Stef Jacobs academic interim staff postdoc PhD research of Stef Jacobs Towards optimal prosumer-based collective thermal systems using reinforcement learning agents What is my PhD research about? Collective thermal networks are thermal distribution systems that connect multiple end-users to common h…

Bartaku Vandeput postdoc researcher FWO Research Bartaku Vandeput Research team Center for Ethics Expertise `Koelleven´is a project featuring the exploration of the ethics of attunement, - deep listening in the context of the microbiota in hyperboloid cooling towers of electric energy facilities. T…

Stef Jacobs academic interim staff postdoc Research Stef Jacobs Research team Energy and Materials in Infrastructure and Buildings Optimal prosumer-based district heating and cooling using reinforcement learning agents. 01/11/2021 - 31/10/2025 Abstract District Heating and Cooling (DHC) is a promisi…

Energy and Materials in Infrastructure and Buildings search menu search content HIU test facility Lab infrastructure In a sustainable energy supply, district heating networks provide answers to questions of flexibility, energy efficiency, and air quality. Even within apartment buildings or collectiv…

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…

Ivan Verhaert associate professor Research Ivan Verhaert Research team Energy and Materials in Infrastructure and Buildings Expertise Design and analysis of (thermal) energy systems: * sustainable systems like CHP, Heat pumps, Thermal Solar, Fuel cells * specialized in HVAC, domestic hot water syste…

IOF NANO search menu search content Electron Microscopy for Materials Science (EMAT) - IOF NANO Electron Microscopy for Materials Science (EMAT) The EMAT research group is an electron microscopy center for materials research specialized in: structure of nanomaterials and interfaces through electron …

NANOlight Center of Excellence search menu search content Electron Microscopy for Materials Science (EMAT) Electron Microscopy for Materials Science The EMAT research group is an electron microscopy center for materials research specialized in: structure of nanomaterials and interfaces through elect…

Ilya T'Jollyn TT. asst. research professor Research Ilya T'Jollyn Research team Energy and Materials in Infrastructure and Buildings Expertise Reducing the energy use in buildings is essential to reach carbon neutrality and combat the effects of climate change. Traditional energy systems in building…

Thomas Huybrechts unpaid staff Research Thomas Huybrechts Research team Internet Data Lab (IDLab) Expertise Expertise in real-time distributed embedded systems and the performance analysis (WCRC) of those systems, by using classic approaches (static/dynamic) and hybrid machine learning-based predict…

Stef Jacobs academic interim staff postdoc Conferences by Stef Jacobs Collection of all conference papers and poster presentations What can we find here? This webpage summarises all information about my participation in conferences. Thus, an overview of past and planned conferences is available. Fro…

Isaura Bonneux grad. teaching & research ass. Publications Isaura Bonneux Exploring district heating and cooling cultures, a systematic literature review Source Energy Research and Social Science - ISSN 2214-6296-128 (2025) p. 1-17 Author(s) Isaura Bonneux, Herbert Peremans, Steven Van Passel Citati…

BORED2M search menu search content Publications Below, you can find a list of peer-reviewed articles, book chapters and conference presentations from our research unit. Peer-reviewed articles Poels, K., Vandebosch, H., & Rudnicki, K. (2022). The media psychology of boredom and mobile media use: Theo…

Sustainable Pavements and Asphalt Research (SUPAR) search menu search content Paving quality control Linescanner, thermal camera data analysis platform The SuPave Paving Temperature Visualizer is a tool that allows users to upload structured Excel/CSV files with paving temperature data (including ei…

Steven Van Cruchten professor Research Steven Van Cruchten Research team Comparative Perinatal Development (CoPeD) Expertise xxxxxxx Functional Anatomy using Classical and Cutting-Edge Techniques (FAC²ET). 01/01/2025 - 31/12/2029 Abstract To maximise collaboration between departments and institutes…

Biomolecular & Analytical Mass Spectrometry search menu search content Biomolecular imaging Polyatomic ion sources such as Bi3+ and C60+ allow the analysis of small biomolecules such as lipids, cholesterol, small metabolites, ... The distribution of these molecules in a tissue section can be imaged …

Energy and Materials in Infrastructure and Buildings search menu search content Flow and heat transfer Research To aid in achieving sustainable energy systems, simulations of flow and heat transfer are essential. They provide meaningful insights in the behaviour of these systems and can be used for …

Herbert Peremans full professor Publications Herbert Peremans Exploring district heating and cooling cultures, a systematic literature review Source Energy Research and Social Science - ISSN 2214-6296-128 (2025) p. 1-17 Author(s) Isaura Bonneux, Herbert Peremans, Steven Van Passel Citation link Weak…

Ivan Verhaert associate professor Publications Ivan Verhaert Boosterwarmtepompen en variabele elektriciteitsprijzen : een match? Source Heat+ : informatieblad Techlink voor installatiebedrijven speciale technieken-22:3 (2025) p. 62-66 Author(s) Stef Jacobs, Dirk De Wolf, Ivan Verhaert Citation link …

Houssam Matbouli doctoral scholarship holder Publications Houssam Matbouli Automatic identification and evaluation of building clusters for optimal district heating networks phasing Source E3S Web of Conferences-562 (2024) p. 1-15 Author(s) Houssam Matbouli, Zakarya Kabbara, Steven Van Passel, Peter…

Steven Van Passel full research professor - vice-rector Publications Steven Van Passel Down to the last drop : economic insights into drought mitigation in agriculture Source Antwerp, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Science,241 p. Author(s) Sam Vermeulen, Steven Van Passel, Jan Cools Citation link…

Warre Clarys predoc researcher FWO Publications Warre Clarys Comparative study of cooling techniques for perforator detection in DIEP flap reconstruction using dynamic infrared thermography Source Journal of plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery - ISSN 1748-6815-109 (2025) p. 144-151 Author(…

Simon Verspeek senior researcher Publications Simon Verspeek Comparative study of cooling techniques for perforator detection in DIEP flap reconstruction using dynamic infrared thermography Source Journal of plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery - ISSN 1748-6815-109 (2025) p. 144-151 Author(…

Stef Jacobs academic interim staff postdoc Publications Stef Jacobs Boosterwarmtepompen en variabele elektriciteitsprijzen : een match? Source Heat+ : informatieblad Techlink voor installatiebedrijven speciale technieken-22:3 (2025) p. 62-66 Author(s) Stef Jacobs, Dirk De Wolf, Ivan Verhaert Citatio…

Jan Verstockt researcher Publications Jan Verstockt Comparative study of cooling techniques for perforator detection in DIEP flap reconstruction using dynamic infrared thermography Source Journal of plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery - ISSN 1748-6815-109 (2025) p. 144-151 Author(s) Warre …