Projects
Integrated Approach in Management of Coastal Cultural Heritage KU Leuven
Humans have had a long history of interconnectedness with the sea and ocean due to the use of natural resources available in the coastal areas. These interactions have influenced the natural landscape and play a crucial role in the formation of coastal cultural heritage. Coastal cultural heritage, a continuum of land and sea, is an important part of our cultural resources in the coastal areas. Presently, coastal cultural heritage has not been ...
Aluminium Oxide as Negatively Charged Surface Passivation for Industrial Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells KU Leuven
Deep learning for quality control of crowdsourced data and seamless weather forecasting. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
crowdsourced and novel satellite observations, has increased
tremendously in recent years. Together with high-resolution weather
models, these new data sources have the potential to yield better
forecasts and protect society from climate extremes. However, current
weather forecasting systems do not make full use of this vast amount
of heterogeneous and ...
Modeling electricity generation systems: generation investment planning under uncertainty KU Leuven
Many electricity generation systems are undergoing drastic changes, through rapidly increasing shares of intermittent renewable energy sources (RES) like wind and solar photovoltaics. Models are often used to address the corresponding challenges (technical, economic, policy), by analyzing system operation and planning. In this PhD, we aim to strengthen the link between generation and grid planning. During the optimization of the grid design, ...
Time parallel time integration methods for multiscale systems, with application in uncertainty quantification and optimization KU Leuven
Time parallel methods iteratively refine a cheap but inaccurate time integration by computing a sequence of corrections on different portions of the time domain in parallel. Such methods promise extra opportunities for parallellisation on exascale high performance computing architectures. In this PhD, we will study time parallel time integration methods for multiscale systems and apply them in the context of uncertainty quantification and ...
Properties of plasma during uniturbulence KU Leuven
I will be working on the 'Properties of plasma during uniturbulence'. Recently, we discovered that the plasma can become turbulent, even if only unidirectional waves are present. We need to study the properties in this new turbulent regime. We will compute the energy transfer rate, structure functions, etc. Overall, the goal is to assess in which solar structures this new turbulent regime is occurring, in how far it contributes to heating.
Public and private randomness in cryptography KU Leuven
I will develop techniques for generating and testing random values for use in cryptography, both in private and public settings.
Provoking Diversity in Media using the Diversity Checker KU Leuven
This thesis describes the genesis of the Diversity Checker, a tool meant to provoke journalists into producing more diverse content in an intelligent fashion. Diversity in media is a very broad topic, and the project that this thesis is a part of is similarly broad in its scope. The multidisciplinary nature of the project enables the various disciplines to influence each other positively, and in particular it gives the work presented here a ...
The intercultural Dynamics troughout the ancient Mediterranean. A comparative Study of the Goddesses Athena and 'Anath KU Leuven
THE INTERCULTURAL DYNAMICS THROUGHOUT THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN. A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE GODDESSES ATHENA AND 'ANATH.
This PhD research project aims to contribute to the intercultural and religious transfer throughout the Eastern Mediterranean during the Late Bronze Age (1400[1]-1200[2])[3]. By means of an extensive comparison of the profiles of ‘Anath from Ugarit and the Ancient Greek Athena, this study examines all possible ...