Energy and Materials in Infrastructure and Buildings search menu search content Towards flexible heating centrals TETRA aanvraag Er is al veel inkt over gevloeid de laatste maanden, maar zijn warmtepompen echt wel de toekomst om een duurzamere gebouwenstok te realiseren? Of blijven we toch gewoon be…

HVAC HVAC Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning HVAC Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Wat mag je van deze cursus verwachten? Deze opleiding is een reactie op enerzijds de groeiende vraag naar hooggekwalificeerd personeel en de HVAC-industrie en anderzijds de specifieke vraag van bedri…

University Fund search menu search content Chair of Heating Networks The approach for rolling out heating networks Climate neutrality is more necessary than ever. That's why the City of Antwerp, Fluvius, and the University of Antwerp are joining forces to establish the new Chair in District Heating.…

Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development search menu search content District heating chair As climate neutrality is needed more than ever, the City of Antwerp, Fluvius and the University of Antwerp are joining forces for the new District Heating Chair. One of the key elements is the cons…

Fysica Maja Verstraeten: Onderzoeker in het Laboratorium voor Plasmafysica (LPP) Maja Verstraeten: Onderzoeker in het Laboratorium voor Plasmafysica (LPP) Opleiding aan Universiteit Antwerpen Bachelor fysica (2014) Master fysica: subatomaire fysica (2016) Doctor in de wetenschappen: fysica (2021) Hu…

Industriële wetenschappen: bouwkunde (industrieel ingenieur) Charlotte Verhaeghe werkt bij de Universiteit Antwerpen Charlotte Verhaeghe werkt bij de Universiteit Antwerpen "Tijdens mijn opleiding ontdekte ik dat het energievraagstuk in de bouwsector me echt boeit" Charlotte Verhaeghe Master in de …

Energy and Materials in Infrastructure and Buildings search menu search content Consultancy Services Sustainability assessment Within the field of sustainability assessment, EMIB has expertise with: Ex-ante LCA: How can we incorporate the future in environmental modelling? Consequential LCA: What ar…

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…

Houssam Matbouli doctoraatsbursaal Publicaties Houssam Matbouli Automatic identification and evaluation of building clusters for optimal district heating networks phasing Bron E3S Web of Conferences-562 (2024) p. 1-15 Auteur(s) Houssam Matbouli, Zakarya Kabbara, Steven Van Passel, Peter Hellinckx, I…

Ivan Verhaert hoofddocent Publicaties Ivan Verhaert Boosterwarmtepompen en variabele elektriciteitsprijzen : een match? Bron Heat+ : informatieblad Techlink voor installatiebedrijven speciale technieken-22:3 (2025) p. 62-66 Auteur(s) Stef Jacobs, Dirk De Wolf, Ivan Verhaert Citatielink Collectief ve…

Alixe Degelin onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Alixe Degelin Experimental characterization of a solar boiler as a sensible thermal energy storage system Bron Proceedings of the 10th World Conference on Experimental Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics, 26-30 August, 2024 Rhodes Island…

Senne Van Minnebruggen onderzoeker Publicaties Senne Van Minnebruggen The impact of commonly overlooked faults in combined heat distribution circuits : analysis of heat meter data Bron E3S Web of Conferences-562 (2024) p. 1-13 Auteur(s) Senne Van Minnebruggen, Stef Jacobs, Ivan Verhaert, Peter Helli…

Thomas Huybrechts onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Thomas Huybrechts Resource-aware neural network pruning using constrained reinforcement learning and self-competition Bron 6th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Control (AIRC), 7-9 May, 2025, Savannah, Ga, USA- () p…

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…

Stef Jacobs academisch medewerker postdoc Publicaties Stef Jacobs Boosterwarmtepompen en variabele elektriciteitsprijzen : een match? Bron Heat+ : informatieblad Techlink voor installatiebedrijven speciale technieken-22:3 (2025) p. 62-66 Auteur(s) Stef Jacobs, Dirk De Wolf, Ivan Verhaert Citatielink…

Zakarya Kabbara senior onderzoeker Publicaties Zakarya Kabbara Improving the learning process of deep reinforcement learning agents operating in collective heating environments Bron Applied energy - ISSN 0306-2619-384 (2025) p. 1-15 Auteur(s) Stef Jacobs, Sara Ghane, Pieter Jan Houben, Zakarya Kabba…

Peter Hellinckx hoogleraar Publicaties Peter Hellinckx Towards efficient and scalable behaviour and communication learning using multi-agent reinforcement learning Bron Antwerp, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Applied Engineering,xxx, 162 p. Auteur(s) Astrid Vanneste, Kevin Mets, Peter Hellinckx C…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Thomas Huybrechts unpaid staff Publications Thomas Huybrechts Resource-aware neural network pruning using constrained reinforcement learning and self-competition Source 6th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Control (AIRC), 7-9 May, 2025, Savannah, Ga, USA- () p. 526-5…

Alixe Degelin unpaid staff Publications Alixe Degelin Experimental characterization of a solar boiler as a sensible thermal energy storage system Source Proceedings of the 10th World Conference on Experimental Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics, 26-30 August, 2024 Rhodes Island, Greec…

Zakarya Kabbara senior researcher Publications Zakarya Kabbara Improving the learning process of deep reinforcement learning agents operating in collective heating environments Source Applied energy - ISSN 0306-2619-384 (2025) p. 1-15 Author(s) Stef Jacobs, Sara Ghane, Pieter Jan Houben, Zakarya Kab…