Projects
Time poverty & entrepreneurship Ghent University
The development of entrepreneurial opportunities is by nature a future oriented process. Hence, engaging in such a process is difficult for those who focus on the present because of time-poverty. Supported by case studies of female entrepreneurs in rural Rwanda, this research aims to develop theory on how this temporal contradiction can be overcome.
EWI Citizen Science project 'Stiemerlab' Hasselt University
Architectural Exhibitions in ‘Flanders’ as Vehicles for Architectural Culture and Catalysts towards Architecture Policy, 1983-2010 Ghent University
This project studies how architectural exhibitions in ‘Flanders’ between 1983 and 2010 have served as medium for a public architectural cultural debate, and how they have contributed to the development of an architectural policy. Through a database of architectural exhibitions and through annotated digital reconstructions of exhibition installations of eight cases, digital humanities methods are developed for exhibition historical ...
Architect, Engineer or 'Builder'? Design and construction practice in post-independence Pune (India) Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Advanced Biomass Catalytic Conversion to Middle Distillates in Molten Salts Ghent University
OpenHeritage aims at developing and testing an inclusive governance model and a supporting toolbox for the adaptive re-use of cultural heritage assets. It builds on the role of communities and the possibility of empowering them in the redevelopment process based on the concepts of heritage community and participatory culture. The project operates with an open definition of heritage, not limited to listed assets but also involving those ...
Towards more Transparent Human-Data Interaction: Designing for Uncertainty in Digital Humanities Visualization KU Leuven
While the increased datafication of society brings about obvious benefits, it is also facing criticism for its treatment of data as an absolute, objective and raw representation of truth. To mitigate this critique, data visualisation research is developing effective ways to convey the uncertainty that underlies it.
Although data uncertainty is commonly associated with statistical dimensions such as modelling errors or forecasting ...
Making and Unmaking Muslim Identities. Symbolic Boundary Work and Islam in Flanders. University of Antwerp
Ornament, Argument and Etiquette. Architecture as social practice in France, ca. 1700 Ghent University
In late 17th-century France there was a general consensus that architectural models from Roman Antiquity and Italian Renaissance no longer necessarily provided valid criteria for architectural design. This moment of crisis instigated a debate about new and valid architectural principles. Previous studies have argued that this debate formed part of attempts by the French royal to institutionalize a range of cultural and scientific practices. ...
Becoming Muslim: Conversion to Islam and Islamisation in Eastern Ethiopia KU Leuven
Why do people convert to Islam? The contemporary relevance of this question is immediately apparent."Becoming Muslim" will transform our knowledge about Islamisation processes and contexts through archaeological research in Harar, Eastern Ethiopia, and examine this in comparison to other regions in sub-Saharan Africa via publication and a major conference. Assessing genuine belief is difficult, but the impact of trade, Saints, Sufis and Holy ...