Field notes / 01

Independent profile · not affiliated with Howest or Koen Koreman

Howest · Bruges · public-source profile

Koen
Koreman.

Code, systems & classroom lore.

KoenK Empire identifies Koen Koreman as a Howest lecturer and describes a mix of teaching, debugging, and humor. This page is an independent snapshot of public professional and project material.[1]

Applied computingSecurity challengesField notes
lesson_001 / base two
1 + 1 = 10binary
checked
OUTPUT: CORRECTBASE 2
Wait, how is 1 + 1 = 10?

In base two, the digits are only 0 and 1. The value two is written as “10”—the same way decimal writes ten as “10”, but with a different base. The binary joke appears on KoenK Empire.[1]

01 / hands-on work

A public challenge map

Learning by doing.

A CTF site associated with Howest lays out practical challenge tracks across security and software topics. It’s a neat glimpse of learning through trying things, not just reading about them.[2]

  • Web pentesting
  • Web development
  • Software development
  • Hardware
  • Mobile security
02 / course records

A historical snapshot—not a live schedule

Teaching, in the timetable.

Public Howest timetable documents place Koen Koreman alongside these course names. They’re archival schedule references, not a claim about his current teaching load.[3][4]

HOWEST / TI

Cyber Security Fundamentals
Listed in a Howest Applied Computer Science timetable.

2023 FILE

Forensic Analysis
Named in a Cyber Security Professional timetable document.

03 / tools & tone

A little personality in the public record

A terminal, a joke, a side quest.

KoenK Empire pairs its teaching-and-debugging persona with binary jokes, a fondness for Linux and terminal customization, and a small Flappy KoenK game. The tone is deliberately playful; the details here are paraphrased rather than copied.[1]

Systems noteThe profile gives Linux the home-field advantage and treats macOS as an acceptable Unix-ish neighbor.

Side questThere’s a tiny browser game and gallery tucked into the KoenK Empire site.

Open tabs / evidence

Sources & boundaries.

This is an unofficial, independently made profile—not a Howest page and not endorsed by Koen Koreman. It summarizes public professional/project sources, leaves out private contact and family details, and does not claim to be a complete biography. Course references are historical; use Howest’s current materials for up-to-date assignments.

  1. KoenK Empire — public profile and storiesFirst-person profile, classroom anecdotes, system preferences, game and gallery.
  2. CTF Howest — challenge areasPublic challenge tracks spanning security, software and hardware.
  3. Howest — Applied Computer Science timetableOfficial timetable document naming Cyber Security Fundamentals.
  4. Howest — Cyber Security Professional timetable (2023)Official schedule PDF naming Forensic Analysis and Koen Koreman.