Renata Turkes postdoc researcher FWO Research Renata Turkes Research team Internet Data Lab (IDLab) Learning beyond memorizing: Topological data analysis of deep learning's generalization ability. 01/10/2024 - 31/08/2028 Abstract Deep learning has achieved remarkable success in solving complex probl…

Optical microscopy for heritage materials Programme info Micro-credential: Optical microscopy for heritage materials Programme info Micro-credential: Optical microscopy for heritage materials Study load: 3 ECTS credits Language of instruction: English Maximum number of participants: 15 Location: Sta…

Sarah Melsens unpaid staff Research Sarah Melsens Research team Architect, Engineer or 'Builder'? Design and construction practice in post-independence Pune (India). 09/12/2019 - 08/12/2020 Abstract In 1996 an Indian architect wrote: 'My architecture is only 2'6" deep [referring to the building faca…

Kathleen Deiteren guest professor Research Kathleen Deiteren Research team Medical Biochemistry Molecular characterisation of carboxypeptidase M, an extracellular membrane-bound peptidase involved in the tissue-specific response toward biologically active peptides. 01/10/2006 - 30/09/2008 Abstract C…

The Great Corona Study search menu search content Results survey 34 Most vaccinated people still respect the rules April 6th 2021 The Great Corona study confirms that young adults experience relatively more vaccine side effects People who have already received their vaccine seem to continue to compl…

CalcUA search menu search content Available software A large list of the most commonly used HPC software packages is already installed on our clusters and available to our users. However, some restrictions may apply on commercial or licensed software. Additional software can be installed on demand. …

Research Centre for Visual Poetics search menu search content New Book: European Film Remakes ed. Gertjan Willems, Eduard Cuelenaere and Stijn Joye Visual Poetics member Gertjan Willems published a new book ‘European Film Remakes’ with Edinburgh University Press. Co-edited with Eduard Cuelenaere…

Nele Brusselaers professor Research Nele Brusselaers Research team Global Health Institute (GHI) Expertise I am a clinical epidemiologist with as main research interests the long-term effects of commonly prescribed drugs such as antibiotics and gastric-acid suppressors, potentially through interacti…

A-PECS search menu search content (Photo-)electrochemistry Titania based electrochemistry The features of TiO2 (under illumination) are fully exploited in our lab in the context of photo-electrochemical applications to make horseradish peroxidase based biosensors more environmental friendly by avoid…

Bio-Imaging Lab search menu search content MRI Atlases MRI atlases Brain research often relies on brain atlas templates to which new data can be registered. For less common animal specimen one may need to develop an atlas as none exists yet. These – often probabilistic - atlases can be used as a r…

Cardiovascular Diseases search menu search content Sphygmocor System Sphygmocor System (ATCOR) SphygmoCor technology is the gold standard for noninvasive measurement (applanation tonometry) of central blood pressure and pulse wave velocity. Pulse Wave Analysis (PWA) The SphygmoCor system records the…

Kevin Van Sundert unpaid staff Research Kevin Van Sundert Research team Biobased sustainability engineering (SUSTAIN) Expertise My research domain concerns interactions between land ecosystems and climate change, in both directions (through for example impacts on CO2-exchange). Focus is specifically…

INSPIRE safety pharmacology search menu search content A needle in a hay stack 21/07/2021 - Benji (ESR #13) Myocardial infarction (MI) is a common cause of heart failure (HF). Therefore, induction of an MI is often used to study the resulting HF in mice. To induce MI in mice, several surgical method…

Irina Grubova postdoctoral scholarship hold. Research Irina Grubova Research team Modelling and Simulation in Chemistry (MOSAIC) Formation of hydroxyapatite coatings with tailored properties using radio-frequency mognetron sputtering through combined experiments and simulations. 01/12/2015 - 31/05/2…

Senne Van Minnebruggen researcher Publications Senne Van Minnebruggen The impact of commonly overlooked faults in combined heat distribution circuits : analysis of heat meter data Source E3S Web of Conferences-562 (2024) p. 1-13 Author(s) Senne Van Minnebruggen, Stef Jacobs, Ivan Verhaert, Peter Hel…

ECOSPHERE search menu search content Conservation and restoration In an era of ever increasing anthropogenic global change, biodiversity and ecosystem functioning and services of ecosystems worldwide are continuously degrading. The study of effective science-based methods for conservation and restor…

Toon Stas researcher Research Toon Stas Research team Co-Design of Cyber-Physical Systems (Cosys-Lab) V-CALSA – Visual Computer-Aided Lung Sound Analysis. 01/10/2020 - 30/09/2024 Abstract Lung auscultation, which is the process of listening to breath sounds, is one of the most commonly used examin…

Centre of Expertise for Higher Education search menu search content At-risk students: study progress and diversity Written in collaboration with Jonas Nicolaï (Project coordinator Mentoraat Plus UAntwerpen). The unequal distribution of opportunities for students in higher education is a persistent …

Fatma Bozyigit valorisation manager Research Fatma Bozyigit Research team Antwerp Systems and software Modelling (AnSyMo) Expertise Model Driven Engineering, Software Engineering, Data Science, Machine Learning Applications in Software Engineering Tasks Nexor - Cyber-Physical Systems for the Industr…

Lucia Buccioli predoc researcher FWO Research Lucia Buccioli Research team Medical Genetics (MEDGEN) Identification of novel treatment targets through improved pathomechanistic insight in IPO8 deficient aortopathy. 01/11/2022 - 31/10/2027 Abstract Thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) is an abnormal wideni…

Evolutionary Ecology Group - EVECO search menu search content NEW: Co-infections, heterogeneity and behaviour: models and real rodents. Most epidemiological models for infections target a single pathogen, but in reality hosts are commonly infected by more than one pathogen. Moreover, many models ass…

Philosophy and Society | Summer School | Antwerp Summer University search menu search content Programme 2023 Stories of Illness and Health Stories of Illness and Health. Illness uproots one's certainties, and therefore seems to ask for a new life narrative. While not everyone feels the need to tell …

FACSUA search menu search content FACSLyric Becton Dickinson The BD FACSLyric is a new-generation high-performance flow cytometer. The FACSLyric is a 3-laser flow cytometer that is configured with 12 independent photomultipliers. It is a high-performance, highly sensitive flow cytometer with excepti…

Toxicological Centre search menu search content Sample preparation Different sample preparation techniques commonly used for the analyses at the Toxicological centre are described below. Soxhlet Extraction In Soxhlet extraction, a solid sample is extracted at a high temperature with an organic solve…

Antwerp X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy laboratory search menu search content Scanning and tomographic X-Ray Powder Diffraction X-ray powder diffraction is one of the few analytical techniques that can unambiguously identify chemical species in a wide range of materials. The possibilities of transfor…