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2012

Development of a feature-deselectiveneuroevolution method and its relevance in medical CAD applications

    Doctorandus: Maxine Yen Ling Tan
    Promotors: Deklerck R., and Jansen B.


Routing, Wavelength Assignment and Pricingin (Multi-Domain) Optical Networks
    Doctorandus: Pasquale Gurzi
    Promotors: Steenhaut K., and Nowe A.


2011

Current-assisted sensor devices for 3Dtime-of-flight imaging

    Doctorandus: Ward Van Der Tempel
    Promotor: Kuijk M.


ExecutableModels for Extensible Workflow Engines
    Doctorandus: Mario Sanchez Pucini
    Promotor: Jonckers V.


A Non-invasive Approach for Evolving ModelTransformation Chains
    Doctorandus: Andres Yie
    Promotor: Jonckers V.


Deterministic andprobalistic active contour models for medical image segmentation
    Doctorandus: Yanfeng Shang
    Promotors: Nyssen E., and Deklerck R.


Use and modeling of overtone resonances in FBAR resonators operating at RF frequencies
    Doctorandus: Mohamed Reda El-Barkouky
    Promotors: Rolain Y., and Wambacq P.


Cloud properties retrieval for climatestudies from geostationary orbit
    Doctorandus: Alessandro Ipe
    Promotors: Cornelis J., and Dewitte S.


Sparse Interactions inMulti-Agent Reinforcement Learning
    Doctorandus: Yann-Michaël De Hauwere
    Promotor: Nowe A.


Novel Semiconductor Based Devices forDetection and generation of CO2 Laser Radiation
    Doctorandus: Werner Vandermeiren
    Promotors: Vounckx R., and Stiens J.


SparseInteractions in Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning
    Doctorandus: Yann-Michaël De Hauwere
    Promotor: Nowe A.


2010

High-speedcalibrated analog-to-digital converters in CMOS

    Doctorandus: Bob Verbruggen
    Promotors: Van Der Plas G., and Kuijk M.


Total Solar Irradiance Measurements DuringSolar Cycles 22 and 23
    Doctorandus: Sabri Mekaoui
    Promotors: Cornelis J., and Dewitte S.


Variational methods for dense depthreconstruction from monocular and binocular video sequences
    Doctorandus: Geert De Cubber
    Promotors: Baudoin Y., and Sahli H.


Antenna elements and arrays for activemillimeter wave imaging
    Doctorandus: Islam Md.Saiful
    Promotors: Vounckx R., and Stiens J.


Multi-parameter illumination techniques formillimeter wave imaging
    Doctorandus: Lixiao Zhang
    Promotors: Vounckx R., and Stiens J.


(Meta)material Characterisation andThin-film sensing Using Quasi-optical Technique in Millimetre Wave Band
    Doctorandus: Amna Elhawil
    Promotors: Vounckx R., and Stiens J.


Multi-layer Traffic Engineering in the New Generation Internet based on IP/MPLS over ASON/GMPLS Networks
    Doctorandus: Walter Colitti
    Promotors: Steenhaut K., and Nowe A.


Monitoring and Analysis of Workflow Applications: A Domain-specific Language Approach
    Doctorandus: Oscar Gonzalez
    Promotor: Jonckers V.


Decentralised Reinforcement Learning in Markov Games
    Doctorandus: Peter Vrancx
    Promotors: Nowe A., and Verbeeck K.


2009

CMOS Circuits and Devices for3D Time-of-Flight Cameras

    Doctorandus: Daniel Van Nieuwenhove
    Promotor: Kuijk M.


Visual attention framework:application to event analysis
    Doctorandus: Thomas Geerinck
    Promotors: Sahli H., and Enescu V.


Best-Practice Framework for Developing and Implementing e-Government
    Doctorandus: Abdelbaset Rabaiah
    Promotors: Farouk M., and Vandijck E.


Focus Mutual Information forMedical Image Alignment in Dentistry, Orthodontics and CraniofacialSurgery
    Doctorandus: Wolfgang Jacquet
    Promotors: De Groen P., Nyssen E., and Bottenberg P.


