Projects
RESEARCH BY DESIGN AND SOCIAL JUSTICE Exploring a more equitable and livable urbanism in the face of the 21st century urban crises KU Leuven
Designing for Social Justice. Unravelling potentials and limitations of research by design in transformative policy and co-creation processes to tackle the 21st century urban crises KU Leuven
Various 21st century global challenges manifest themselves as complex socio-spatial issues. Climate change, access to qualitative and affordable housing, renewable energy, sustainable mobility, and inclusive care are amongst the great challenges that affect and are impacted by the way the urban environment is planned and built. In the face of these challenges and to tackle the 21st urban crises, there is a growing interest in research by ...
Expert Commission LABO Space Urban system coast - research by design of transformations of the built environment in the coastal area University of Antwerp
Plasma intensifaction in DBD plasma devices by the use of a packed bed of ceramic particles with specific dielectric properties, obtained by a core-shell design and by specific tuning of the particle size distribution (i-PLASMA). University of Antwerp
Understanding and boosting the performance of organic thermoelectrics by a tailored molecular design guided by experiments and simulations KU Leuven
PReparing Industry to Privacy-by-design by supporting its Application in REsearch. KU Leuven
The mission of PRIPARE is twofold: facilitate the application of a privacy and security -by-design methodology that will contribute to the advent of unhindered usage of Internet against disruptions, censorship and surveillance, support its practice by the ICT research community to prepare for industry practice; foster risk management culture through educational material targeted to a diversity of stakeholders. To this end PRIPARE ...
An anthropological inquiry by design towards improving indoor air quality within hospital settings KU Leuven
The project seeks to leverage scientific research involving sensorial experience and perceptual acuity of patients, hospital staff and visitors into architectural and engineering design processes and practices towards improving air quality within hospital settings. This research aims to advance anthropology by means of design (rather than for or of design). The research has potential to link social and material dimensions of air quality in ...
European Doctoral Network for Safe and Sustainable by Design Electromagnetic Shielding Material KU Leuven
• PARASOL is a Doctoral Network at the intersection of electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), materials engineering, system-safety engineering, and sustainability management. The project will include the Safe and Sustainable-by-Design (SSbD) approach for vehicles. The project researches electromagnetic (EM) shielding solutions, which are performances-defining technologies in terms of EM safety, weight, volume, mechanical strength, and the cost ...
Design of Pseudo-ductile Composites by Combining Fiber-hybridization and Discontinuous Reinforcements KU Leuven
Conventional fiber-reinforced polymer composites are either stiff but suffer from sudden brittle failure, or they are compliant but possess high ductility. Seldom conventional fiber-reinforced composites are both stiff and ductile. Fiber-hybridization is a promising way to break through the stiffness-ductility dilemma. Fiber-hybrids normally demonstrate a unique combination of stiffness and ductility in combination with low density. Moreover, ...