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Creating extremely performant compact heat exchangers through multi-scale shape optimization and 3D topology optimization KU Leuven

Maarten Blommaert
Applied Mechanics and Energy conversion (TME)
In the striving towards efficient energy use, heat exchangers need to be ever more compact and efficient. The most well-known method to enhance their heat transfer is by using arrays of thermally well-conducting fins to enhance the convective heat transfer, such as pin fins, wavy fins, or finned tubes. To further increase the heat transfer rate, this project will optimize the shape of the fins in these arrays using 3D free-shape optimization. In ...

Modeling of planning problems in external distribution logistics and for combinatorial optimization problems in function of practical problem situations logistics. Optimization techniques within a supply chain management context. Hasselt University

Kris BRAEKERS
Logistics
The Logistics research group focuses on 2 domains. In the first domain, planning problems in external distribution logistics are modeled using techniques from Operations Research. Expertise in combinatorial optimization problems is applied to practical problem situations in freight transport and logistics. In the second domain, simulations and optimization techniques are applied within a supply chain management context.

Optimization of sportscientific support in sailing: talent identification, -development, performance optimization and injury prevention Ghent University

Jan Bourgois
Department of Movement and Sports Sciences

Sportscientific support contains different sport related themes: biomechanics, morphology, physiology, psychology, nutrition and injury prevention. Within talent development sailors will be supported by different specialists, each on their field. Within talent identification morphological, physiological and psychological profile of the competitive sailor will be made for every boatclass, so that the selection of boatclass will be easier in an ...

Power electronics optimisation for next generation electric vehicle components KU Leuven

Wilmar Martinez Martinez
Electrical Energy Systems and Applications (ELECTA)
With the purpose of transforming road transportation in Europe to zero-emission mobility, POWERDRIVE aims at developing next generation, highly efficient, cost-effective, and compact power electronics solutions that integrate a portfolio of technologies for multi-objective optimisation of electric powertrains of battery electric vehicles. These integrated solutions can be applied to both low and high-performance vehicles, and they will be ...

Optimisation of grassland exploitation by means of a decision support tool Inagro vzw

Ellen Versavel
Inagro vzw, Hooibeekhoeve, ILVO - Instituut voor Land- en Visserijonderzoek, VITO - Vlaams Instituut voor Technologische Ontwikkeling
The ultimate goal of this project is to validate and apply a grass growth model, based on satellite images under field conditions, that takes into account regional weather conditions and soil moisture. This will be integrated in an online platform where farmers get information about the fertilisation need in function of the crop demand, (potential) grass growth, yield estimation and an indication of the grass quality, taking into account the ...

Advanced heat exchanger design and optimisation with innovative additive manufacturing: IAMHEX KU Leuven

Tine Baelmans
Sustainable Materials Processing and Recycling (SeMPeR), Manufacturing Processes and Systems (MaPS), Applied Mechanics and Energy conversion (TME)

The IAMHEX project aims to revolutionize the design of compact heat exchangers. It is based on a simultaneous and integrated creation of realistic and model-based optimization methods, additive manufacturing techniques and experimental evaluation of new compact heat exchangers.

Hospital-broad optimisation of advance care planning through improved communication KU Leuven

Michael Casaer
Laboratory of Intensive Care Medicine

Advance care planning can help patients with a chronic, incurable disease to talk about their treatment wishes and end-of-life decisions in order to avoid inappropriate or unwanted care. Although patients and relatives indicate that they need these conversations, this is not always realised. An important finding is that patients expect their hospital physician to initiate these conversations because they themselves have insufficient knowledge ...

Uncertainty modelling and optimisation under (epistemic) uncertainty–application KU Leuven

Hans Hallez
Mecha(tro)nic System Dynamics (LMSD), Distributed and Secure Software (DistriNet)

Although artificial intelligence (AI) has improved remarkably over the last few years, its inability to deal with fundamental uncertainty severely limits its application. This thesis will reimagine AI to properly treat the uncertainty stemming from our forcibly partial knowledge of the world. As currently practised, AI cannot confidently make predictions robust enough to stand the test of data generated by processes different (even by tiny ...

Technical optimisation and clinical validation of a novel urinary biomarker for antibody-mediated rejection after kidney transplantation KU Leuven

Maarten Naesens
Nephrology and Renal Transplantation Research Group
Donor-specific antibodies (HLA-DSA) can cause a severe form of transplant kidney rejection (antibody-mediated rejection; ABMR), which is currently difficult to treat with standard immunosuppressive therapy. Early stages of ABMR often occur subclinically but are detrimental to the functional survival of transplant kidneys. HLA-DSA testing is routinely performed, but this test is a risk factor for ABMR, not a diagnostic marker. Currently, no ...

Implementation, optimisation and evaluation of proton therapy in esophageal cancer KU Leuven

Karin Haustermans
Laboratory of Experimental Radiotherapy

The standard treatment for locally advanced esophageal cancer consists of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy followed by surgery. However, this trimodality treatment comes at a price of increased toxicity. Nowadays, radiation treatment is delivered using photon-based radiotherapy. The latter is characterized by an energy deposition that follows a decreasing exponential as a function of the penetration depth into the patient. Subsequently, ...