Projects
Development of 3D elemental and structural microanalysis techniques for the study of unique extra-terrestrial materials Ghent University
Confocal micro-XRF spectroscopy using synchrotron or conventional X-ray source based excitation
is becoming a well-established microanalytical method providing three-dimensional (3D)
information on the elemental distributions in the probed sample volume with trace-level detection
limits. Additionally, full-field micro XAS spectroscopy has recently been shown to allow for 3D
structural analysis in ...
Time-domain-based model correlation and validation using state-parameter-disturbance estimation techniques. KU Leuven
Reducing emissions and pollution in all aspects of daily life is high on the EU’s agenda. Road transport is also complying with strict emissions regulations, paving the way with electric vehicles (EVs), internal combustion engines and hybrids eco-powertrains. However, there is an urgent need to test and simulate several complex challenges related to performance. This PhD focuses on time domain identification methods for modelling mechatronic ...
Design of new models and techniques for high performance financial applications. University of Antwerp
Time and Symbol Diversity: Techniques for implementing Electromagnetic Resilience in Electrical/ Electronic/ Programmable Electronic Systems KU Leuven
This PhD will take up the challenge of the strong reliance of autonomous systems on wireless communication. More specifically, this PhD aims at a virtual, model-based methodology to validate, with a high level of confidence, that the resulting behaviour of an autonomous systems remains as safe as possible, even when subject to severe electromagnetic disturbances. A high level of design confidence for safety means that numerous aspects have to ...
Advanced illumination techniques for high-contrast highresolution fluorescence and scattering microscopy Ghent University
In light microscopy an object is illuminated with a lamp or a laser and the transmitted,
reflected or fluorescent light is detected to get information on the object. In the project two approaches will be developed to study small particles and their interaction with living cells: Light Sheet Fluorescence Microscopy and Complex Beam Scattering Microscopy.
In standard fluorescence microscopy the entire sample is illuminated and there ...
Development of processes and techniques for the microfabrication of painless vaccine injection patches KU Leuven
The doctoral research will focus on the fabrication of microfluidic devices to enable painless intradermal injection of vaccines. In particular, innovative microfabrication approaches will be developed for replicating microfluidic patches with control over the surface properties (i.e. wettability) and unprecedented micro-features, such as high aspect ratio, out-of-plane hollow microneedles arrays made of biocompatible materials. Two specific ...
Detection and spatial analysis of urbanization and land use change in small island states, by means of GIS and remote sensing techniques KU Leuven
This study will collect reliable longitudinal data on urbanization and land use change on Caribbean SIDS. Remote sensing procedures will be developed to detect urban growth patterns from 1980-present. Comparative research will explore the drivers and controlling factors of urban growth. Based on this, a land use change simulation model allows to develop future land use change scenario's that can be used in spatial and economic planning ...
Robuste techniques for multivariate surrogate modeling Ghent University
The computation of accurate and compact surrogate models, which represent the broadband input-output behavior of complex linear systems, has become a topic of intense research, mainly due to the increasing speed and decreasing size of electronic circuits. The objective of this research project is to develop algorithms which are able to generate guaranteed passive, rational, broadband circuit models, based on simulated time domein or frequency ...
Improving ASIC verification using Parameterized FPGA Configurations Ghent University
As MooreU+2019 Law continues to drive the number of transistors inside integrated circuits (IC) higher, alongside the scaling down of transistor dimensions, more complex digital designs are being realized. Continuous technology evolution has led to increasingly more complex architectures and designs. Verifying and validating these designs has become an increasingly difficult task. Additionally, multiple designs contain a safety-critical ...