Projects
The experimental interpreting lab. A state-of-the-art interpreting lab for collaborative research on interpreting and translation Ghent University
Department of Translation, Interpreting and Communication (DTIC) at Ghent University by transforming old interpreting infrastructure (conference room, interpreting booths) into a fully fledged state-of-the-art experimental interpreting lab, allowing both research and teaching. It includes interpreting facilities as installed in regular conference rooms, so as to allow the subjects of interpreting experiments to work in familiar ...
Increasing the value proposition of the IOF programs CRISParray and Amalus: CRISPRi-based target deconvolution of fibroblast modulators Ghent University
his application directly relates to two IOF programs: (i) Amalus, which develops unique small molecule therapeutics targeting fibroblasts, and (ii) CRISParray, which proposes a highly comprehensive CRISPRi screening for target deconvolution, a technology not available elsewhere.
VCs regard the Amalus program as highly valuable, but the trigger for VC investment in the Amalus program will be target deconvolution. At the same time, ...
Impact and viability of mass-surveillance testing for continuous monitoring of the health of a population KU Leuven
WiLMa. Writing in a second language with machine translation Ghent University
Second language (L2) learners often resort to machine translation (MT) to help them during the writing process, which is why it is important to understand how L2 learners use MT tools during L2 writing and whether and how using MT impacts the writing product and process of L2 students. However, it is still unclear how L2 proficiency impacts the way L2 learners use MT tools during L2 writing. Moreover, it remains to be determined how different ...
Designing, evaluating and theoretically elaborating qualitative research methods in the digital age. KU Leuven
The aim of this research project is to design, evaluate and theoretically elaborate qualitative research methods in the digital age. Over the last decades, society has become increasingly digitized, with massive repercussions for all facets of society. In this research project, we more particularly focus on the domain of education, and how various aspects of educational practices (e.g., classrooms, MOOCs) have become severely impacted by ...
Boosting social attunement in autism via combined oxytocin and interpersonal sensorimotor synchronization therapy KU Leuven
Study of novel bivalent ligands targeting glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid receptor heterodimers: towards an improved glucocorticoid-based multiple myeloma therapy" Ghent University
Glucocorticoids (GC) are still indispensable drugs in the treatment of multiple myeloma, an incurable blood cancer. These steroidal hormones trigger myeloma cell apoptosis by activating the glucocorticoid receptor (GR). Unfortunately, prolonged GC therapy is hampered by debilitating side effects that severely limit patient quality of life. A safer strategy that enhances the myeloma-killing capacity of GCs could allow for a lowering of the GC ...
Signal processing algorithms for attention decoding of brain responses to natural stimuli in brain-computer interfaces KU Leuven
Brain-computer interfaces (BCI) enable the human brain to interact with machines, opening doors to various high-impact applications. However, most experimental BCI paradigms require the user to concentrate on synthetic and repeated stimuli, inducing fatigue and interfering with natural behavior. This unnatural interaction blocks the widespread usage of BCIs in daily-life situations beyond a few niche clinical applications.
In this ...