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Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Agence du Numérique (ADN), entrepreneur and co-founder of several start-ups, entrepreneurial coach, university lecturer notably in the BAGI master's program at UNamur, columnist: Roald Sieberath is a man who runs out of time to invest in projects he knows will bring results. He's a bearer of meaning, creativity, innovation and solutions. By placing people and multidisciplinarity at the heart of digital development and entrepreneurship, he is confident about the future of our society and the deployment of Wallonia..

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A multidisciplinary research team from the University of Namur (UNamur) and the UCL Namur University Hospital (Godinne campus) has just published a study in the journal Acta Neuropathologica that sheds light on some of the mysteries surrounding the origin of the pain experienced by patients with long COVID. Their findings suggest that these painful symptoms may be mediated by an autoimmune response. In other words: patients produce antibodies that attack their own neurons—those responsible for pain perception and deep body sensation, located along the spine. These highly promising results represent a major scientific breakthrough that opens new avenues for better understanding the disease and, ultimately, developing a treatment targeting the painful symptoms of long COVID.

The evocative power of cinema helps us better understand modern digital issues. This is what Benoît Vanderose and Anthony Simonofski, professors at the University of Namur in the Faculty of Computer Science and Management Science, wish to highlight through their "Pop-Code" podcast. The authors explore the use of Pop-Culture for digital education, while examining its challenges and limits. With almost 10 episodes, "Pop-Code" has just celebrated its first anniversary, and the authors are already setting high ambitions for the coming months.

The Ten-years Most Influential Paper award has just been presented to three members of UNamur's Faculty of Computer Science: Xavier Devroey, Gilles Perrouin and Maxime Cordy. The award recognizes the paper published ten years previously that has had the greatest impact on the research community. It was awarded at the 18th edition of the International Working Conference on Variability Modelling of Software-Intensive Systems (VAMOS '24), which took place in early February in Bern, Switzerland..

On Monday February 19, students in Block 3 of Medicine at UNamur and Midwifery in the Paramedical Department at Hénallux took part in the second edition of a project to raise awareness of domestic violence. Conceived by the two institutions, the project takes the form of an escape game entitled "Oseras-tu poser la question" ("Dare to ask the question"). Used as part of the practical work on "Professional communication in healthcare" in the Medical Psychology course taught by Martin Desseilles, professor at the Faculty of Medicine at UNamur, this escape game aims to train future healthcare professionals to detect signs of domestic violence in patients during consultations and to act accordingly.

Contact Secretariat +32 (0)81 72 52 52 secretariat.info@unamur.be Student secretariat Baccalaureate and Master's students in daytime classes isabelle.daelman@unamur.be Students of the Certificate in Data Science, Master in Cybersecurity, Master in Computer Systems Architecture "Masi" in day classes amelie.notaro@unamur.be Students on shift work and BAGI master's students benjamine.lurquin@unamur.be Address Faculty of Computer ScienceRue Grandgagnage, 21B-5000 Namur

COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by SARS-CoV-2. COVID-19 was quickly declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11, 2020.At the start of the pandemic, healthcare professionals were faced with the marketing of numerous kits designed to measure binding antibodies. The role of neutralizing antibodies as the best correlate of protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection was quickly highlighted. A neutralization assay with the use of pseudovirus was therefore developed by our team and compared with several binding assays.There have been considerable efforts to produce and clinically validate new vaccines against COVID-19. The CRO-VAX HCP study was designed to assess the humoral response in a population of healthcare professionals who had received two doses of COVID-19 BNT162b2 vaccine.Given the decline in vaccine efficacy over time and the emergence of variants likely to evade immunity, a third dose was quickly recommended by the authorities to boost immunity. This was administered to 155 volunteers in the CRO-VAX HCP study.Still facing a decline in vaccine efficacy over time and the emergence of new variants, a second adapted booster was proposed. In September 2022, 54 participants in the CRO-VAX HCP study received this second booster. The humoral response was assessed and neutralizing antibodies against several variants were measured. In addition, we also measured the cellular response using an interferon-gamma release assay. Compared with the humoral response, which declines considerably over time, the cellular response remained fairly stable. This could therefore explain why individuals with low antibody titers can still be protected against a severe form of the disease .

Useful Links RegulationsAcademic Regulations and Assessment (REE)Doctoral RegulationsCode of ConductInternal Regulations of the Faculty of Computer Science (ROI) Daily LifeStudents with Special Needs - EBSNamur LGBTQI CircleThe LGBTQIA+ Youth GuideCommunication Awareness SheetStudent Harassment Protection - PHARECultural WorkshopsSI Brochure (Licenses and Software) Corporate Relations Companies, government agencies, and organizations interested in obtaining information or exploring opportunities for collaboration with the faculty are invited to contact us at entreprise.info@unamur.be. Like other French-speaking universities, UNamur has developed a tool to help its students and graduates advance their professional careers. The UNamur Career Center platform allows users to refine their career plans, prepare for interviews, and find the ideal internship or job. More information about the Namur Career Center Winners of the "Thesis" Award Each year, the School of Computer Science presents an award recognizing a thesis that stands out for its quality, originality, rigor, and the significance of its findings. Created in 2013 in honor of Professor Emeritus Jean Fichefet, who played a leading role in the founding and consolidation of the School of Computer Science, this award celebrates the spirit of innovation, entrepreneurship, and exploration of new fields and avenues. Since 2023, this award has been renamed and divided into two categories: Computer Science Thesis Award, Societal Impact: an award designed to promote theses distinguished by their societal relevance. The themes focus on a technology or development that improves the quality of community life, or on an ethical reflection stemming from a studied technology or development.Computer Science Thesis Award, General Impact: an award designed to promote theses across all topics studied within the School of Computer Science, including societal topics.  Learn more Map of the School of Computer Science Ground floor 2nd floor 2nd floor EMCP3rd floor 4th floor