Language Facilities for theDeployment of Reusable Aspects
    Doctorandus: Bruno De Fraine
    Promotors: Jonckers V., and Vanderperren W.


ScalableError-resilient Coding of Meshes
    Doctorandus: Dan Costin Cernea
    Promotors: Munteanu A., and Schelkens P.


2008

Processing of Geostationary SatelliteObservations for Earth Radiation Budget Studies

    Doctorandus: Nicolas Clerbaux
    Promotors: Cornelis J., and Dewitte S.


Scalable Joint Source-Channel Codingof Image and Video Signals
    Doctorandus: Maryse Stoufs
    Promotors: Cornelis J., and Munteanu A.


PlatformOntologies for the Model-Driven Architecture
    Doctorandus: Dennis Wagelaar
    Promotors: Jonckers V., and Van Der Straeten R.


Epitaxial growth of nitrideson germanium
    Doctorandus: Ruben Lieten
    Promotors: Borghs G., and Kuijk M.


Area-aware RF front-end circuit design innanometer CMOS
    Doctorandus: Jonathan Borremans
    Promotors: Kuijk M., and Wambacq P.


Towards an adaptable millimeter wavereflector: development of an antenna coupled opto-electronic modulatorarray
    Doctorandus: Gert Poesen
    Promotors: Vounckx R., and Stiens J.


2007

Infraredthermography for the detection and characterisation of buried objects

    Doctorandus: Thanh Nguyen Trung
    Promotors: Sahli H., and Dinh Nho H.


Scalable Error-Resilient Coding of Video Signals
    Doctorandus: Fabio Verdicchio
    Promotors: Munteanu A., and Schelkens P.


An Approach Combining Model-Driven Engineering andAspect-Oriented Programming for the Connection of High-level andExecutable Business Rules with Existing Object-Oriented Applications
    Doctorandus: Maria Cibran
    Promotors: Maja D., and Jonckers V.


Learning Causal Models of MultivariateSystems and the Value of it for the Performance Modeling of ComputerPrograms
    Doctorandus: Jan Lemeire
    Promotor: Dirkx E.


Body AreaCommunications: Channel characterization and ultra-wideband system-levelapproach for low power
    Doctorandus: Andrew Fort
    Promotors: Van Biesen L., and Wambacq P.


Ultra-Wideband transceiver for low-powerlow data rate applications
    Doctorandus: Julien Ryckaert
    Promotors: Rolain Y., and Wambacq P.


2006

Modeling of Substrate Noise Impact on CMOS VCOS on aLightly-Doped Substrate

    Doctorandus: Charlotte Soens
    Promotors: Rolain Y., Kuijk M., and Wambacq P.


Multi-Mode Receiver RF Front-ends forMulti-Standard Applications
    Doctorandus: Mingxu Liu
    Promotors: Craninckx J., and Kuijk M.


COROBA: An Open framework fordistributed robot control and sensor networks.
    Doctorandus: Eric Colon
    Promotors: Baudouin Y., and Sahli H.


Ground Penetrating Radar for Anti-personnel LandmineDetection
    Doctorandus: Luc Van Kempen
    Promotors: Cornelis J., and Sahli H.


FacialAnalysis & Synthesis
    Doctorandus: Ilse Ravyse
    Promotor: Sahli H.


Vector valued nonlinear diffusion and itsapplication to segmentation
    Doctorandus: Iris Vanhamel
    Promotor: Sahli H.


MarkovianModeling & Bayesian Image Analysis: Application in PerceptualOrganization and Image Classification
    Doctorandus: Antonis Katartzis
    Promotors: Cornelis J., and Sahli H.


MultipleDescriptions Scalar Quantizers: Theory and Applications
    Doctorandus: Ion Gavrilescu
    Promotors: Cornelis J., and Munteanu A.


Advanced motioninformation coding and deblocking techniques for scalable videocompression
    Doctorandus: Joeri Barbarien
    Promotors: Cornelis J., Munteanu A., and Schelkens P.


Evaluation of deep-sub-quarter micron CMOStechnology: low noise amplifiers, ESD reliability, and oscillators
    Doctorandus: Dimitri Linten
    Promotors: Rolain Y., Kuijk M., and Wambacq P.


