Ingrid Moerman received her Master’s (1987) and PhD (1992) degrees in Electrical Engineering from Ghent University, where she became a professor in 2000. Her doctoral research focused on optimizing reactors and developing metalorganic vapor phase epitaxy (MOVPE) processes for InGaAs(P)/InP structures. Following her PhD, she led the MOVPE research activities until their successful transfer to imec in 2002. During this period, she steered InGaAs(P)/InP, InAlGaP/GaAs and GaN processes mainly for opto-electronic applications, the latter also for high‑power electronics.

Around 2000, Ingrid Moerman founded a new research team on intelligent Wireless Networking (iWiNe), which she coordinated until 2025 and grew into a group of approximately 35 researchers. Currently, she is still steering the research on software-defined radio, wireless Time-Sensitive Networking, and 5G/6G/xG networks.

She currently holds a dual appointment at Ghent University and imec, a leading R&D hub for nanoelectronics and digital technologies. Since 2026, she has been the operational lead of IDLab, one of imec’s core research groups with research activities embedded in Ghent University and counting around 350 researchers specializing in (i) Internet Technologies & Connectivity and (ii) Data Science & Artificial Intelligence. As IDLab lead, she is responsible for the Internet Technologies & Connectivity research lines.

In parallel, Ingrid Moerman serves as Program Manager of the Deterministic Connected Systems track within imec’s Connected Computing (C2) program. In this role, she drives innovation on guaranteed and predictable end‑to‑end connectivity for advanced professional domains such as industrial automation, robotics, professional audio/video, and mission‑critical communications. This work spans the full communication stack, integrating wireless access with wired and optical xHaul and transport networks across communication and computing infrastructures.

She has extensive experience in leading national and European research initiatives. Nationally, she collaborates closely with small, medium, and large Flemish enterprises through demand‑driven innovation projects. At the European level, she coordinated several FP7/H2020 projects (including CREW, WiSHFUL, eWINE, and ORCA) and contributes/ contributed to numerous projects in wireless experimentation, connected vehicles, and 5G/6G (e.g., Smart Highway, CONCORDA, 5G‑MOBIX, 5G‑CARMEN, 5G‑Blueprint, DEDICAT‑6G, 6G‑SHINE, 6G‑MUSICAL, UNITY-6G).

Ingrid Moerman has an outstanding research track record with more than 800 publications, ~23,000 citations, an h‑index of 62, and 25 prizes and awards. A major highlight is her leadership of Team SCATTER, which successfully competed in the prestigious DARPA Spectrum Collaboration Challenge (SC2). The team, comprising researchers from imec‑IDLab and Rutgers University, won two prizes of USD 750,000 (in 2017 and 2018) and was selected as one of the 10 finalists at the SC2 Championship at Mobile World Congress LA in 2019.

In 2026, Ingrid Moerman was elevated to IEEE Fellow for her contributions to experiment‑driven wireless research. She also serves as Chair of the Board of Directors of A.S.T.R.I.D., the Belgian organization responsible for emergency communications, and as a board member of FITCE Belgium, a community focused on broadband connectivity and knowledge sharing.