Jens Duym predoc researcher FWO Research Jens Duym Research team Internet Data Lab (IDLab) Accident-prone Vision-based Simulation for Autonomous Safety-critical Systems 01/11/2022 - 31/10/2027 Abstract Autonomous navigation has been gaining much traction recently. As a result, we see autonomy develo…

Governance and Development Programme info Programme info 60 ECTS-credits Programme taught in English Institute of Development Policy Stadscampus What does the programme entail? Programme content The future of sustainable development is critically related to the promotion of better governance at the …

Laboratory for Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene search menu search content Respiratory viruses Respiratory virus infections lead to a spectrum of respiratory symptoms and variable disease severity, contributing to substantial morbidity, mortality and economic losses worldwide. Respiratory viru…

Michell Andree Fernández Velarde predoc researcher FWO Research Michell Andree Fernández Velarde Research team Ecosphere Assessing the potential of nature-based solutions for water resilience driven private investments. 01/11/2024 - 31/10/2026 Abstract The increasing impact of climate change aroun…

Zehao Li predoc researcher FWO Research Zehao Li Research team Biochemical Wastewater Valorization & Engineering (BioWaVE) AGS-MBR, the continuous-flow, aerobic granular sludge membrane bioreactor for industrial wastewater treatment. 01/11/2022 - 31/10/2026 Abstract More efficient, compact, and less…

Michelle Zurek predoc researcher FWO Research Michelle Zurek Research team Physiopharmacology (PHYSPHAR) The role of gasdermin E-mediated necrosis in atherosclerosis. 01/11/2023 - 31/10/2027 Abstract Cell death is a prominent feature of advanced plaques with a major impact on atherogenesis and plaqu…

Annelies Ríos-Casier predoc researcher FWO Research Annelies Ríos-Casier Research team Antwerp X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy (AXIS) Antwerp Cultural Heritage Sciences (ARCHES) Understanding the Impact of Modernism on the studio practice of Western European Painters through James Ensor's Oeuvre (1…

Laboratory of Cell Biology and Histology search menu search content Microscopic imaging technology Next-generation Microscopy Running projects on microscopy technology: Deep coverage microscopy No longer solely descriptive, microscopy has turned into a mature, quantitative technology, amenable to up…

Elke Van de Casteele unpaid guest prof. - senior researcher Research Elke Van de Casteele Research team Vision lab ARGOS - Augmented Reality-Guided Osteotomies for Surgery. 01/11/2025 - 31/10/2029 Abstract In cancer resection, a millimetre can mean the difference between success and complications. O…

Veterinary physiology and biochemistry search menu search content PhD Lies Jordaens Maternal metabolic health and female fertility: upregulated lipolysis and the consequences for in vitro bovine oviduct physiology and function Lies Jordaens, DVM, PhD Date: 18th of May, at 16h30 Location: ‘Promotie…

Antwerp X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy laboratory search menu search content Study and simulation of glass alteration Historical glass is prone to weathering and this is especially the case for non-durable mediaeval glass. Among a variety of known alteration defects, the formation of dark-coloured m…

Global Health Institute search menu search content Second phase of Ebola vaccination trial in DR Congo In November 2020, the UAntwerp and UNIKIN team travelled to Boende for the next phase in the Ebola vaccination trial An Ebola vaccination trial focusing on health care providers in the Democratic R…

Center for European Philosophy search menu search content Expressive Individualism (2015) Expressive Individualism. Ethics of Authenticity Revisited Seventh Annual Meeting of the Center for European Philosophy Thursday, April 23rd, 2015 University of Antwerp, Stadscampus Room D.015 Grote Kauwenberg …

Global Change Ecology search menu search content CuriezeNeuzen in de Tuin University of Antwerp and 'De Standaard' launch biggest ever citizen science research project on heat and drought. For several years in a row, heat and drought records have followed one another. Our summers are getting hotter …

Antwerp Cultural Heritage Sciences search menu search content The underground quarries in south-east Limburg, Belgium A physical and historical study The underground limestone quarries in the southeastern part of the Limburg province (Belgium) have been used for limestone (Cretaceous) extraction, st…

Jean Felipe Oliveira da Silva doctoral scholarship holder Research Jean Felipe Oliveira da Silva Research team Computational materials modelling for nanoscience and innovative technologies (COMMIT) Neuromorphic magnonics in two-dimensional magnetic materials. 01/10/2023 - 30/09/2027 Abstract Modern …

Cihan Bacaksiz postdoc researcher FWO Research Cihan Bacaksiz Research team Computational materials modelling for nanoscience and innovative technologies (COMMIT) Expertise - Calculating structural, electronic, magnetic, and optical properties of molecular and crystal structures, especially 2D mater…

Kim Stobbelaar unpaid staff Research Kim Stobbelaar Research team Laboratory Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics (LEMP) Identification of host-virus interactions contributing to immunopathology and disease severity in respiratory syncytial virus infections in children. 01/11/2019 - 31/10/2023 Abstr…

William Keustermans senior researcher Research William Keustermans Research team Industrial Vision Lab (InViLab) Decision supporting system for objective evaluation of nasal obstruction complaints, on basis of aerodynamics 01/01/2021 - 31/12/2022 Abstract The nose performs multiple important functio…

Elke Leuridan unpaid guest prof. Research Elke Leuridan Research team Centre for the Evaluation of Vaccination (CEV) Expertise During the past 10 years, we developed specific skills in conducting clinical trrials with vaccines in pregnant women. This is a vulnerable population, often excluded from t…

Amber Peeters unpaid staff Research Amber Peeters Research team Media, ICT and interpersonal relations in Organisations and Society (MIOS) Antwerp Media in Society Centre (AMSoC) Meat, Men & Masculinites: How the (non) consumption of meat relates to personal, interpersonal, and cultural communicatio…

Info for companies search menu search content Life sciences License offers New lead compounds for dry eye disease and validated dry eye rat model The University of Antwerp has developed a new lead compound and a validated rat model for dry eye disease (DED). Pharmaceutical companies looking for a pr…

Ali Anwar principal research fellow Research Ali Anwar Research team Internet Data Lab (IDLab) Expertise My general research interests lie at the intersection of AI, computer vision and control sciences. Currently I am focussed on the problem of data scarcity for AI systems, my interests lie in the …

Info for companies search menu search content Life Sciences License offers Sensitive measurement of free haemoglobin in serum and urine to assess in vivo haemolysis A new and highly sensitive analytical technique has been developed for the detection and quantification of low concentrations of free h…

José Antonio Oramas Mogrovejo associate professor Research José Antonio Oramas Mogrovejo Research team Internet Data Lab (IDLab) Expertise Research interest: - Visual Representation Learning. - Model Explanation and Interpretation. - Collective Representations and Relational Learning. - Disentangl…