Raoul Sommeillier

Development Director

Raoul Sommeillier is an engineer, cultural entrepreneur, scientific researcher and artist manager. His background and career reflect a need to cross-fertilise his diverse passions and a deep desire to break down the boundaries between disciplines. He holds a double master’s degree in engineering specialising in mechatronics, an advanced master’s degree in technological and industrial management, and a doctorate in applied science didactics. His research focuses on scientific preconceptions that act as barriers to learning and on strategies for overcoming these preconceptions. As a practitioner-researcher, lecturer at ENSAV La Cambre and winner of the Wernaers grant (F.N.R.S.) specialising in science communication and popularisation, he is also interested in collaborative methodologies, transdisciplinary interactions between artists and scientists, and in the impact of integrating the arts and design into the processes of teaching and raising awareness of science, research and technology. In 2016, Raoul co-founded Ohme where he is now responsible for the development of Ohme Academia, which develops academic projects in conjunction with art schools and universities, as well as Ohme Lab, which uses scientific and technical R&D as a driver for artistic creation. He is also manager of electronic music producer OTON and their Alliance Club label.