Projects
Scientific assistence in the preparations of mathematical maneuvering models for ships Ghent University
The acquisition of data on the manoeuvring behaviour of ships (by means of towing tank research, CFD, or full scale measurements), the creation of mathematical models and the performance of simulation studies are the core tasks of the Nautica team at Flanders Hydraulics Research. Years of experience have been built up in this field and there is sufficient insight into the strengths and weaknesses of mathematical modelling. Within the core ...
Tidal marshes: bio-geomorphic self-organization and its implications for resilience to sea level rise and changing sediment supply (TIGER). University of Antwerp
Research into the effect of resilience in the perinatal period (EF 56) Hasselt University
Increasing teacher resilience in teaching children with behavioral problems: a focus on relationship-building skills KU Leuven
Teacher-student relationships are at the heart of education. Both teachers and students profit from positive, close relationships, yet suffer from negative, conflictual relationships. To date, only limited research has explored which specific competencies teachers need to build high-quality, dyadic relationships, how competent teachers feel in building these relationships, and how teacher education might improve this competence. This ...
Unravelling the role of social innovation for fostering socio-ecological resilience in Mediterranean fire-prone territories KU Leuven
Using the concept of social innovation as a starting point, this research will shed light on collective action revolving around pressing socio-ecological challenges observed in the Mediterranean. The concept of social innovation looks at how society reveals and addresses unmet needs (Moulaert et al., 2012), and, by doing so, a qualitative improvement of social relations and other modes of coordination is triggered . This research will ...
Children laughing out of the Depression: To what extent do child characters in comics from the Second World War era act as performers of social resilience? KU Leuven
This thesis is an investigation into representations of child characters in British comics for children during and after World War II. The exploration focuses on childhood experiences in order to offer an understanding of the nature construction of childhood in comics at the time, and particularly highlight the key elements of depictions of empowered, resilient, inspirational child characters. This research hopes to enrich both the literary ...
Improving resilience of sensitive industrial plants & infrastructures exposed to cyber-physical threats, by means of an open testbed stress-testing system KU Leuven
InfraStress addresses cyber-physical (C/P) security of Sensitive Industrial Plants and Sites (SIPS) Critical Infrastructures (CI) and improves resilience and protection capabilities of SIPS exposed to large scale, combined, C/P threats and hazards, and guarantee continuity of operations, while minimizing cascading effects in the infrastructure itself, the environment, other CIs, and citizens in vicinity, at reasonable cost. In fact, ...
Soil biodiversity enhancement in European agroecosystems to promote their stability and resilience by external inputs reduction and crop performance increase. Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
With the long-term view of fostering synergies between crop production, biodiversity and the delivery of ecosystem services of local, regional and global relevance, the main objective of the SoildiverAgro project is the adoption of new management practices and cropping systems. These systems should enhance soil genetic and functional biodiversity to reduce the use of external inputs while increasing crop ...
Time and Symbol Diversity: Techniques for implementing Electromagnetic Resilience in Electrical/ Electronic/ Programmable Electronic Systems KU Leuven
This PhD will take up the challenge of the strong reliance of autonomous systems on wireless communication. More specifically, this PhD aims at a virtual, model-based methodology to validate, with a high level of confidence, that the resulting behaviour of an autonomous systems remains as safe as possible, even when subject to severe electromagnetic disturbances. A high level of design confidence for safety means that numerous aspects have to ...