Research group for Urban Development search menu search content Highway x City A technologically evolving vehicle fleet, increasing shared mobility, further densification of cities because of the large housing challenge and an emission-free vehicle fleet. There were the premises of a research projec…

Transport and Regional Economics search menu search content 3rd BNPPF chair Shipping Event Pictures Impact of decarbonisation and energy transition Following the success of the shipping industry events we held in 2017 and 2019, we are delighted to inform you that BNP Paribas Fortis Chair Transport, …

Transport and Regional Economics search menu search content Edition 2017 Ship finance in the Basel IV era On 28 February, during the EU Shipping Week, the BNP Paribas Fortis Chair Transport, Logistics and Ports hosted an event on the topic ‘Ship finance in the Basel IV era’ in Brussels. After tw…

Transport and Regional Economics search menu search content TPR Last Mile Cost Model The last mile segment is by far the most dynamic one of a total logistics chain, from both a market perspective and a process perspective. The research concerning last mile logistics started with the analysis of the…

Info for companies search menu search content Services and expertise Service offers Comprehensive Transport and Logistics Cost Models from Transport and Regional Economics (TPR) Research group Transport and Regional Economics has developed advanced instruments to predict the flows of logistics and w…

TransportNET search menu search content Previous editions Antwerp Inland Navigation School Edition 2022 Antwerp Inland Navigation School 2022 - From basic inland navigation knowledge to inland navigation insiders’ strategies Antwerp Inland Navigation School 2022 – University of Antwerp TOPIC TIM…

Transport and Regional Economics search menu search content Working papers This list contains the research papers of Department members. 2017 SYS, Christa, Eddy VAN DE VOORDE, Thierry VANELSLANDER & Edwin VAN HASSEL: "De binnenvaart: Traditionele modus, innovatieve toekomst?" 2017/004 2016 GIULIANO,…

Info for companies search menu search content Services and expertise Service offers Comprehensive Transport and Logistics Cost Models from Transport and Regional Economics (TPR) Research group Transport and Regional Economics has developed advanced instruments to predict the flows of logistics and w…

TransportNET search menu search content Antwerp Inland Navigation School From basic inland navigation knowledge to inland navigation insiders’ strategies Edition 2024 ✔ A week-long series of presentations, debates and practical workshops focused on key challenges for Europe's inland navigation i…

Dennie Lockefeer Chair search menu search content Dennie Lockefeer Thesis Award Winners In 2020, laureate Sana Somers won the first Dennie Lockefeer thesis prize with her master's thesis, "Floating storage of oil and oil-related products in the ARA region". In 2021, the Dennie Lockefeer thesis prize…

TransportNET search menu search content Programme Antwerp Inland Navigation School 2024 Programme Programme AINS 2024 Antwerp Inland Navigation School 2024 Date Topic Time subject speaker University of Antwerp City Campus Room S.D.013 Grote Kauwenberg 18 2000 Antwerp Fleet, market and crew 8h30 - 9h…

Info for companies search menu search content AHA!-awards 2019 Antwerp is the knowledge region par excellence, a fact highlighted once again during the first Antwerp Innovation Night organised by Antwerp.SRL, the network platform of UAntwerp and Voka Antwerp-Waasland on Monday 16 December 2019. The …

Peter Hellinckx professor Research Peter Hellinckx Research team Modelling for Sustainability (M4S) Optimizing urban adaptation and mitigation planning for compound hot-dry event resilience. 01/11/2025 - 31/10/2029 Abstract Urban agglomerations and populations are particularly at risk of extreme cli…

Kenneth Sörensen full professor - vice-dean Research Kenneth Sörensen Research team Engineering Management Expertise My research group studies the development of planning algorithms and, in particular, how efficient computer programs can be built to solve complex planning problems. A few examples …

Edwin van Hassel full professor Research Edwin van Hassel Research team Transport and Regional Economics Expertise Edwin van Hassel is a professor at the University of Antwerp, where he teaches several courses. He has an engineering degree in naval architecture and he holds a PhD in applied economic…

The Samuel Beckett Endpage search menu search content On Beckett's works Forthcoming Little, James. The Making of Samuel Beckett's 'Not I' / 'Pas moi', 'That Time' / 'Cette fois' and 'Footfalls' / 'Pas'. University Press Antwerp & Bloomsbury, Winter 2021. Moorjani, Angela. Beckett and Buddhism. Camb…

Siegfried Denys professor Research Siegfried Denys Research team Antwerp engineering, PhotoElectroChemistry & Sensing (A-PECS) Expertise The main research focus is sustainable air purification using either advanced, emerging technologies (photocatalysis) or eco-technological solutions (using microor…

Thierry Vanelslander full professor - vice-dean Research Thierry Vanelslander Research team Transport and Regional Economics Expertise Transport economics, port economics, transport innovation, logistics chain analysis, maritime economics, air transport economics, urban logistics, transport policy I…

Bart Goethals full professor Research Bart Goethals Research team ADReM Data Lab (ADReM) Expertise Development and study of advanced methods for Data Mining, Big Data Analytics, Recommender Systems, Data Cleaning, and other technologies related to the management and analysis of large amounts of data…

Maarten Van Acker professor Research Maarten Van Acker Research team Research Group for Urban Development Henry van de Velde Expertise Maarten Van Acker is an expert in infrastructure and urban planning. He is Professor of Urban Design at the master programs of Architecture and Urbanism and Spatial …

Transport and Regional Economics search menu search content Projects Ongoing projects Inland waterway transport resilience to disruptions: Evidence from the Rhine Alpine Corridor. 15/07/2025 - 14/07/2026 Abstract Inland waterway transport (IWT) offers substantial potential for sustainable freight mo…

Research group for Urban Development search menu search content Overview projects Ongoing projects Consultancy for the restart of the policy plan Flanders 26/05/2025 - 30/06/2026 Abstract This project involves providing academic guidance to the writing team of the Spatial Policy Plan Flanders within…

Bedrijfswetenschappen en Economie Working Papers 1999-current Working Papers 1999-current Working Papers 2025 2025/002 ROSÉS, Lluis M., Steven POELMANS & Bart CAMBRÉ: Team Paradoxes and Performance. Balancing Autonomy, Teamwork, and Boundary Spanning for Meeting Effectiveness and Goal Achievement …

Back to the Future search menu search content Blog Betting on the Next Pope ... in Antwerp in 1559 7/5/2025 By Jeroen Puttevils On 22 April 2025, just a day after Pope Francis I’s death, the sports betting agency Ladbrokes offered to bet on who would become the next Holy Father and what papal name…

IDLab search menu search content Projects Ongoing projects SAFIR - Stability-aware Adaptable Framework for Industrial Reinforcement Learning. 01/12/2025 - 30/11/2029 Abstract This project develops a novel framework that bridges classical control theory and reinforcement learning (RL) to ensure stabl…