Noise suppression in active millimetre wave imaging
    Doctorandus: Gaetan Koers
    Promotors: Vounckx R., and Stiens J.


Study of the impact ofgenotype compression for Genetic programming, an application to datacompression.
    Doctorandus: Johan Parent
    Promotors: Steenhaut K., and Nowe A.


Advanced Round-Trip Engineering: An AgileAnalysis-driven Approach for Dynamic Languages
    Doctorandus: Ellen Van Paesschen
    Promotors: D`hondt T., and D`hondt M.


Impact and Mitigation of AnalogImpairments in Multiple Antenna Wireless Communications
    Doctorandus: Jian Liu
    Promotors: Barel A., Stiens J., and Vandersteen G.


2005

Inconsistency Management in Model-drivenSoftware Engineering. An Approach using Description Logic.

    Doctorandus: Ragnhild Van Der Straeten
    Promotors: Mens T., and Jonckers V.


Modularizing AdvancedTransaction Management - Tackling Tangled Aspect Code
    Doctorandus: Johan Fabry
    Promotors: D`hondt T., and Tourwe T.


Wavelet based scalable video codering:Algorithms and Complexity Models
    Doctorandus: Ioannis Andreopoulos
    Promotors: Cornelis J., and Munteanu A.


Novel circuits and principlesfor inter-chip communication
    Doctorandus: Xavier Maillard
    Promotor: Kuijk M.


Compressed Linear Genetic Programming on the SymbolicRegression Problem
    Doctorandus: Calin-Doru Maior
    Promotor: Nowe A.


Surface-textured thin-film light-emittingdiodes
    Doctorandus: Cathleen Rooman
    Promotors: Heremans P., and Kuijk M.


2004

Resource Optimization Methods forTelecommunication Networks

    Doctorandus: Mohammed Fakir
    Promotors: Steenhaut K., and Nowe A.


Extraction, hierarchicalrepresentation and flexible compression of surface meshes derived from3D data
    Doctorandus: Alexandru Salomie Ioan
    Promotors: Cornelis J., and Deklerck R.


Structure and motion analysis:variational Methods and Related PDE models
    Doctorandus: Lixin Yang
    Promotor: Sahli H.


Multiple hypothesis-driven approach toGPS/GSM measurement-based map-aided positioning
    Doctorandus: Valentin Enescu
    Promotor: Sahli H.


Wavelet-based Scalable L-Infinity-orientedCoding
    Doctorandus: Alin Alecu
    Promotors: Cornelis J., and Schelkens P.


HetHorizontale Denken. Een reflectie op de structuren en de grenzen van hetfilosofische denken
    Doctorandus: Steven Van Luchene
    Promotors: Weyembergh M., and Chan C.


Resource Allocation as an Evolving Strategy in a FreeEntry and Exit Setting
    Doctorandus: Alain Gaetan
    Promotor: Nowe A.


Learning in Multi-agent Systems. An Evolutionary GameTheoretic Approach.
    Doctorandus: Karl Tuyls
    Promotors: Manderick B., and Nowe A.


Design andimplementation of real-world problems using nested evolution strategies
    Doctorandus: Sang Zhang
    Promotor: Nowe A.


Compressed RepresentationGenetice Algorithm
    Doctorandus: Min Zhang
    Promotor: Nowe A.


2003

Radiometric satellite data analysis

    Doctorandus: Piet Boekaerts
    Promotor: Cornelis J.


HEURISTIC METHODS FOR EFFICIENT PROTECTION OF OPTICAL NETWORKS
    Doctorandus: Thi Ngoc Lan Tran
    Promotors: Steenhaut K., and Nowe A.


Wavelet Image Coding and Multiscale Edge DetectionAlgorithms and applications
    Doctorandus: Adrian Munteanu
    Promotor: Cornelis J.


Different Levels of Selection in ArtificialEvolutionary Systems: Analysis and Simulation of Selection Dynamics.
    Doctorandus: Tom Lenaerts
    Promotors: Manderick B., and Nowe A.


