In this podcast, student Andy De Schuytener sits down with Alan Cespedes. A self-employed full-stack developer who made the leap from employment to running a one-man IT business. He shares how he lands clients, manages everything on his own, and stays ahead in an industry being rapidly reshaped by AI.

Speaker: Alan Cespedes from Nivid.it

In this episode our student Ebrahim Al-Amoudi's guest Mr. Gihad Elnaby is sharing insights on coding, architecture, AI, security, and what it truly takes to succeed in IT with a software engineer.

What happens when cybersecurity students sit down with an industry professional to talk about Cyber Security, OT, and AI?In this episode, we are joined by Jo Buysschaert for a conversation about today’s cybersecurity landscape, the role of artificial intelligence, and the growing importance of protecting both IT and OT environments.We are Marc Martin and Charlie Vanderdonckt, students in Applied Computer Science, majoring in Cybersecurity at Howest University of Applied Sciences. In this podcast, we bring a student perspective to real-world cybersecurity topics and explore what it takes to build a career in this field.Expect insights about the industry, current challenges, emerging technologies, and the future of cyber.HostsMarc Martin and Charlie VanderdoncktGuestJo Buysschaert

In deze aflevering duikt Brecht Schepens in de razendsnelle evolutie van de game-industrie. Van de opkomst van Cloud Gaming en de controversiële rol van AI-technologieën zoals DLSS 5, tot de verschuivende verdienmodellen van grote studio’s.

Blijft de focus op krachtige hardware, of verhuist alles naar de cloud? En welke ruimte blijft er over voor indie-developers in een markt die gedomineerd wordt door miljardenbedrijven?

Sprekers:

Brecht Schepens - Student Toegepaste Informatica

Robbe Mahieu - Junior Back-end Developer bij Larian Studios

In this episode, IT student Jurre Cottyn talks with Aous Al Salek, a PhD researcher at the University of Skövde. Aous is studying cybersecurity economic models,  tools that help organizations figure out where to spend their security budget. They exist, but almost no one actually uses them. Too complex, too theoretical, too hard to apply in a real company. Aous breaks down why that is, how regulations like NIS2 and DORA are forcing organizations to think more carefully about security spending, and what he's building to fix the gap.

An exploration of Claude AI's capabilities, real-world applications, and security considerations. Featuring IT expert Angelos Michalopoulos discussing practical use cases and best practices for professionals working with AI.

Host & co-host: Calin Mihai Nicolae, Alexandru Neclea.

Guest: Angelos Michalopoulos.

In deze aflevering spreekt student Xander Verbeke met Bart Hansen, freelance IT consultant en Cloud Solution Architect met meer dan 30 jaar ervaring.We praten over zijn start met home computers zoals de Commodore 64 en Amiga, en hoe hij is doorgegroeid naar cloud technologieën zoals AWS en Google Cloud. Daarnaast deelt hij ook zijn visie op werken in IT, belangrijke skills vandaag en tips voor studenten.

In this episode of the Howest IT Student Podcast, host Rati Goginashvili sits down with Mr. Pedro Paniago, an Offensive Security Manager at PwC, freelance bug bounty hunter, and a prominent figure in the Belgian cybersecurity community.

The conversation centers on the seismic shift Artificial Intelligence is bringing to the world of ethical hacking and cybersecurity. Pedro shares his unique journey from a marketing background to becoming a top-tier security professional and discusses the "hard truth" of how AI is automating tasks previously reserved for senior-level experts.

In deze aflevering gaat student Oskar De Clerck, samen met Niels Stubbe van OnCore dieper in op hoe AI vandaag wordt gebruikt in applicaties, hoe ontwikkelaars ermee samenwerken en wat het betekent voor de toekomst van softwareontwikkeling.
Namen van de sprekers: Oskar De Clerck, Niels Stubbe

In this episode, student Onyema Giovanni and Brendan Craven (security researcher) dive into the dual role of Artificial Intelligence in cybersecurity. Is AI the ultimate tool for detecting attacks faster, or does it actually make hackers more dangerous through improved phishing and deepfakes?

They discuss the risks of 'Shadow AI', the dangers of blindly trusting tools like ChatGPT, and the big question: will AI replace security analysts in the future?