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Department of

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Group: Exact Sciences Faculty: Engineering

Department: Electrical Engineering - ESAT KU Leuven P. Suetens P. Wambacq L. Van Eycken L. Van Gool D. Vandermeulen D. Van Compernolle H. Van hamme F. Maes T. Tuytelaars G. Vandenbosch B. Nauwelaers D. Schreurs E. Van Lil S. Pollin W. Dehaene G. Gielen M. Steyaert B. Puers P. Reynaert M. Verhelst M. Moonen J. Aerts J. De Brabanter L. De Lathauwer B. De Moor M. Diehl Y. Moreau J. Suykens S. Van Huffel T. Van Waterschoot J. Vandewalle B. Vanrumste J. Willems R. Belmans G. Deconinck J. Driesen D. Van Hertem R. V. Sabariego Chairman: B. Nauwelaers MSc students: ±300 PhD students: ±400 Rector: R. Torfs Students: ±32.500 Vice-rector: G. Gielen B. Preneel C. Diaz N. Mentens V. Rijmen I. Verbauwhede Dean: M. Steyaert Students: ±3700

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Education at ESAT

• 3-year Bachelor program in Engineering

(Dutch only)

o _{first 1.5 year: common to all engineering}

o _{second 1.5 year: major in EE with minor in CS, MechE or MatE}

• global introduction into the EE field

• 2-year Master of Engineering

o _{further academic specialization in one area}

• with many elective courses and Master thesis

o _{most Master programs are in Dutch} o _{Master programs in English:}

• Electrical Engineering (ICT)

• Nanoscience and nanotechnology • Bio-informatics

• Post-initial masters & Postgraduate studies

o _{Artificial intelligence; Biomedical engineering; Earth observation}

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Education at ESAT

scientific & technical introduction

Electrical Engineering (8 courses) +

Comp. Sc. – Mater. Eng. – Mech. Eng. – Buss. Adm. – Gen. Tech. Intr.

CS + EE MaE + EE MeE + EE major + minor

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Electrical Engineering (ICT) • Integrated Electronics • Multimedia and

Signal Processing

• Telecommunication and Telematics

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Research at ESAT

• Long-term fundamental research

– _{Scholarships: FWO-V, IWT …}

– _{Projects: Research Council (GOA), FWO/V, IWT (GBOU), IUAP, FIOV, …}

• Medium-term basic research

– _{IWT (RTD projects, SBO), European Union, Medea, ESA, ITEA, CELTIC,}

iMinds, contract research

• Short-term project-based research

– with industry

• Contract handling and valorization via

KU Leuven Research & Development

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Research divisions at ESAT

• COSIC

: Computer Security and Industrial Cryptography

• ELECTA

: Electrical Energy and Computer Architectures

• MICAS

: Microelectronics and Sensors

• PSI

: Center for Processing Speech and Images

• STADIUS

: Center for Dynamical Systems, Signal

Processing and Data Analytics

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Fundamental research in

discrete mathematics

Cryptographic

algorithms: design and

cryptanalysis

Cryptographic protocols:

key establishment, privacy

Efficient and secure

implementations in

hardware and software

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Create the electronic equivalent of the real world: confidentiality, digital signature, privacy, anonymity, payments, DRM, elections, … Applications:

• _{Telematics and logistics: car-to-car communications,} remote entry, RFID

• _{Telecommunications: mobile and wireless}

• _{Finance: e-payment, Near Field Communications (NFC)} • _{Health care:}

• _{E-government: eID card, e-voting} • _{Energy: smart meters}

• _…

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Electrical Energy and Computer Architectures

power systems

power quality and rational use of energy

motors and drives

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Electrical Energy and Computer Architectures

techno-economic issues

power electronics and control elektroheat, lighting, high voltage, … smart grids

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Analog/Digital Design Methodologies Analog, Mixed-mode & RF-CMOS IC Design mm-Wave & RF Circuits Sensor Technologies & Biomedical Systems Digital IC Design

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MICro-Electronics And Sensors

Design of integrated circuits, systems, sensors and MEMS for

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Image Processing

Speech Processing Medical Image

Computing

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3D Reconstruction/Object Recognition Multimedia and Virtual Reality

Speech Representation Speech Recognition Computer Aided Diagnosis

Image Guided Therapy & Surgery

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 System Identification & Control  Datamining & Information retrieval  Bioinformatics & Systems Medicine  Document Architectures

Mathematical Engineering and Signal Processing

Center for Dynamical Systems, Signal Processing and

Data Analytics

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 Numerical Linear Algebra

 Telecom/Audio Signal Processing  Nonlinear and Complex Systems  Biomedical Signal Processing

Mathematical Engineering and Signal Processing

Center for Dynamical Systems, Signal Processing and

Data Analytics

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Numerical Techniques and Propagation

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High-frequency devices and telecommunication networks

Network Research

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HF Components and Circuits

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