Projects
Multilingual landscapes and linguistic vitality in urban surroundings: case-studies of Brussels and Amsterdam. Ghent University
This project aims to address the vitality and structured linguistic hierarchies of languages used and displayed in the linguistic landscapes of Brussels and Amsterdam by means of quantitative and qualitative methodologies as well as geographical analyses. The project also aims to address the current conceptual void and lack of clarity on the relation between vitality and linguistic landscapes in general.
A survey of the (a-)synchronicity between the fourth Kondratieff long-term economic cycles and investment patterns in urban planning in Antwerp and Amsterdam ;and the impact of these patterns upon the cities' attractiveness. University of Antwerp
Preverbal indefinite subjects in spoken and written French KU Leuven
1. Background and status quaestionis
Informal (mostly spoken) (henceforth IF) and formal (typically written) French (henceforth FF) are quite different. Some authors even speak of a diglossic situation and argue in favor of the co-existence of two different grammars in French (e.g. Klein 2012; Rowlett 2013). This opposition between IF and FF is particularly evident with the expression of the subject of the clause. Whereas in FF all ...
3D quantification of the morphology of metal nanoparticles and connection with optical properties. University of Antwerp
A study on the news coverage of the US election campaign University of Antwerp
A genealogy of social safety: on following the circulations and discursive (non)effects of social safety Hasselt University
Sabbatical Hans Cools: Francesco Feroni (ca. 1618-1693): broker in cereals, art and enslaved people KU Leuven
The biography of Francesco Feroni, a Tuscan migrant in Amsterdam, offers a prism on the broader seventeenth-century history. Feroni was of very humble origin, but in Amsterdam he grew into a prominent merchant. In addition, over time he acted as a diplomatic agent of the Medici family, who ruled in Florence. He also exported
Dutch artworks and scientific instruments to Tuscany, taking advantage of its connections with the Sephardic ...
PACE: realtime monitoring of energetic balance during exercise Ghent University
The aim of the present StarTTproject is to develop the PACE-model and integrate it into a demonstrator, i.e., an algorithm/tool that quantifies the energetic reserve capacity of the body during exercise. The PACE-model integrates data registered during training (power output/speed or heart rate) and matches these data to the individual exercise capacity quantified by the Critical Power Concept (i.e., Critical Power and W’). Using this ...
Sabbatical Bruno Notteboom: deepening and valorization research and exploring new research horizons KU Leuven
During the sabbatical period I would deepen and consolidate my research by: (1) theoretical deepening: in recent years I have been awarded funding for five research projects (FWO, Innoviris, KULeuven Impulsfonds, C2, Flemish Government). In order to be able to frame these various studies in a qualitative manner, a period of deepening the international literature related to these projects (more specifically in the domain of Environmental ...