FMV Seminar: Industrial AI at PSI Process Industries & Metals

AI in Industry: Insights, Innovations & Applications

September 24, 2025 | 13:30 – 18:00
The Crescent Business Center, Lenniksebaan 451, 1070 Anderlecht (PSI Metals N.V.)

Join us in Anderlecht for an exclusive afternoon of thought leadership, cutting-edge insights, and real-world case studies on how artificial intelligence is transforming industrial operations and decision-making.

This event brings together leading voices from academia and industry to explore the evolving role of AI in solving complex optimisation problems, improving production efficiency, and navigating the unique challenges of industrial data environments.

🎤 Keynote Speakers

🔹 Luc Van Nerom – PSI Process Industries & Metals
“AI-driven Optimization for Sustainable Industry”
Discover how PSI, a pioneer in process control systems since 1969, uses AI and advanced optimization to streamline energy and material flows across industries. Learn how PSI’s software products, deployable on-premise or in the cloud, are shaping the future of sustainable industrial production.

🔹 Prof. Tias Guns – KU Leuven
“How AI is Changing Combinatorial Optimisation”
From scheduling and planning to rostering, combinatorial optimisation is a cornerstone of modern industry. Prof. Guns will explore how machine learning enhances these systems—boosting efficiency, managing uncertainty, and improving user interaction. Expect a forward-looking overview of cutting-edge AI integrations in optimisation research.

🔹 Louis Deaulmerie – Primetals Technologies
“Robust Application of AI in Metals Environments”
Steel production is complex, data-intensive, and uniquely challenging. Mr. Deaulmerie will offer a candid look at what it takes to implement AI successfully in such a demanding field—covering topics like data preparation, cyclic retraining, explainable AI, and practical success stories from the plant floor.

🕒 Agenda

• 13:30 – Welcome Coffee & Registration
• 14:00 – 16:30 – Keynote Presentations
• 16:30 – 18:00 – Networking Reception

Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with industry leaders, researchers, and fellow professionals shaping the future of AI in process industries.