Image Compressionenhancement with genetic programming
    Doctorandus: Yi Zhao
    Promotor: Nowe A.


Evolving an image comparison matrix using geneticprogramming
    Doctorandus: Xiaofei Wu
    Promotor: Nowe A.


2002

An Architecture for Seamless Access to IP MulticastContent

    Doctorandus: Pieter Liefooghe
    Promotor: Goossens M.


A Multidisciplinary Analysis of Frequency Domain MetalDetectors for Humanitarian Demining
    Doctorandus: Claudio Bruschini
    Promotor: Sahli H.


Machine Learning in Embedded diet advisor
    Doctorandus: Anna Amirova
    Promotor: Nowe A.


2001

Low power techniques andcircuits for interchip communication and liquid-crystal displays.

    Doctorandus: Frederic Devisch
    Promotor: Kuijk M.


UML - SDLRound-Trip Engineering through Incremental Translation of Changes
    Doctorandus: Kurt Verschaeve
    Promotor: Jonckers V.


Scalable runtime reconfigurable computing systems. Design, implementation and use for simulation purposes.
    Doctorandus: Abdellah Touhafi
    Promotors: Dirkx E., and Steenhaut K.


Towards a Unified SemanticModel for Object Oriented Modeling Languages.
    Doctorandus: Luc Goossens
    Promotor: Tiberghien J.


Multi-dimensional wavelet coding- algorithms andimplementations
    Doctorandus: Peter Schelkens
    Promotors: Catthoor F., and Cornelis J.


Active Vision: camera control and targettracking
    Doctorandus: Hong Ping
    Promotors: Baudoin Y., and Sahli H.


Towards on-CMOS-chip integrated gas sensors;Field emission devices with deep submicron features
    Doctorandus: Lieyi Sheng
    Promotor: Vounckx R.


Towards a unified semantic model forobject oriented modeling languages.
    Doctorandus: Luc Goossens
    Promotor: Tiberghien J.


1999

OpticalImplementation of Cellular Neural Nets for Mathematical Morphology

    Doctorandus: Ryszard Buczynski
    Promotors: Veretennicoff I., and Thienpont H.


Watershed-driven Image Segmentation
    Doctorandus: Ioanis Pratikakis
    Promotors: Cornelis J., and Sahli H.


Medical ImageAnalysis and Visualisation: The Quest for an adequate Framework
    Doctorandus: Rudi Deklerck
    Promotor: Cornelis J.


Tunable GranularityParallel Discrete Simulation
    Doctorandus: Wouter Brissinck
    Promotor: Dirkx E.


Tunable Granularity parallel discretesimulation
    Doctorandus: Wouter Brissinck
    Promotor: Dirkx E.


1998

Local instantaneous radiation budget, measured fromgeostationary and polar satellites

    Doctorandus: Steven Dewitte
    Promotor: Cornelis J.


VLSI Implementation of RegionOriented Image Compression Algorithms
    Doctorandus: Jan Bormans
    Promotors: De Man H., and Cornelis J.


Segmented Still Image Coding
    Doctorandus: Vassilios Christopoulos
    Promotor: Cornelis J.


Design and Applications of Image Models based onFeature Extraction
    Doctorandus: Mark Mertens
    Promotor: Cornelis J.


An Approach toIncremental Fuzzy Modelling of Dependencies in Complex PhysicalSystems.
    Doctorandus: Kamreddine Ouliddren
    Promotor: Nowe A.


High Speed CMOS Photoreceivers and Technologyfor OptoElectronic Ics and Data Communications.
    Doctorandus: Ayadi Kamel
    Promotor: Tiberghien J.


Highspeed CMOS Photoreceivers and Technology for OptoElectronic IC`s andData Communications.
    Doctorandus: Kamel Ayadi
    Promotor: Dirkx E.


AnApproach to Incermental Fuzzy Modelling of Dependencies in ComplexPhysical Systems.
    Doctorandus: Kamreddine Ouliddren
    Promotors: Jonckers V., and Nowe A.


VLSI Implementation of Region OrientedImage Compression Algorithms
    Doctorandus: Jan Bormans
    Promotors: De Man H., and Cornelis J.


