Projects
Development of high-performance ultra-low bandgap copolymers for near-infrared photodetectors Hasselt University
Physiological functionalities of natural body armour: insights from reptiles and amphibians. University of Antwerp
Unraveling and stretching the fundamental limits of near-infrared photodetection based on organic semiconductors Hasselt University
Quantifying earlier indicators of disease in group housed pigs using computer vision KU Leuven
Introduction Diseases in pigs cause negative impact on their wellbeing, increasing the cost of production in pig industry by the rate of weight loss and death observed in affected pigs and affects public health by the increased use of antimicrobials while the development of antimicrobial resistance. Early detection of health and welfare compromises in commercial piggeries is essential for timely intervention to enhance treatment success, ...
Innovatieve tools voor de ondersteuning van preventieve en curatieve klauwverzorging bij melkvee. Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
The aim of this VLAIO-LA project is to reduce claw problems in dairy cows through an affordable intelligent app that can process thermal camera images (on a mobile phone for example). This will require development of a great deal of diverse knowledge. Claw problems are one of the most important health disorders in dairy cattle. They have serious economic consequences for the farm and they have ...
Experimental Validation of Residual Stress Simulations in Welded Steel Tubes with Digital Image Correlation KU Leuven
As each production process introduces residual stresses in the material, cold-rolled steel tubes are not delivered stress-free. The motivation of this research can be traced back to the laser cutting of tubes. During the cutting process, residual stresses are relieved, which causes deformation of the tube and a reduction of the precision of cut. Residual stresses also play a role in stress corrosion and sudden collapse of tubular ...
Model-based active thermography for contactless quality assessment in the agro-food industry KU Leuven
In the agro-food industry, there is an increasing demand for non-destructive quality inspection tools that allow to inspect every individual product. This is the result of an increased focus on food safety and quality over the past decades. Several fast, non-destructive and contactless technologies have been studied for food quality inspection, many of them based on the interaction of electromagnetic radiation with the food product. ...
Variablerate irrigation and nitrogen fertilization in Potato; engage the spatialvariation - POTENTIAL Soil service of Belgium
The objective of the proposed POTENTIAL project was to increase N and water use efficiency in potato by co-scheduling of N and irrigation water. Special attention is paid to the spatio-temporal variation in water and N deficit in potato fields. To meet this objective innovative sensing solutions were used such as drones, satellites and geophysical soil scanners.
During the POTENTIAL project, between 2017 and 2019, 11 experimental ...
Advanced nanomaterials for photothermal therapy in 3D cell models KU Leuven
Despite significant advances in cancer therapy, cancer remains a major cause of death worldwide. In the last years, there has been increasing interest in the development of new treatment modalities with reduced side effects for difficult-to-cure cancers. One of the most promising examples is photothermal therapy (PTT), designed to selectively kill cancerous tissue through localized, light-induced thermal stress. The efficiency of this thermal ...