Organisations
Multidimensional signal processing and communication Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The IRIS RESEARCH GROUP was founded in December 21, 1988. Image/video processing and machine vision always have been and remain central research activities. Our motivation is to stay ahead of the obvious R&D tendencies, which drives us towards in depth fundamental research. Our mission statement is to impact on the transformation processes of the knowledge society, which keeps us alert to continuously update our strategic R&D agenda ...
Technology Transfer & Interface Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Technology transfer and valorization of research results cover a wide range of interactions between the university and society. A multidisciplinary team of experts offers a one-stop-shop to facilitate collaboration between the VUB, society and industry.
Cosmopolis Centre for Urban Research Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Cosmopolis is a research centre within the Department of Geography of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and is dedicated to research and teaching in geography, spatial planning and urban design. Committed to pursuing both academic and practice relevant research, Cosmopolis actively engages policy makers, governments, citizen networks and other urban partners to transform knowledge into action.
Centre for Information, Documentation and Research on Brussels Vrije Universiteit Brussel
BRIO, the Centre for Information, Documentation and Research on Brussels, is an interuniversity research consortium with research centres of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and the Hogeschool-Universiteit Brussel (HUBrussel) as founding partners. Its mission is to create a platform for exchanging ideas and information on several aspects of the Brussels Capital Region, in interaction with the Flemish surrounding municipalities and other levels ...
Digital Mathematics Vrije Universiteit Brussel
DIMA specializes in discrete and continuous techniques for data science. We focus in particular on the mathematical foundations for digital data acquisition, representation, analysis, communication and security.
Research Tracks:
- Discrete mathematics
- Harmonic and wavelet analysis
- Sparse representations and other dimensionality reduction techniques
- Fractional stochastic processes
Research Council Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The Research Council has following tasks : 1° it gives suggestions regarding research policy and the distribution and allocation of the research-grants, 2° it gives, whenever asked, advice concerning research matters, more specifically general organisation and managment of scientific research, development cooperation and scientific communication.
Studies in Media, Innovation and Technology Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The research centre for Studies on Media, Information and Telecommunication was set up in 1990 by Prof. Dr. Jean-Claude Burgelman at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, within the department of Communication Studies. In 2000, Prof. Dr. Caroline Pauwels became director of the centre. SMIT research focuses on socio-economic and policy aspects of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and underlying infrastructures. It combines both ...
Cartography and Geographical Information Science Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Research activities in the Cartography and GIS Research Group (CGIS) focus on the use of geospatial modelling approaches in urban ecology and geosciences. Harnessing new developments in GIS, remote sensing and data science, we are dedicated to analyzing and understanding human-nature interactions, both in urban and non-urban environments. Research topics include high-resolution mapping of grey and green infrastructure in urban environments, ...
Artificial Intelligence Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The Artificial Intelligence Laboratory of VUB, or VUB AI-lab for short, was founded in 1983 by Luc Steels. The Lab is part of the Computer Science Department and focuses on three research themes: evolution of language, software agents and robotic agents. In the origins of language group of VUBs AI-lab, research is done on how language could have developed. The main hypothesis is that language originated and became complex through cultural ...