Projects
Prosody and emotion in (colloquial) Greek: its analysis, synthesis and its apllication in Text-To-Speech KU Leuven
This project studies the functional pitch contours in Modern Greek in neutral speech and for two types of
emotion (happy, sad).
First, we describe the pitch movements found in three different speech corpora of spontaneous speech (for emotion-free,happy and sad speech) considering the alignment with syllable structure.
The stylization method introduced by P. Mertens and C. d'Alessandro (1995) is used. It is based on a model of ...
Risk: compare between nonparemetrical methods, Bayesia analysis and Random forest KU Leuven
Kernel Based Methods for Microarray and Mass Spectrometry Data Analysis KU Leuven
Microarray and mass spectrometry data sources measure the activity and/or expression of thousands of genes and proteins, respectively, on a given set of biological samples. Analysis of the information contained in such samples has become a crucial activity in cancer research during the ...
Image Reconstruction and Analysis for Positron Emission Tomography in Oncology KU Leuven
Synthesis and characterization of polyoligosiloxysilicones KU Leuven
Silicon-based materials are of vital importance in today’s society. From the sand and clay dug up from the Earth to be used in construction, to the highly purified forms used in the production of electronics, computers and medical implants, the chemical element Si has found its way into nearly every aspect of our lives. Nevertheless, our highly technological world is fueled by an ever-lasting quest for progress. This search continuously ...
Study of electron transfer processes in plasmonic photocatalysis KU Leuven
Over the past few years, the use of plasmonics to improve the photocatalytic efficiency of titanium dioxide (TiO2) has gained a lot of interest in the scientific community. By modifying the TiO2 photocatalyst with noble metal nanoparticles displaying surface plasmon resonance, its activity under both UV and a broad range of visible light can be substantially enhanced. Surface plasmon resonance is an optical phenomenon that gives the noble ...
TiO2 Gas Phase Photocatalysis from Morphological Design to Plasmonic Enhancement KU Leuven
The past decades, photocatalysis has emerged as a powerful technology for pollution abatement and energy applications, but its use in gaseous environment is less obvious than in water borne applications. Therefore this thesis specifically aims at understanding and improving TiO2-based photocatalysis in all its facets towards gas phase processes.
In first instance a suitable photoreactor is developed and validated. A simple ...
The impact of the electrocatalytic properties of Cu/Ag core-shell nanoparticles for the reduction of CO2 in an electrochemical flow microreactor. University of Antwerp
Hierarchically Structured Porous Bodies from Capillary Suspensions KU Leuven
The combination of ceramic’s intrinsic properties such as chemical resistance, temperature stability, and mechanical properties, with the low density and high permeability of porous materials has been of interest in many industrial applications such as in biomedical, filtration, energy storage, heat exchange, gas adsorption, insulation, as lightweight construction materials or as catalyst monoliths or catalyst supports. The ceramics need to ...