Bart De Moor ESAT-SCD Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Belgium

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Bart De Moor ESAT-SCD

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

Belgium

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Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

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Founded in 1425

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14 Faculties

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Academic staff: 3.000

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Administrative staff: 2.500

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Students: 27.000

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Budget: 13,5 Billion BEF

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Hospitals

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Beds: 2.500

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Personnel: 7.000

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Organizational Chart Organizational Chart

H u m a n i t i e s

F a c u lty o f A g r i c u lt u r a l a n d A p p li e d B i o lo g i c a l S c ie n c e s

C h e m i c a l E n g in e e r i n g

C o m p u t e r S c i e n c e

C iv il E n g in e e r i n g

M e t a llu r g y a n d M a t e r i a ls E n g . M e c h a n ic a l

E n g in e e r i n g

A r c h i t e c t u r e , U r b a n a n d R e g i o n a l P la n n i n g

E L E C T A M I C A S P S I S C D

T E L E M I C

E le c t r ic a l E n g in e e r i n g F a c u lt y

o f E n g in e e r i n g

F a c u lt y o f S c i e n c e s P o s i t i v e S c i e n c e s B i o m e d i c a l S c i e n c e s

K . U . L e u v e n

-ZAP:130 -AAP:300 -Stud.:2000 -ZAP:130 -AAP:300 -Stud.:2000

-ZAP: 30 -AAP: 150 -Stud.:300 -ZAP: 30 -AAP: 150 -Stud.:300

- Facult.: 14 - ZAP: 1300 - AAP: 3500 - ATP: 2500 - Stud.: 27000 - Facult.: 14 - ZAP: 1300 - AAP: 3500 - ATP: 2500 - Stud.: 27000

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B a r t M o t m a n s P r o j e c t C o o r d i n a t o r

I l s e P a r d o n , E l v i r a W o u t e r s F i n a n c i a l a d m i n i s t r a t i o n

I d a T a s s e n s , P é l a N o é , J a c q u e l i n e D e B r u y n S e c r e t a r y

A n d r é B a r b é C o m p l e x S y s t e m s , F r a c t a ls

B a r t D e M o o r

I d e n t i f i c a t i o n , C o n t r o l , D a t a m i n i n g , b i o i , Q I T M a r c M o o n e n

D S P f o r

T e l e c o m m u n i c a t i o n s

J a n E n g e l e n D o c u m e n t A r c h i t e c t u r e s B a r t P r e n e e l

C r y p t o l o g y

I n f o r m a t i o n S e c u r i t y

S a b i n e V a n H u f f e l

L i n e a r A l g e b r a , B i o m e d i c a l D a t a P r o c e s s i n g

J o h a n S u y k e n s S V M , N e u r a l N e t s

I n g r i d V e r b a u w h e d e A r c h i t e c t u r e s / D e s i g n M e t h o d s

J o o s V a n d e w a l l e N e u r a l N e t s , C i r c u i t s

& S y s t e m s , C r y p t o g r a p h y

Professors and staff SCD

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Postdoctoral Researchers

Leen

Vanhamme Alex

Biryukov

Jeroen Dehaene

Lieven

De Lathauwer

Simon Doclo

Koen Eneman

Philippe Lemmerling

Prof. Kathleen Marchal

Prof. Janick Mathys

Prof. Yves Moreau

Svetla Nikova

Geert Rombouts

Jasper Scholten

Gert Thijs (recent)

Visiting Professors

Prof. Hugo Woerdeman Prof. A.C.

Antoulas

Prof. Bjorn Ottersten

Prof. Danny Sorensen

Prof. Jan Willems Prof. John

Homer

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… and also….

SISTA/COSIC in numbers (october 2003):

 8 professors

 15 Postdoctoral Researchers

 2 visiting professors

 90 PhD Researchers

 5 Support Staff

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Biomedical Signal Processing

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To improve algorithms for medical diagnostics (accuracy, efficiency, automation)

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Applications:

Signal Enhancement

Parameter Estimation

Improved Diagnosis (heart beat,

magnetisation) (FFT, filtering,

SVD) (reliable

algorithms) Measurement

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

Near Infra-Red

Spectroscopy Foetal ECG

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Signal Processing for Telecom/Audio

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Channel equalization for high speed modem design (xDSL/Cable)

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Multiple access for wireless communications (CDMA, SDMA)

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Echo cancellation and noise suppression

Hands free

telephony Conferencing Hearing Aids

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System Identification and Control

Subspace identification Traffic modelling and control

Model Predictive Control

Satellite control

PAST FUTURE

Y(t)

Control horizon

Y(t)^ Y_d(t)

^

MODEL

Y(t)

U(t)

MV CV

U(t)

Identification and prediction of

time series (stock exchange, physical phenomena, …)

Quantum information and algorithms

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Data Mining en bioinformatics

Normalised expression profiles Mean expression profiles Normalised expression profiles Mean expression profiles

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SCD: Cryptography and security

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Securing telecommunications/computer systems

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confidentiality, digital signature, anonimity

payments, authenticayions, copyright, elections, on-line publishing, Internet security

-

Rijndael !

