IDLab search menu search content IDLab Research group of the University of Antwerp and imec IDLab, headed by prof. dr. Erik Mannens, targets the most daunting challenges industry is facing to deliver digital transformation, connecting everything and extracting high value from data. Cookie prreferenc…

IDLab search menu search content IDLab Research group of the University of Antwerp and imec IDLab, headed by prof. dr. Erik Mannens, targets the most daunting challenges industry is facing to deliver digital transformation, connecting everything and extracting high value from data. Cookie prreferenc…

IDLab search menu search content Nieuwe spin-off IoSA Ultralichte tracker monitort gedrag van kleine dieren Om de biodiversiteit in stand te houden en de leefomstandigheden van wilde dieren te verbeteren, dienen we hun bewegingen en gedrag te begrijpen. Maar de instrumenten om diergedrag effectief t…

IDLab search menu search content Jobs Pioneering spirit, drive and passion: this is what defines us. In our research group you will find self-confident employees who work independently and embrace new ideas. You will be working in a multicultural environment with colleagues from across the world. Yo…

IDLab search menu search content Infrastructure IDLab has a unique research infrastructure used in numerous national and international collaborations. CityLab R&D Infrastructure in city environment of Antwerp 100+ gateways for wireless connectivity and data processing in the city Large-scale and env…

IDLab search menu search content Director Maarten Weyn Maarten Weyn is a full professor and Vice-Rector of Research and Impact at the University of Antwerp. He teaches wireless communication systems. His research at imec-IDLab focuses on ultra-low power sensor communication, embedded systems, sub-1 …

IDLab search menu search content Members Our research group is a joint initiative between the University of Antwerp and Ghent University. IDLab Antwerp counts about 118 members (13 professors, 4 business developers, 21 senior research staff, 74 junior research staff and 6 support staff members). We …

IDLab search menu search content Publications Optimized resource allocation for cloud-native 6G networks: zero-touch ML models in microservices-based VNF deployments Source IEEE network - ISSN 0890-8044- (2024) p. 1-8 Author(s) Swarna Bindu Chetty, Avishek Nag, Ahmed Al-Tahmeesschi, Qiao Wang, Berk …

IDLab search menu search content News Celtic-Next SARWS: improving road safety and weather models through AI technologies Local weather conditions such as ice, rain, snow and hail can cause dangerous situations on the road. How do we, as IDLab, contribute to better road safety? By using new data sou…

IDLab search menu search content Projects Ongoing projects Auto-generated simulator-based Datasets to advance machine Learning in Autonomous Shipping (ADLAS). 01/01/2025 - 31/12/2026 Abstract ADLAS intends to develop datasets for AI model training in autonomous maritime ships. It is motivated by the…

IDLab search menu search content Professors Jeroen Famaey Associate Research Professor Johann Marquez-Barja Professor José Oramas Mogrovejo Tenure Track Assistant Professor Kevin Mets Tenure Track Assistant Professor Maarten Weyn Professor Michael Peeters Guest Professor Miguel Camelo Botero Guest …

IDLab search menu search content Recycling GyroCatcher gives e-waste a new life Innovative device created by UAntwerp scientists is on display at the World Expo in Dubai Researchers from IDLab, an imec research group at UAntwerp, want to raise awareness about electronic waste (e-waste). The ‘GyroC…

IDLab search menu search content Contact About us With more than 115 members (13 professors, 4 business developers, 21 senior research staff, 74 junior research staff, and 6 supporting staff members), IDLab is one of the largest research groups of the University of Antwerp. IDLab has a solid track-r…

IDLab search menu search content CityLab The CityLab testbed is a smart cities testbed at IDLab. It is intended for large-scale wireless networking experimentation at a city neighborhood level in the unlicensed spectrum. CityLab is located in the city center of Antwerp, Belgium. The testbed can be f…

IDLab search menu search content OCTA OCTA is a dynamic Internet of Things (IoT) platform that focuses on energy-aware applications. The hardware platform exists out of a main board and shields. The user can customize the platform by adding shields, which can be wireless technologies, sensors or act…

IDLab search menu search content Robots At IDLab we conduct research that should match with real-life use cases. This means that testing and proving our approaches in a simulated environment or large testbeds is not sufficient. Hence, we have several robot platforms available to test our various (co…

IDLab search menu search content Explainability In recent years, Artificial Intelligence systems have matured significantly to the point of matching human performance in very specific tasks. However, despite their good performance, their complexity may hinder the features that they encode internally…

IDLab search menu search content Education Programs and courses Faculty of Applied Engineering - Electronics and ICT Engineering Technology (Dutch) Faculty of Applied Engineering - Electronics and ICT Engineering Technology (English) Faculty of Science - Computer Science (Dutch) Faculty of Science -…

IDLab search menu search content Smart Highway The Antwerp Smart Highway test site is built on top of the E313 highway, located in Belgium, at the heart of Europe. The test site consists of a highway strip of 4 km equipped with Road Side Units (RSUs), and is designed for vehicle-to-everything (V2X) …

IDLab search menu search content Business Developers To explore partnerships, please contact our Business Development team at bart.verhoeven@uantwerpen.be Anne Abeygunasekera Medior Business Developer Bart Verhoeven Senior Business Developer Lara Mennes Operations Expert Olivier Braet IOF Valorisati…

IDLab search menu search content DGX-2 The DGX-2 integrates 16 Nvidia v100 Tensor Core GPUs in one chassis that is not larger than a small fridge. It is the world's first single server to have a calculation speed of two petaflops. The system is designed such that complex models can use the combined …

IDLab search menu search content Supporting Staff Céline Nemery de Bellevaux Project Finance Specialist Emilie Gillain Administration Officer (interim) Lynn Rongé Head of Finance Michelle Nietvelt Head of Administration Najat Aazouzi Office Manager Valérie Speder HR Officer Cookie prreferences St…

IDLab search menu search content Senior Staff Ali Anwar Senior Researcher Andreas Gavrielides Senior Researcher/Project Manager Andrey Belogaev Senior Researcher Daniel Van den Akker Senior Research Engineer Dragan Subotic Senior Research Engineer Esra Aycan Beyazit Senior Researcher Henrique Duarte…

IDLab search menu search content Space Research At imec-IDLab, the space research track (led by Dr. Thomas Janssen) focuses on 3 pillars: Communication: Hybrid communication between Terrestrial and Non-Terrestrial Networks. This involves the seamless integration of LPWAN, 5G, 6G and beyond with LEO …

IDLab search menu search content Industry Offer Collaboration is key At IDLab we contribute today to the global standards of tomorrow. Our research focuses on internet technologies and data science. We develop technologies outperforming current solutions for communication subsystems, high speed and …