaanderen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cw-VxYYpMs
Expertise
Policing and security
Innovation & security
Selected projects
2018-2021 – PASSAnT ‘PlAtform for innovative Security Solutions hArbours & Terminals’, Interreg Vlaanderen-Nederland Europees Fonds voor Regionale Ontwikkeling (https://www.passant.info/)
2018-2021 – ANITA – Advanced Tools for fighting online illegal trafficking, Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation program (https://www.anita-project.eu/)