Smartcard

SCD: Documentarchitecturen

- Document transformations

- XML, HTML, SGML, WML (wap)

- hypertext and multimedia

- Document transformations

- XML, HTML, SGML, WML (wap)

- hypertext and multimedia

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Evolution of SISTA/COSIC personnel

0 20 40 60 80 100

120 COSIC phd COSIC postdoc SP phd

SP postdoc SC phd SC postdoc QIT phd QIT postdoc Biomed phd Biomed postdoc Bioi phd

Bioi postdoc

ZAP

10 19

23 17 28

15 3

# (10/03)

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Whereabouts of SISTA/COSIC’s alumni

Start PhD: approximately 180 persons

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Approx. 90 PhD’s in progress

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Alumni with PhD degree:

57 persons

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32: academic career

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4 : own company

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21: industry

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Alumni without PhD:

30 persons

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7 founded a spin off,

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5 joined these spin offs.

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1 is project coordinator of SCD

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17 decided to pursue other opportunities

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1980 1983 1986 1989 1992 1995 1998 2001

# PhD/year

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Funding

- 1st flow:

-Flemish minister of Education

-Flanders’s universities @ 9 % of educational budget (OECD: 12 %)

- 2

^nd

flow: Initiative of researcher

-University Research Council

-Flemish Research Foundation (FWO) -Federal Ministry of Science Policy

-3

^rd

flow

-Government Funded Partnerships -European Framework Programs

- 4th flow

-Direct contract research (government, companies)

- Other

-Licences, spin-off, royalties, donations

- 1st flow:

-Flemish minister of Education

-Flanders’s universities @ 9 % of educational budget (OECD: 12 %)

- 2

^nd

flow: Initiative of researcher

-University Research Council

-Flemish Research Foundation (FWO) -Federal Ministry of Science Policy

-3

^rd

flow

-Government Funded Partnerships -European Framework Programs

- 4th flow

-Direct contract research (government, companies)

- Other

-Licences, spin-off, royalties, donations

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0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500

87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99

Applied

Fundamental

K.U.Leuven numbers

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Research funding (SISTA & COSIC)

0,00 1,00 2,00 3,00 4,00 5,00 6,00

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Contract Research

Others EU IWT DWTC FWO BOF

K.U.Leuven

MEuro

400400 12301230

450450 290290

850850 16701670 340340 kEuro kEuro

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THE

MATRIX

-Project income -Licenses

-Spin-offs

PUBLICATIONS

- # Journal/conference papers -Impact: Citation indices

-Scientific awards

SERVICES

-Editorship of journals

-Conference PC/OC

-Paper review

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Research in a network

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Publications (SISTA/COSIC)

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002

Journal Paper (with IF) Conference Proc.

Awards:

http://www.esat.kuleuven.ac.be/sista-cosic-docarch

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Relation Impact Factor – Research Domain

1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002

2.698 2.257 2.257 2.401 2.15 29.6 7.323

1.402 2.257 2.257 2.196 2.081 13.251 7.323 1.402 1.545 1.545 2.196 1.873 13.251 7.051

1.402 1.402 1.368 2.196 1.851 6.668 4.615

1.368 1.402 1.178 2.106 1.566 6.373 4.615

0.874 1.402 0.816 2.106 1.203 3.688 3.561

0.856 1.402 0.816 1.643 1.182 3.437 3.456

0.816 1.017 0.773 1.643 1.182 3.421 2.986

0.816 0.874 0.773 1.475 1.182 2.81 2.986

0.816 0.856 0.773 1.405 1.096 2.81 2.986

0.816 0.773 0.742 0.877 0.996 2.81 2.784

0.773 0.773 0.739 0.877 0.866 2.81 2.387

0.773 0.773 0.588 0.877 0.845 2.43 2.387

0.739 0.773 0.482 0.729 0.805 2.43 2.387

0.508 0.773 0.412 0.729 0.685 2.332 2.313

0.508 0.773 0.412 0.729 0.685 1.479 2.222

0.482 0.741 0.286 0.702 0.685 1.466 2.211

0.482 0.739 0.663 0.675 1.453 2.095

0.482 0.739 0.658 0.654 1.449 1.806

0.482 0.508 0.597 0.595 1.431 1.806

0.466 0.508 0.597 0.595 1.268 1.806

0.448 0.482 0.405 0.531 1.268 1.806

0.286 0.444 0.295 0.5 1.222 1.717

0.392 0.209 0.491 0.97 1.553

0.392 0.209 0.491 0.838 1.553

0.25 0.455 0.838 1.441

0.084 0.367 0.756 1.404

0.042 0.339 0.627 1.274

0.305 0.533 1.203 0.275 0.514 1.203 0.488 1.159 0.488 1.159 0.488 1.144 0.488 1.144 0.484 0.861 0.484 0.681 0.468 0.62 0.438 0.62 0.415 0.458 0.398 0.417 0.415 0.317 0.282 0.282 0.176

Biomed [2.3]

SP [0.8]

S&C [0.86]

QIT [3.5]

Bio-i [5.6]

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Books

Cit: 50 Sold: 520

Cit: 120 Sold: 615

Cit: 5

Cit: 100 (website)

Sold:

2485

Sold:

2000 Cit: 3

Cit: 255

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SCD’s Valorisation

 Spin offs

 Bilateral contracts/projects

 Software: freely available software

 Patents : 5 granted, 8 applications

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0 100 200 300 400 500

1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Nb. Lic. Cumul. Nb.

