Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
• Founded in 1425
• Rector: Marc Vervenne
• 12 Faculties
Academic staff: 4.600 Total staff: 8.600
Students: 32.500 (4.000 international students) Budget: € 587 million
Research expenditure: € 248 million Spin-off companies: 64
• Academic Hospital Personnel: 8.400
Department of Electrical Engineering - ESAT
Group: Exact Sciences Faculty : Engineering
Department: Electrical Engineering - ESAT K.U.Leuven
P. Suetens P. Wambacq L. Van Eycken L. Van Gool
D. Vandermeulen D. Van Compernolle H. Van hamme F. Maes
A. Van de Capelle B. Nauwelaers E. Van Lil
G. Vandenbosch D. Schreurs W. Sansen
B. Puers M. Steyaert G. Gielen W. Dehaene P. Reynaert
J. Vandewalle A. Barbé
B. De Moor M. Diehl J. Engelen M. Moonen Y. Moreau B. Preneel V. Rijmen J. Suykens S. Van Huffel I. Verbauwhede R. Belmans
G. Deconinck J. Driesen
Dean: L. Froyen Students: ±3700
Chairman: M. Steyaert MSc students: ±300 PhD students: ±400
Rector: M. Vervenne Students: ±32.500 Vice-rector: K. Maex
Department of Electrical Engineering - ESAT
Education at ESAT
• 3-year Bachelor program in Engineering (Dutch only)
– first 1.5 year: common to all engineering
– 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
– further academic specialisation in one area
• with many elective courses and Master thesis
– all Master programs are in Dutch,
but some are also available in English:
• Electrical Engineering (ICT)
• Nanoscience and nanotechnology
• Bio-informatics
• Post-initial masters & Postgraduate studies
– Artificial intelligence; Biomedical engineering; Earth observation
• PhD program in Electrical Engineering
Department of Electrical Engineering - ESAT 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
b ac h el o r m as te r
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Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Energy
Biomedical Engineering Mathematical Engineering Bio-informatics
Electrical Engineering (ICT)
• Integrated Electronics
• Multimedia and Signal Processing
• Telecommunication and Telematics
Department of Electrical Engineering - ESAT
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, contract research
• Short-term project-based research
– with industry
• Contract handling and valorization via K.U.Leuven Research & Development
Research divisions at ESAT
Department of Electrical Engineering - ESAT
• ELECTA : Electrical Energy and Computer Architectures
• MICAS : Microelectronics and Sensors
• PSI : Center for Processing Speech and Images
• SCD : Signals, Identification, System theory and Automation – Computer Security and Industrial Cryptography – Document Architectures
• TELEMIC : Telecommunications and Microwaves
Electrical Energy & Computer Architectures
Electrical Energy
Ronnie Belmans, Geert Deconinck, Johan Driesen
power quality and rational use of energy power system simulation
distributed generation
motors and drives
Electrical Energy & Computer Architectures
Computer Architectures
Ronnie Belmans, Geert Deconinck, Johan Driesen
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robust distributed embedded systems power electronics and control
techno-economic issues
elektroheat, lighting, high voltage, …
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intelligent meter
substation communication
network
electricity network
PV
MICroelectronics And Sensors
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Analog/Digital Design Methodologies
Analog IC Design
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Signal Processing
Biomedical Systems Sensor
Technologies
Digital IC Design
Design and CAD for Microelectronics and Sensors
Willy Sansen, Wim Dehaene, Georges Gielen, Robert Puers, Patrick Reynaert, Michiel Steyaert
MICroelectronics And Sensors
Design and CAD for Microelectronics and Sensors
Willy Sansen, Wim Dehaene, Georges Gielen, Robert Puers, Patrick Reynaert, Michiel Steyaert
Design of integrated circuits, systems, sensors and MEMS for telecommunications, multimedia, automotive, biomedical applications…
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Center for Processing Speech and Images
Image and Speech Processing
Paul Suetens, Dirk Vandermeulen, Frederik Maes – Luc Van Gool, Luc Van Eycken – Patrick Wambacq, Hugo Van hamme, Dirk Van Compernolle
Industrial Image Processing
Speech Processing Medical Image
Computing
Center for Processing Speech and Images
Image and Speech Processing
Paul Suetens, Dirk Vandermeulen, Frederik Maes – Luc Van Gool, Luc Van Eycken – Patrick Wambacq, Hugo Van hamme, Dirk Van Compernolle
3D Reconstruction/Object Recognition Multimedia and Image Compression
Virtual Reality
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singular value decomposition
weighting coefficients
x x x
reconstruction
noise measurement
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Speech Compression Speech Recognition Image Guided Therapy & Surgery
Computer Aided Diagnosis
SISTA – COSIC - DOCARCH
Mathematical Engineering and Signal Processing
Joos Vandewalle, André Barbé, Moritz Diehl, Johan Suykens, Sabine Van Huffel, Marc Moonen, Yves Moreau
Numerical Linear Algebra
Nonlinear and Complex Systems Biomedical Signal Processing Telecom/Audio Signal Processing
SISTA – COSIC - DOCARCH
Mathematical Engineering and Signal Processing
Joos Vandewalle, Bart De Moor, Bart Preneel, Ingrid Verbauwhede, Vincent Rijmen, Jan Engelen
Credit Card Fraud
System Identification and Control Datamining
- Bio-informatics Cryptography
- Computer Security Document Architectures
TELEcommunications and MICrowaves
Numerical Techniques and Propagation
Antoine Van de Capelle, Emmanuel Van Lil, Bart Nauwelaers,Guy Vandenbosch, Dominique Schreurs
Antennas - EMC
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10 cm
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Coverage – DOA – radar
TELEcommunications and MICrowaves
High-frequency devices and telecommunication networks
Antoine Van de Capelle, Emmanuel Van Lil, Bart Nauwelaers,Guy Vandenbosch, Dominique Schreurs
HF Components and Circuits
Network Research
111 GHz amplifie r
Department of Electrical Engineering - ESAT
• ANSEM (Analog and mixed-signal IC design)
• EASICS (ASIC chip design) – now Transwitch
• EYETRONICS (3D computer modeling)
• GeoAutomation (Mobile Mapping)
• ICOS (Image processing - Quality inspection)
• ICsense (Analog sensor interface IC design)
• Interpoint (Braille printers)
• IPCOS (Process control) – previously ISMC
• Kimotion Technologies (Analog IC CAD software)
Spin-Offs from ESAT (1)
Department of Electrical Engineering - ESAT
• MEAC (Microwave Energy Application Consulting)
• Medicim (Medical image computing)
• Mephisto Design Automation (analog design automation)
• Norkom Technologies (Risk management and compliance software)
• Orban Microwave Products (microwave design)
• Silicos (chemo-informatics biotechnology)
• Transport & Mobility Leuven
• TriPhase (industrial power electronics applications)
• Zenso
