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Researcher

Fons De Mey

  • Research Expertise:I am the Innovation and Research Manager for Nexor, a consortium of research groups focused on cyber physical systems (or high tech robots, vehicles, machines). The researchers I collaborate with have a varied expertise, ranging from embedded systems, software testing, model based engineering, sonar, radar, computervision and 3D audio.
  • Keywords:ROBOT VISION, ACOUSTIC LOCALIZATION, SONAR TECHNOLOGY, MODEL BASED DESIGN, ACOUSTIC SENSOR DISTANCE MEASUREMENT, MODEL DRIVEN ENGINEERING, ROBOT MOTION, EMBEDDED SYSTEMS, Computer science (incl. applied informatics)
  • Disciplines:Coding tools and techniques, testing and debugging, Language design, constructs and features, Language processors, Software engineering, Modelling and simulation, Non-destructive testing, safety and diagnosis, Intelligent transportation systems, Intelligent vehicles, Wireless communication and positioning systems, Automation and control systems, Robotics and automatic control, Analogue, RF and mixed signal integrated circuits, Digital integrated circuits, Electronic circuit and system reliability, Embedded systems, Signal processing, Modelling not elsewhere classified, Audio and speech processing, Computer vision, Smart sensors, Aeronautical engineering, Avionics, Automotive engineering not elsewhere classified, Computer aided engineering, simulation and design, Control engineering, CAD/CAM systems, Dimensional metrology, Manufacturing processes, methods and technologies, Manufacturing safety and quality, Acoustics, noise and vibration engineering, Computers and logic systems, Field and service robotics, Human-centred and life-like robotics, Mobile and distributed robotics, Motion planning and control, Physical system modelling, Robotic systems architectures and programming, Sensing, estimation and actuating, Signals and systems, Software and data acquisition, Thermodynamic processes, Destructive and non-destructive testing of materials, Computer architecture and organisation, Electronic design, Input, output and data devices, Performance evaluation, testing and simulation of reliability, Automation, feedback control and robotics, Systems theory, modelling and identification, Analogue and digital signal processing, Audio and speech computing, Data visualisation and imaging, Photogrammetry and remote sensing, Innovation and technology management, Motion capturing, Sound
  • Research techniques:Multi-paradigm modelling, co-simulation, design space exploration, domain specific langauages, agile engineering processes, round trip engineering, embedded platform sumulation, embedded platform development, mutation testing, software test optimization, artificial intelligence, machine learning, array beamforming, sonar imaging, air leak detection, hyperspectral imaging, infrared thermography, virtual reality, robot path planning, head related transfer funtions (HRTFs), HRTF personalisation, ...
  • Users of research expertise:Machine builders, engineering companies, builders of simulators, software companies, autonomous vehicles designers, service companies doing infrastructure inspections, companies using electromotors, virtual reality companies, audio post-production companies, signal processing companies, ...