nobl

AI-Powered Solutions for the labour market

We are a B2B SaaS company offering advanced AI products for E-recruitment and HR. We provide services to job boards, job aggregators, public employment services, recruitment agencies and more.
We are a spin-off from Ghent University built on research funded by two European Research Council (ERC) grants and the Flemish AI Research Program (FAIR).

To empower HR and E-recruitment with AI you can trust, shaping the core of a more ethical and efficient labour market.

If used responsibly, Al will change the world for the better. We stand for a responsible use of Al in the labour market with inclusion, fairness and trustworthiness as core values.

Our Ambition

To become the international market leader for AI technology for the labour market. One happy customer at a time.

Nobl History

One year of growth, challenges, successes, and teamwork, shaping our story and building a brighter future together.

Apr 2020



Job market research (FLAIR)
Research on Al for HR and the job market starts in the context of the flemish Al Research Project with data provided by the Flemish PES.

Apr 2021



Recommender Poc
Works starts on a PoC that with become the Nobl. Recommender funded by the FEAST ERC Grant. Work is based on the Conditional Network. Embeddings (CNE) model and VDAB data.

Apr 2020



First Customer & A/B testing
We entered negotiations with our first customer and started A/B testing our recommendar against their existing model

Feb 2023



Production
The recommender enters into production and is offered through UGet. Shows competitive conversion rates while significantly boosting user engagement (clicks, views, time on site…)

Oct 2023



Company establishment
Noblai is established by 3 Co-Founders, enters licensing negotiations with UGent. Two additional products are developed and commercialized

Apr 2020

Recommender PoC
Work starts on a PoC that will become the Nobl Recommender, funded by the FEAST ERC Grant. The project builds on the Conditional Network Embeddings (CNE) model and VDAB data.

Feb 2023

Production
The recommender enters production through Ghent University. Reaches competitive conversion rates while significantly boosting user engagement (clicks, views, time on site, etc.).

Feb 2024

Job Market Research (FAIR)
Research on Al for HR and the labour market starts in the context of the Flemish Al Research Project with data provided by the Flemish PES.

Apr 2021

First Customer & A/B Testing
We enter negotiations with our first customer and start A/B testing the recommender against their existing solution.

Oct 2023

Company Establishment
Nobl.ai is established by 3 Co-Founders, enters license negotiations with UGent. Two additional products are developed and commercialized.

Our founders

Our three co-founders have a combined track record of over 40 years of academic
AI research and R&D experience at leading firms such as Meta and Ericsson.

Dr. Alexandru C. Mara

Co-Founder & CEO
PhD in Computer Science Engineering. 10+ years of AI research experience.
Author of 25 research articles.
Industry experience at Ericsson R&D.

Dr. Bo Kang

Co-Founder & CTO
PhD in Computer Science Engineering. 12+ years of AI research experience.
Author of 55 research articles.
Industry experience at Meta.

Dr. Tijl De Bie

Co-Founder & CSO
Prof. in AI and Data Science
21+ years of research experience.
Author of 226 research articles.
World-leading AI researcher with extensive consulting experience.

Our founders

Our three co-founders have a combined track record of over 40 years of academic AI research and R&D experience at leading firms such as Meta and Ericsson.

Dr. Alexandru C. Mara

Co-Founder & CEO
PhD in Computer Science Engineering.
10+ years of AI research experience.
Author of 25 research articles.
industry experience at Ericsson R&D.

Dr. Bo Kang

Co-Founder & CTO
1PhD in Computer Science Engineering.
12+ years of AI research experience.
Author of 55 research articles.
Industry experience at Meta.

Dr. Tijl De Bie


Prof. in AI and Data Science
21+ years of research experience.
Author of 226 research articles.
World-leading AI researcher with extensive Industry consultancy experience.

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