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Researcher

Rafael Berkvens

  • Research Expertise  (University of Antwerp):I want to understand what information is available about us and our environment by studying our wireless communication signals. This question already came to my mind during my Ph.D. research, where I used a computer implemented model of a part of a rodent’s brain, known as RatSLAM, but replaced the camera with Wi-Fi. In the latest ERC Starting Grant call, I proposed the concept of opportunistic sensing, where I aim to perceive the world using radio frequency transmitters as if they are light sources. My team is now already working on the fundamental aspects, using seed money in various research projects: reception, identification, localization, and prediction. The major focus of my team is on Integrated Sensing And Communication (ISAC) in general, and specifically in 6G research.
  • Keywords  (University of Antwerp):WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES, LOCALISATION, RADIOFREQUENCY, SENSOR NETWORKS, Electronics and electrical engineering
  • Disciplines  (Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre):Display technology, Antennas and propagation, Automation and control systems, Analogue, RF and mixed signal integrated circuits, Neuromorphic computing, Audio and speech processing, Environmental safety and health of nanotechnology, Battery technology, Biomaterials, Ceramic matrix composites, Hybrid composites, Computational materials science, Metals and alloy materials, Polymer processing, Nanomaterials, Functional materials, Biomedical image processing, Biochemical engineering, Biofluid mechanics, Cell, tissue and organ engineering, Arithmetic and logic structures, Automation, feedback control and robotics, Bio-informatics, Analogue and digital signal processing, Engineering instrumentation, Environmental health and safety, Biostatistics, Care for disabled, Bioethics
  • Disciplines  (University of Antwerp):Wireless communication and positioning systems, Telecommunication and remote sensing, Wireless communications, Signal processing, Smart sensors, Navigation and position fixing
  • Research techniques  (University of Antwerp):I work with my team on (1) integrated positioning, sensing, and wireless communication; (2) device free positioning and crowd estimation; (3) positioning, navigation, and time in non-terrestrial networks; and (4) opportunistic sensing.
  • Users of research expertise  (University of Antwerp):Internet of things users and companies; Smart application (vehicles, cities, buildings, ...) users and companies; Festivals and other large venues.