Marc Debliquy received his Ph.D. from the Faculty of Engineering in Mons (Belgium), in 1999. He joined the Sochinor Company in 2000. He left in 2003 to join Materia Nova, s research center in Mons dedicated to advanced materials. He was responsible for the research activities in the field of gas sensors. Since October 2008, he has been in the Material Science Department of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Mons and has worked as a team leader of the semiconductor and sensor group. He was promoted to associate professor in September 2013. His main research interest is smart coatings for chemical detection. This research resulted in the publication of about 75 articles in international journals, six book chapters, 75 presentations in international conferences and five patents. He is also co-founder of the spin off company B-Sens.