Prosocial behavior is essential for a functioning society. Although studies show an early onset of prosocial behaviors, there is no comprehensive theory on its development and underlying mechanisms. The visit to Dr Dunfield’s lab, which will be made possible with the help of the GRA, is embedded in a superordinate research project with the goal […]

We will use the recently developed Belgian indices of multiple deprivation (BIMDs) in combination with all-cause and cause-specific mortality data to investigate the SE inequalities in longevity indicators. Our main goal is to compare the levels and trends of life expectancy, median and modal ages at death across geographical areas in Belgium with different deprivation […]

Topological features can arise when you combine materials or lattices of different configurations at the interface. Individual elements of the lattice can be engineered to select modes which do not propagate into the rest of the system (by splitting them), and the rest would be able to, using Floquet optical ring resonators. We propose to […]

The objective of this research project is to combine different forms of user feedback mechanisms (haptic, olfactory, force, auditory) to better recreate simulated environments and increase the impact of extended reality (XR) training platforms for both users and collaborative robots. As such the research question that is being investigated during the research project is: How […]

The first aspect of this project aims to address the so-called digital divide, the challenges for broadband access in remote areas. The second is data privacy in artificial intelligence solutions. With the advent of 5G, we can now use fixed wireless access (FWA) to enable broadband access in remote areas. It consists of installing a […]

The primary objective of this project is to automatically extract accurate footprint maps of buildings from remotely sensed data such a satellite/aerial images. In recent times, deep learning approaches have shown significant progress and success in processing remote-sensing image data. Most prevailing techniques used for this task often involve using pixel-level classification deep learning techniques […]

By using second language (L2) written corpus data, this study explores the effect of different genres (i.e., argumentative, expositive, narrative, and descriptive) on syntactic complexity measures. Previous studies have noted that specific genres require unique sets of linguistic features, including measures associated with syntactic complexity. Therefore, the analysis will identify which complexity features are uniquely […]

The purpose of the project is to manufacture low- and high- density polyethylene from CO2. These products are the result of an energy-intensive process, steam cracking. This process is known for its high CO2 emissions, and this is something that the whole world is trying to reduce, because of its global warming impacts. Therefore, CO2 […]

The main issue of the proposal hinges on the application of Data driven approaches for Model Predictive Control (MPC) applications. MPC is an optimization based control methodology well known in literature which is extremely popular when considering constrained control problems. The main drawback of MPC is the need of an accurate model plant to solve […]

Les objectifs de ce projet visent à déterminer l’impact de la collaboration université-entreprise sur la commercialisation des nanotechnologies, à déterminer l’impact du financement public de la recherche universitaire et à travers des contributions directes aux entreprises sur la commercialisation, et à étudier les effets des retombées de connaissances ‘capturées’ par les entreprises avec ou sans […]

Nowadays, many building contractors use modular construction, where various parts of a building are partially or completely built on an assembly line and then put together on the delivery site. Building interior modules often involve building and finishing plasterboard walls, including closing joints between panels and hiding fasteners or defects. To do so, a gypsum-based […]

Distributed Energy Resources are key elements in de-centralized power systems. By deploying them close to the consumer nodes, one can address the increases in power demand while bypassing investment in transmission and distribution systems. The proposed research work concerns the optimization of DC-DC interfaces for DC microgrids. It will consider different types of semiconductors (Si, […]