1997

Study anddevelopment of integrated and radiation hard read-uot electronics forcapacitive tracking detectors.

    Doctorandus: Johan Wulleman
    Promotor: Cornelis J.


1996

The integrated mirror opticalswitch: optical plasma resonance effects in semiconductors used for thecontrol of 10 Âm infrared light

    Doctorandus: Johan Stiens
    Promotors: Veretennicoff I., and Vounckx R.


The Integrated MirrorOptical Switch : Optical Plasma Resonance Effects in Semiconductors usedfor the control of 10 um Infrared Light
    Doctorandus: Johan Stiens
    Promotor: Veretennicoff I.


1995

Architectures forsubband coding of images

    Doctorandus: Gauthier Lafruit
    Promotor: Cornelis J.


Cardiac image analysis
    Doctorandus: Xin Yang
    Promotors: Cornelis J., and Taeymans Y.


CMM: Amodel to manage corporate and distributed information systems.
    Doctorandus: Jose A. Cordeiro Gomes
    Promotor: Goossens M.


A parallel simulation tool for ATM Switching Networks
    Doctorandus: Liu Weixin
    Promotor: Dirkx E.


Resource allocation problemsin high speed networks: a study based on simulation and analyticmodelling
    Doctorandus: Kris Steenhaut
    Promotor: Tiberghien J.


Resource allocation problems in high speednetworks : a study based on simulation and analytic modelling
    Doctorandus: Kris Steenhaut
    Promotor: Tiberghien J.


A Parallel SimulationTool for ATM Switching Networks
    Doctorandus: Liu Weixin
    Promotor: Tiberghien J.


1994

Aspects of digital optical computing

    Doctorandus: Werner Peiffer
    Promotors: Veretennicoff I., Vounckx R., and Thienpont H.


ResonantTunneling Components: Electronic Devices for the Future?
    Doctorandus: Kristel Fobelets
    Promotors: Borghs G., and Vounckx R.


Multiple theory in electrocardiology
    Doctorandus: Patrick De Muynck
    Promotor: Cornelis J.


The synthesis of `safe` fuzzy controllers based onreinforcement learning.
    Doctorandus: Ann Nowe
    Promotor: Jonckers V.


1993

The optical Thyristor& Parallel Information Processing

    Doctorandus: Maarten Kuijk
    Promotors: Borghs G., and Vounckx R.


From Specification to Implementation.
    Doctorandus: Ludo Cuypers
    Promotor: Jonckers V.


Towards intelligent computer networkanalysis: a methodology and its implementation
    Doctorandus: Luc Absillis
    Promotor: Goossens M.


1991

Conception et mise en oeuvre d`une base de donnĂesrĂpartie dans un environnement Ă support hĂtĂrogĂne des donnĂes:disques optique et magnĂtique

    Doctorandus: Y.Y. Mende-Konga
    Promotor: Tiberghien J.


1990

Aspects of opticalbistability in nonlinear resonators for digital lightcontrol: between theory and technology

    Doctorandus: Hugo Thienpont
    Promotors: Veretennicoff I., and Vounckx R.


Computer Analysis of Cardiac MR Images
    Doctorandus: Michel Bister
    Promotor: Cornelis J.


1987

A Framework for modeling programmingknowledge

    Doctorandus: Viviane Jonckers
    Promotor: Steels L.


1986

Body Surface Potential Maps in electrocardiography: asearch for techniques to improve their clinical application

    Doctorandus: Edgard Nyssen
    Promotor: Cornelis J.


1985

Kortetijds cepstra en LPC analyse-synthese vanspraak

    Doctorandus: Werner Verhelst
    Promotor: Steenhaut O.


1984

A contribution to the development of theSelectivity Doped Heterojunction Transistor

    Doctorandus: Roger Vounckx
    Promotor: Steenhaut O.


1983

New equipment forautomated electroencephalogram analysis

    Doctorandus: Robrecht Paternoster
    Promotors: Bourgain R., and Steenhaut O.


1982

The chemical sensitivity ofelectrolyte/insulator/silicon structures

    Doctorandus: Luc Bousse
    Promotor: Steenhaut O.
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