Projects
Unravelling in-situ constituent properties in fibre-reinforced composites: digital volume correlation and machine learning applied to synchrotron computed tomography images KU Leuven
In vivo intracochlear imaging and guided insertion of cochlear implant with biosensing capability KU Leuven
Cochlear Implants (CI) are a proven surgical solution to treat perceptive auditory problems. CIs are composed of an external microphone and a sound processor that sends electrical signals to a platinum electrode array in the cochlea, the organ where the auditory hair cells and nerves are located. These electric signals directly trigger local neurons, bypassing the conventional hearing pathway, and restoring hearing by stimulation.
The ...
VisioFlow: Advanced macro-model generation based on micro-scale visualization experiments of two-phase flow through porous sedimentary rocks Ghent University
Many important geological questions are related to the understanding of fluid flow through the pores of geological materials (rocks, sediments and soils) on the field scale. Often, these questions involve the flow of two (or more) fluids which do not mix, in which case their behavior is driven by interfaces between the fluids at the microscopic scale of the pores. The current lack of understanding of the dynamics of these interfaces inside ...
Robotic assisted multi-sensor access for cochlear diagnostics and therapies KU Leuven
Assessment of Thermal Effect of Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Field in Biological Tissues KU Leuven
Through 5,000 years of practice, physicians, surgeons, or people in general have utilized thermal therapy or “thermotherapies” to treat mass lesions now known as cancer. The methods have changed drastically over this time span and certainly, the techniques have improved the efficacy and safety. The hyperthermic therapy is usually a local or regional treatment for most cancer patients. There are multiple forms or methods of hyperthermic ...
The Determination of transport properties in carbonate rocks with high-resolution CT and NMR. KU Leuven
Continental carbonates are studied because of their reservoir potential. Especially with the recent discovery of microbialite and travertine oil fields in the Pre-Salt (offshore Brazil) and in the Namibe basin (Angola), the importance of continental carbonates as reservoir rocks for future hydrocarbon production was highlighted. Quaternary continental carbonates from quarries in Denizli (Turkey) and from Sütt# and Budakalász (Hungary) were ...
A bioelectromagnetic software platform for computer-assisted transcranial magentic stimulation and conductivity estimation Ghent University
We study accurate methods for solving bioelectromagnetic problems numerically which can be coupled to TMS and MRI. More specific, we develop a software platform (1)to calculate the impact of present TMS stimulators on the neurological system; (2)to design more optimal TMS coil configurations; (3)to estimate patient-specific conductivity values of the different brain tissues using an MR-based technique IC-MREIT.
Development of autonomous robot-assisted subretinal injection based on OCT guidance and optimal control KU Leuven
Vitreoretinal surgery has been a very rewarding discipline for robotic applications up to now. In this field surgeons are continuously confronted with anatomic structures that are so small and so fragile that technological advancements that help dealing with these structures are readily welcomed. Recently, first-in-human robot-assisted interventions have been conducted both by a team from RAS in KU Leuven and by PRECEYES, a team from ...
Deterministic seismic hazard assessment in the Belgian Campine basin at the Mol/Dessel site: From seismic source to site effect KU Leuven
The objective of this PhD is to perform a deterministic seismic hazard assessment in comparison with existing probabilistic hazard assessments for the specific case of the Mol-Dessel site, which comprises different nuclear industries. In the rare case of a large earthquake, these might pose a threat to population and environment.
The expected results will consist in ground motion response spectra at the ground surface of the Mol-Dessel ...