Belnet Community Day 2026

What’s evolving across Belnet’s services—and what does it mean for your organisation? Get the latest on identity federation and its future challenges, find your way through the world of Digital Certificates, and discover practical lessons learned from OCRE mini-competitions.

1. Philip Brusten (KULeuven) : Federation Open ID
2. Bruno Goossens (Belnet) : Certificate Automation: Preparing for shorter certificate lifetimes
3. Jean-Pierre Aert (Belnet), David de Reu (Smals) & Rik Van Caeneghem (KULeuven) : OCRE mini competition - Return on experience & Lessons learned

What’s next for innovation at Belnet and across our community? Explore the latest initiatives shaping Belgium’s digital research landscape, from the Belgian AI Factory Antenna (BE-AIFA) and the Canathist project to VUB’s Supercomputing Nexus in the broader HPC ecosystem.

• Ward Poelmans (VUB) : VSC to HPC
• Sabine Demey (IMEC) :
• Patrick Semal (MRAC) & Erik De Neve (Belnet) : The Canathist project

What’s happening behind the scenes of Belnet’s network—and what’s next? Get up to speed on the latest network developments, discover our vision for the future of connectivity, and take a look behind the scenes at how we monitor our network and why we’re bringing our NOC operations in-house.

What’s new in Belnet and what’s coming next? Explore the solutions and emerging challenges shaping our future, from a customer experience with campus solutions and the upcoming Belnet Time & Frequency Service to the rising cyber risks created by AI-accelerated vulnerability discovery.