Software statistics

0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400

Series1 345 282 474 1234 439 53

Toucan AQBC NeuroDiff MotifSampl er

Standalone Motif*

Backgroun d Model

http://www.esat.kuleuven.ac.be/sista/lssvmlab/

http://www.esat.kuleuven.ac.be/~dna/BioI/Software.html

MRUI

http://www.mrui.uab.es/mrui/mruiHomePage.html

Users

Hits Users

SLICOT Numerical Subroutine Library for Control and Systems Theory

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Activity Area 1:

(Applied) Research for Companies

Technology Transfer via Patents & Licensing

Generation of Spin-Off Companies

cross-fertilisation cross-fertilisation network

network

SUPPORT:

- legal, contractual

- financial/HR management STAFF: 12 fte

STAFF: 12 fte

IP-CLUSTER:

- prior art assessment - IP management STAFF: 3 fte STAFF: 3 fte

INCUBATOR ACTIVITIES:

INCUBATOR ACTIVITIES:business plan development,

coordinator/E.U. Spinnova-network /incubator and research park development

STAFF: 6 fte STAFF: 6 fte 2000:

2000:

- 32 research divisions - 1.6 billion BEF turnover - payroll: 430 fte

2000:

- portfolio of 30 patents - 40 new applications

Industrial liason office: KUL-LRD

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Creation Creation : :

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October 1997, cfr. Flemish decree 1995

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12.5 M 12.5 M € € - 10 year - 10 year

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Partnership: Partnership:

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K.U. Leuven R&D (20%)

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KBC - Investco (40%)

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Fortis - VIV (40%)

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Complementar Complementar ity: ity:

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Incubator K.U. Leuven R&D, detection + b-plan

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Equity – financial expertise KBC – Fortis

Gemma-Frisius Seed Money

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 ICOS NV (Kwaliteitscontrole m.b.v. beeldverwerking)

 EASICS NV (ASIC chipontwerp – nu Transwitch)

 EYETRONICS NV (3D computer modellering)

 ANSEM NV (Analoog en gemengd IC ontwerp)

 Interpoint vzw (Braille printers)

 ISMC NV (Intelligent System Modelling and Control, nu IPCOS NV )

 MEAC (Microwave Energy Application Consulting)

 Data4s NV (Datamining voor ‘customer intelligence, fraude detectie)

 TML NV (Traffic and Mobility Leuven)

ESAT – spin-offs

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-DATA4s delivers end-to-end solutions to financial institutions and telecom operators for improved risk analysis and management

of their customer and services portfolio.

-Create an up-to-date and integrated electronic view on customer’s profile and behavior;

-Identify suspicious or abnormal activity with high accuracy;

-Anticipate fraud or service abuse through predictive modelling;

-Focus in FINANCE and TELECOM

-DATA4s delivers end-to-end solutions to financial institutions and telecom operators for improved risk analysis and management

of their customer and services portfolio.

-Create an up-to-date and integrated electronic view on customer’s profile and behavior;

-Identify suspicious or abnormal activity with high accuracy;

-Anticipate fraud or service abuse through predictive modelling;

-Focus in FINANCE and TELECOM

www.data4s.com

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www.ipcos.be www.ipcos.be

Delivers products and engineering services for the process industry:

-Optimal plant performance;

-Energy consumption reduction by optimization;

-Output quality variance reduction;

-Manufacturing and maintenance cost reduction;

-Integrated technology (MPC, …) Delivers products and engineering services for the process industry:

-Optimal plant performance;

-Energy consumption reduction by optimization;

-Output quality variance reduction;

-Manufacturing and maintenance cost reduction;

-Integrated technology (MPC, …)

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Mobility, transport, traffic -Technological

-Economical -Logistics

-Sustainibility and environment Mobility, transport, traffic

-Technological -Economical -Logistics

-Sustainibility and environment

www.tmleuven.be

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>400 members

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Interaction with Cambridge network

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Workshops and networking events

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>400 members

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Interaction with Cambridge network

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Workshops and networking events

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 DSP Valley Members

 Adelante Technologies

 Agfa-Gevaert

 Alcatel

Microeletronic

 AnSem

 Barco Silex

 B&A

 Cochlear TCE

 CoWare

 Easics

 Fillfactory

 IMEC

 Philips (TCL, DPS)

 PIMC

 Q-Star

 Target

 Wind River Intl. Systems

 K.U.L.

 Universiteit Gent

 VUB

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