Marc Vael (born 30 July 1967) is a Belgian

computer scientist A computer scientist is a person who is trained in the academic study of computer science. Computer scientists typically work on the theoretical side of computation, as opposed to the hardware side on which computer engineers mainly focus (al ...

, business executive, lecturer, and author in IT risks and business continuity.

Biography

Born in

Sint-Niklaas Sint-Niklaas (; french: Saint-Nicolas, ) is a Belgian city and municipality located in the Flemish province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Sint-Niklaas proper and the towns of Belsele, Nieuwkerken-Waas, and . Sint-Nikl ...

, Vael received his MA in Applied Economics in 1989 from the

University of Antwerp The University of Antwerp ( nl, Universiteit Antwerpen) is a major Belgian university located in the city of Antwerp. The official abbreviation is ''UA'', but ''UAntwerpen'' is more recently used. The University of Antwerp has about 20,000 stud ...

, and another MA in Information Management in 1990 from the

University of Hasselt Hasselt University (Dutch: ''Universiteit Hasselt or UHasselt'') is a public research university with campuses in Hasselt and Diepenbeek, Belgium. It has more than 6,700 students and 1,660 academic, administrative and technical staff (2022). The ...

, and a master-

doctorandus Doctorandus (drs., ; ) is a Dutch academic title according to the pre-Bachelor–Master system. The female form is doctoranda (dra., though this abbreviation is no longer used). The title is acquired by passing the ''doctoraalexamen'', the exam wh ...

degree in applied economics and ICT in 1991 from the

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven KU Leuven (or Katholieke Universiteit Leuven) is a Catholic research university in the city of Leuven, Belgium. It conducts teaching, research, and services in computer science, engineering, natural sciences, theology, humanities, medicine, l ...

. He later received certificates in systems auditing, risk and information systems control et al. In 1997 Vael started to lecture as Guest Professor at the

Antwerp Management School The Antwerp Management School ( nl, Antwerp Management School) is the University of Antwerp's autonomous business school. It is located in the historical center of the city of Antwerp. The school offers eight full-time master programs and more th ...

, and since 2004 also at the

Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management The Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (abbreviated as SBS-EM and also known as simply Solvay) is a school of economics and management and a Faculty of the Université libre de Bruxelles, a French-speaking private research univ ...

. In 2010 Vael was appointed chief audit executive at Smals., and also deputy member of the Flemish privacy commission. In 2012 Vael was appointed as member of the Permanent Stakeholder Group of

ENISA The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity – self-designation ENISA from the abbreviation of its original name – is an agency of the European Union. It is fully operational since September 1, 2005. The Agency is located in Athens, Greece an ...

. In 2012 Vael was elected international vice-president and became a member of the board of

ISACA ISACA is an international professional association focused on IT (information technology) governance. On its IRS filings, it is known as the Information Systems Audit and Control Association, although ISACA now goes by its acronym only.

where he was responsible for knowledge management. The same year he was also elected ''Fellow van het Hogeheuvelcollege'' (2012), University of Leuven

Publications

Vael has authored and co-authored numerous publications in his fields of interests.Marc Vael
at Google Scholar. A selection: * 2006.
Information Security Governance
' 2nd edition (co-author) * 2010.
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
' (co-author) ISACA SIEM white paper co-author (2010) * 2012.
Cloud Computing approach
' Business.telenet.be * 2012.
Privacy = own responsibility
' at ''Ictnews.be'' * 2012.

' at ''solutions-magazine.com'' * 2012.
Hidden costs of cloud migration
' at ''Bcifiles.co'' * 2013.
Belgian Cybersecurity Guide
' at ''FEB/ICC'' * 2015.
Continuiteit in de publieke sector
' at ''Vandenbroele''

References

External links

Marc Vael
at sai.be
Marc Vael
at antwerpmanagementschool.be {{DEFAULTSORT:Vael, Marc 1967 births Living people Belgian businesspeople Businesspeople in information technology University of Antwerp alumni KU Leuven alumni People from Sint-Niklaas