Projects
Balancing Market Designs for Market Power Mitigation in Interrelated Electricity Markets: An Agent-Based Approach KU Leuven
Unleashing the full potential of cDC-based immunotherapies Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Exploiting the “dark matter” of the genome to defeat melanoma KU Leuven
The 5-year survival rates of patients with metastatic melanoma are still about 30%. The major reason for the low survival rate of melanoma patients is intrinsic and acquired resistance to the existing therapies. It is therefore essential to develop new therapeutic strategies that will help eradicating resistant cells. By single-cell RNA sequencing of BRAF mutant patient-derived xenograft (PDX) melanoma models analysis we obtained the lncRNA ...
New design methodologies for hybrid solar harvesting installations KU Leuven
The development of novel types of solar energy systems is experiencing a boost in the last years. New materials that may lead to increased efficiency of solar energy harvesters, and new operation principles for solar energy harvesting that may result in uptake of the solar-based energy production are searched. For instance, different technologies such as BIPVT (building-integrated photovoltaic/thermal panels), vacuum PV/T panels, FGM ...
A survey of the exposure of the Belgian employees to dangerous chemicals University of Antwerp
The effect of pelvic floor muscle training on bowel symptoms after low anterior resection for colorectal cancer KU Leuven
Colorectal cancer is a serious heath problem in industrialized countries. Worldwide it is the second most common cancer in women and the third in men. Approximately 35% of these tumors originated in the rectum. There are several treatment strategies for rectal cancer, depending on the location and the stage of the tumor. Since amny years, low anterior resection (LAR) of the rectum with total mesorectal excision (TME) is the gold standard for ...
MERCS: Efficient Modeling of Big Data with Multidirectional Ensembles of Decision Trees KU Leuven
The field of data mining covers a large variety of tasks, such as classification, regression, clustering, outlier detection, subgroup discovery, probabilistic inference, ..., and an even larger variety of methods. Many methods have a high computational complexity, which makes them unsuitable for analyzing very large datasets. A possible solution to this is the automatic construction, from data, of a model that can next be analyzed instead ...
Value Chains, ICT and the Transformation of Food Systems: Evidence from East Africa KU Leuven
Agricultural value chains around the world are changing rapidly, not only in terms of scale and scope, but also when it comes to the technologies used and in their relationship with traditional (religious) practices. Yet, agricultural productivity remains low for different crops and in different countries. This PhD thesis investigates reasons for low agricultural productivity and explores simple solutions using ICT in two distinct contexts: ...
The Risk Management of Contingent Convertible (CoCo) Bonds KU Leuven
The financial crisis of 2007-2008 triggered an avalanche of financial worries for financial institutions worldwide. Governments intervened and bailed out banks using taxpayers' money. Preventing such bail-outs in the future and designing a more stable banking sector in general, requires both higher capital levels and regulatory capital of a higher quality. In the new banking regulations, created in the aftermath of the crisis, the financial ...