Projects
Prediction of gait neuromechanics following orthopedic interventions in children with cerebral palsy using computer simulations based on personalized models KU Leuven
Children with cerebral palsy (CP) suffer from a brain lesion that leads to impaired motor control, spasticity and muscle weakness. All these factors undermine the subjects' gait performance and, with time, will pose limitation to their mobility, independence and self-care. Orthopedic interventions aim at improving the walking performance. However, functional outcomes are not always as expected and, often, follow up surgery is needed to ...
Computer simulations of gold-catalyzed growth of carbon nanotubes at the atomic scale. University of Antwerp
Addressing water stress in banana-based cropping systems: evaluating the applicability of the AquaCrop computer simulation model for banana plantations KU Leuven
Bananas (Musa spp.) is one of the most produced crop worldwide and the world’s most popular fruit. Water is often considered the largest abiotic threat to production. The impact of water stress on production can be simulated through well calibrated computer crop models to aid in plantation management. Currently, a widely applicable, accurate and functional computer crop model for simulating banana production and underlying soil water balances ...
Study of planetary magnetospheres using data analysis and computer simulation KU Leuven
The work will develop within the framework of TerraVirtualE, my new ERC AdG. Nadja will contribute to the study of planetary magnetospheres using simulations and observations. She will combine these tools and explore new methods base don machine learning to analyse the vast amount of data available. Her work will involve mathematical methods and physics insight, focusing especially on the transformations of energy, on the topological ...
Computer simulation of material deposition and fuel retention in castellated structures of fusion machines Ghent University
To ensure thermo-mechanical stability and operational durability of the plasma facing components of ITER, it is foreseen to split them into small-size cells. The introduction of such castellated structures raises serious concerns about impurity accumulation and fuel retention in the gaps between the cells that may lead to unacceptable levels of fuel inventory (radioactive tritium). Modelling will be performed to understanding the basic ...
Decoding responses to periodic visual motion stimulation using multiway regression for self-paced brain computer interfacing KU Leuven
Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs) decode neural activity with the aim to establish a communication channel. As traditional neural pathways are bypassed, they have been hailed as a solution for patients with impaired muscular control. BCIs based on brain implants yield superior decoding performance but they require surgery and the observed loss in signal quality is a recurring concern. Non-invasive BCIs, primarily EEG-based ones, curb these ...
The adjuvant effect of non invasive brain stimulation on elderly during the execution of a brain computer interface task. Hasselt University
Computer Architecture Scale Models Ghent University
The superlinear increase in simulation time as a function of system size is a major challenge for computer architects in academia and industry. In this project, we propose computer architecture scale models: a novel methodology to predict the performance for large-scale general-purpose computer systems, both CPUs and GPUs. Scale models are scaled-down versions of the target system of interest. The key benefit of a scale model is that it is ...
Computer design and engineering of biological processes. KU Leuven
The IOF program CADcracker aims to facilitate the interaction and collaboration between researchers and stakeholders in the agrofood chain on innovative computational solutions to understand, design, optimize and control processes and products in the agrofood chain. Computer aided design and engineering (CADE) tools, from numerical simulation to artificial intelligence, are developed and applied for optimizing existing and novel agrofood ...