Academic Staff
Partner 1 : Université catholique de Louvain
L. Vandendorpe, coordinator
Estimation and detection theory; receiver design; turbo detection and turbo synchronization; OFDM and OFDMA based systems; block modulations; wired and wireless communications; MIMO and distributed MIMO; resource allocation; UWB and localization.
O. Bonaventure
Internet measurements and modelling, computer networking, Internet protocols, traffic engineering, routing protocols, network management.
C. Craeye
Antenna technology, antenna arrays, mutual coupling, body area networks, UWB antennas.
C. Oestges
Wireless channel characterization and modelling; MIMO and distributed MIMO; UWB transmissions; body area networks; channel sounding.
J. Louveaux
Estimation and detection theory; receiver design; Multicarrier and filter bank based modulations.
Partner 2 : Universiteit Gent
Herwig Bruneel
Probability theory, queueing theory, automata theory, Markov chains, complex analysis, stochastic modelling and performance analysis of communication systems, error control, traffic modelling, multiclass queueing systems, queueing systems with vacations/server interruptions, batch-service queueing systems, scheduling, partial buffer sharing, optical buffers, asymptotic analysis, matrix-analytic techniques.
Marc Moeneclaey
Digital communication theory, (iterative) estimation and detection, multicarrier and spread spectrum modulation, channel coding, synchronization, equalization, multi-antenna (MIMO) communications, wireless and wireline communications, information theory.
Sabine Wittevrongel
Stochastic modelling and performance analysis of communication systems, error control, traffic modelling, multiclass queueing systems, green telecommunications, scheduling, queueing theory, probability theory, automata theory, complex analysis.
Heidi Steendam
Digital communication theory, (iterative) estimation and detection, multicarrier and spread spectrum modulation, source and channel coding, synchronization, equalization, iterative decoding, wireless and wired communications, information theory.
Partner 3 : Universiteit Gent
Daniël De Zutter
Electromagnetic theory, full-wave numerical techniques for the solution of Maxwell’s equations; high-frequency interconnects; electromagnetic compatibility and signal integrity.
Tom Dhaene
High-frequency modelling and simulation, macro-modelling, surrogate modelling, surrogate-based optimization, numerical techniques, machine learning.
Wout Joseph
Electromagnetic field exposure, MIMO channel modelling, propagation for wireless communication systems, infuence of human body on propagation, antennas and calibration.
Luc Knockaert
Electromagnetic theory, full-wave numerical techniques for the solution of Maxwell’s equations; mathematical foundations of numerical techniques.
Luc Martens
Characterization of the physical layer of telecommunication systems, electromagnetism, dosimetry.
Ingrid Moerman
Network architectures and protocols for heterogeneous mobile and wireless networks mobile ad hoc networks, QoS support in mobile & wireless networks, personal networks, self-organizing distributed networks, wireless body area networks, wireless sensor and actuator networks, wireless mesh networks, vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure networks for intelligent transport systems, self-optimization in next-generation wireless networks.
Hendrik Rogier
Full-wave numerical techniques for the solution of Maxwell’s equations; antennas and propagation, in particular design of flexible wearable and implantable antennas, diversity and MIMO techniques for body-centric communications; array processing techniques, in particular accounting for mutual coupling; electromagnetic compatibility and signal integrity, in particular for automotive applications.
Dries Vande Ginste
Full-wave numerical techniques for the solution of Maxwell’s equations; antennas and propagation; electromagnetic compatibility and signal integrity, in particular for automotive applications.
Partner 4 : KULeuven
Marc Moonen
Digital signal processing algorithms for digital communications and audio signal processing, with special emphasis on wireline (DSL) communications, acoustic sensor networks and hearing aids.