Projects
Optical methods for biophysical stimulation and monitoring in 2D and 3D cell cultures KU Leuven
During my PhD session, I will focus on exploring the cellular responses to localized temperature and electromagnetic stimulation. In order to realize this, first of all, light-addressable neuroactive matrices will be constructed by combining Digital micro-mirror device (DMD) with microscope in order to realize dynamic stimulation in neuronal matrices. For conventional microscope, confined with its illumination pattern, it’s hard to realize ...
First-principles 3D reactor design: Large Eddy Simulation and Direct Numerical Simulation with detailed chemistry Ghent University
The rising computational power makes that new innovations are possible of which 5
years ago one could not even dream. This is in particular important for chemical
reactor and reaction engineering where Process Intensification drives researchers to
think outside the box. In the academic as well as the industrial world, innovations are
more and more based on 3D reactor simulations incorporating chemical reactions. ...
3D non-adiabatic MHD simulation of solar prominence oscillations and eruption KU Leuven
Solar promineces, also known as solar filaments, are cloud-like cool and dense condensations floating in the hot and tenuous solar corona, the outmost layer of the solar atmosphere. Scientists show great interests in their formation, oscillation and eruption. Among the frequently observed oscillations, large-amplitude oscillations, whose typical velocity is over 20 km/s attract more and more studies, because they can provide vital information ...
Optical simulation, modeling and evaluation of 3D medical displays Ghent University
The aim is to build a simulation model able to predict, by means of ray-tracing, how images that are presented on a three-dimensional display are transferred to the retina of the human visual system and to develop a human visual system model to assess the perceived image quality and a numerical observer model to assess clinical performance.
3D Simulations of Solar Flares KU Leuven
Improved classification of Alzheimer's disease assessed from the slowly propagating waves of BOLD intensity, the Quasi-Periodic patterns, observed in dynamic resting-state fMRI in a AD rat model at rest and upon sensory stimulation. University of Antwerp
Ab-initio simulations of next-generation devices made of 2D or topological-insulator materials KU Leuven
The purpose of this doctoral research is to explore the properties of new 2-D and topological insulator (TI) materials. These materials are interesting candidates for CMOS scaling, either for sub 10 nm gate length MOSFET transistors or novel devices such as Tunnel-FETS. The materials and devices will be simulated using an existing dissipative localized-orbital-basis Ab-Initio Atomistic NEGF algorithm. Part of the research comprises the ...
Ab initio simulations of novel 2D materials and interfaces for advanced ICT applications KU Leuven
To continue the development and miniaturization of transistors, new materials and device concepts are required to be developed. This thesis provides a study of two new classes of materials, superlattices and two-dimensional (2D) materials, to assess their potential as a replacement for silicon in the transistor channel. To perform this analysis, modern modeling techniques are used to provide an atomistic description (molecular dynamics, ...
Simulating the impact of wind-companion interactions on the 3D morphology of AGB outflows KU Leuven
The prime parameter determining the evolution and lifetime of a star is its mass. During several phases of its life, a star loses quite some mass through a stellar wind. A proper understanding of stellar evolution can thus not be achieved without a detailed understanding of the wind physics. For a long time, stellar winds were thought to have a spherically symmetric geometry. But new observations turn over this assumption. Thanks to an ALMA ...