Projects
EmpathicCare4AllThe development of an educational intervention for medical- and interpreting students on empathic communication in interpreter-mediated medical consultations.A study based on the Medical Research Council (MRC) framework phases 0-2 KU Leuven
Application of the Knowledge-Base Paradigm to the School Timetabling Problem KU Leuven
Application of the Knowledge Base Paradigm to the School Timetabling Problem KU Leuven
Educational institutions often use specialised software (e.g., Untis) to help them construct timetables. However, the current generation of these tools has a number of limitations, which causes users to still perform a large part of the task manually. In particular, users feel the software lacks configurability and operates too much like a black box.
In this project, we propose to tackle these two problems by applying the ...
Sub-Nyquist underwater communication. University of Antwerp
Sabbatical Walter Schaeken: Deepening and integration of spatial reasoning and pragmatic language use KU Leuven
I will link my stay at the Università degli Studi di Torino to two of my research lines, namely spatial reasoning and pragmatic language use. First, I will develop with Prof. Bucciarelli and Dr. Ianì a series of studies to investigate whether motor simulation plays a role in spatial reasoning. Reasoning can be understood as the construction and manipulation of mental models, which are constructed on the basis of observed or described states. ...
hte interface between memory and language in multilingualism Ghent University
A majority of the word population speaks more than one language but many questions remain about the processing of a second language and the relationship between language and memory. For instance, what exactly makes it more difficult to understand text or speech in a second language? A multidisciplinary team of psycholinguists and eduaction scientist investigate such issues using experimental methods.
Multilingualism as a reality at school Ghent University
Foreign-Heid is often associated with weaker school performance. They make a division between the home language of the student and the school language. It is often assumed that the home language would be the acquisition of the school language in the way. But in Flanders, there is little research on the effects of non-native performance and the current investigation is limited to the Dutch division versus foreign language students. However, ...
The interface between memory and language in multilingualism Ghent University
A majority of the word population speaks more than one language but many questions remain about the processing of a second language and the relationship between language and memory. For instance, what exactly makes it more difficult to understand text or speech in a second language? A multidisciplinary team of psycholinguists and education scientist investigate such issues using experimental methods.
the interface between memory and language in multilingualism Ghent University
A majority of the word population speaks more than one language but many questions remain about the processing of a second language and the relationship between language and memory. For instance, what exactly makes it more difficult to understand text or speech in a second language? A multidisciplinary team of psycholinguists and education scientist investigate such issues using experimental methods.