Nicolas Tacheny
AI Innovation Lab Lead & Principal Systems Architect — University-Affiliated Researcher
Mathematical and Computational Sciences
Researcher and industry-level principal systems architect serving as Innovation Lab Lead at Ni2 and university-affiliated researcher at the University of Mons. Research centers on the intersection of large-scale enterprise architecture, agentic AI systems, and mathematically grounded cognitive frameworks.
Based in Belgium
"Building the bridge between academic AI research and real-world telecom and datacenter systems."
Current Positions
What I Do Today
Currently leading the AI Innovation Lab and Analysis & Design activities at Ni2, while pursuing university-affiliated research in mathematical and computational sciences.
AI Innovation Lab Lead
Ni2
Driving applied AI research and innovation in telco and datacenter ecosystems.
Principal Systems Architect
Ni2
Translating complex business domains into robust and scalable enterprise architectures.
University-Affiliated Researcher
University of Mons
Researching agentic AI systems, cognitive architectures, and mathematical formalization of creativity and reasoning.
My Skills
Areas of Expertise
Bridging AI innovation, large-scale system architecture, and academic research to design reliable intelligent systems for complex enterprise and telecom environments.
AI & Machine Intelligence
LLM platforms (Claude, OpenAI, Gemini), agentic AI systems, MCP architecture, cognitive frameworks, embeddings, reasoning pipelines.
Research & Mathematical Foundations
Mathematical formalization, stability analysis, computational modeling, scientific writing, exploratory research design.
Architecture & Engineering
Large-scale systems design, microservices, CQRS & Event Sourcing, Node.js, enterprise backend platforms.
Data & Knowledge Systems
MongoDB, Neo4j graph modeling, SQL, InfluxDB time-series, Elasticsearch, knowledge representation.
Infrastructure
Telecom networks, datacenter ecosystems, fiber and tower inventory modeling, operational architecture design.
DevOps & Security
Web application firewall, Docker, Prometheus, Grafana, automation, CI/CD pipelines, system reliability engineering.
Research
Publications & Focus Areas
Current Research Focus
Agentic AI applied to telecom and datacenter infrastructure automation
Generative AI and iterative agentic loops
Mathematical formalization of computational creativity
Decision boundaries and stability in agentic trajectories
Representation, similarity, and distance modeling for embeddings
Publications
Dynamics of agentic loops in large-language-model inference systems
Tacheny, N. (2025)
Ready for submission
View PreprintA mountain pass algorithm with projector
Tacheny, N., Troestler, C. (2012)
Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics, 236(7), 2025–2036
View PublicationExperience
Professional Journey
2025 – Present
Innovation Lab Lead
Ni2 – Network Infrastructure Inventory
Leading AI innovation initiatives focused on agentic systems, cognitive automation, and large-scale infrastructure intelligence. Responsible for defining research strategy, developing prototypes, validating concepts with real enterprise constraints, and creating a bridge between rigorous research and industrial applicability.
2023 – Present
Principal Systems Architect
Ni2 – Network Infrastructure Inventory
Board member and lead architect for Ni2’s platform, responsible for the design and evolution of large-scale enterprise and telecom inventory systems. Leading the Analysis & Design team and shaping the platform’s core architecture (microservices, CQRS, Event Sourcing), ensuring robustness, scalability, and long-term strategic alignment.
2014 – 2023
Business Analyst & Solution Architect
Ni2 – Network Infrastructure Inventory
Responsible for analyzing complex customer environments and translating business and operational requirements into robust architecture and solution designs. Contributed to the functional and technical evolution of Ni2’s network and datacenter inventory platform, working across customer engagements, platform design initiatives, and large-scale implementation projects.
2012 – 2014
Business Analyst & Solution Manager
Société Publique de Wallonie
Responsible for analyzing functional needs and designing enterprise-grade authentication and identity solutions for public-sector organizations. Led solution architecture for scalable SSO and centralized Access Management platforms, ensuring interoperability, security, and alignment with organizational and regulatory requirements.
2012 – 2012
Senior Developer & Architect / IT framework Engineer
Approach
Worked as senior developer and technical architect on enterprise web initiatives within the retail sector. Contributed to the design and implementation of B2C platforms, focusing on robustness, scalability, and maintainable engineering practices.
2005 – 2012
Junior Developer & Analyst
Axone / Ni2 – Network Infrastructure Inventory
Worked across analysis and development roles to help build early versions of Ni2’s telecom and datacenter inventory solution. Contributed to translating customer and operational needs into technical capabilities, gaining hands-on experience across architecture analysis, solution design, and platform implementation.
2001 – 2005
Research & Teaching Assistant
University of Mons-Hainaut
Teaching assistant in mathematics and computer science, supporting courses, tutoring students, and contributing to numerical analysis research activities. Developed foundational expertise in rigorous scientific reasoning and structured analytical thinking.
Education
Academic Background
Master of Advanced Studies (DEA)
Mathematics
University of Mons-Hainaut
Highest Honors
Licentiate Degree
Mathematics
University of Mons-Hainaut
Highest Honors
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What Drives My Work?
I have always been interested in the place where rigorous thinking meets real-world impact. Mathematics taught me precision; industry taught me pragmatism. Today, I find purpose in combining both: shaping AI systems that are not only powerful, but grounded in solid foundations and capable of operating reliably in complex environments.
I believe the best innovations emerge when academic depth meets engineering discipline and creative openness. I value curiosity, continuous learning, and the desire to explore, share, and challenge ideas in order to build systems that truly matter.
I care about building the bridge between theory and practice, ensuring that the concepts we develop don’t just remain ideas, but become working realities.
Interested in collaboration, research opportunities, or academic-industry partnerships? Feel free to reach out.
Email nicolas.tacheny@gmail.comLanguages: French (native), English (fluent), Italian (good)