Organisation profile
Organisation profile
The Department of Mathematics is working on:
Modelling and Simulation of Complex Systems:
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- (Military) Medical disaster planning
- Underwater demining by drones
- End-to-end modelling of weapon systems
- Command and control of swarms
- Big Data and Artificial Intelligence:
Big Data and Artificial Intelligence:
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- Social Network analysis
- Decision support systems in a military or a civilian (auditing) context
- Predictive maintenance
- Hyperspectral data processing
Augmented Reality
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- Simultaneous localization and mapping
Cryptography:
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- Post quantum cryptography
- Steganography
Modelling and Simulation of Complex Systems, Big Data and Artificial Intelligence and/or Augmented Reality are often combined in our research projects.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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DECAT: New systems and techniques for DEtection of CAmouflage Targets
Haelterman, R. (Promotor), De Meulemeester, H. (Promotor), Vandewal, M. (Promotor) & Borghgraef, A. (Researcher)
1/06/26 → 31/05/29
Project: Research › EDA
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SegStegCom: Use of secure steganography for covert communication
Petit, J. (Promotor) & Borghys, D. (Researcher)
1/04/26 → 31/03/30
Project: Research
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TAP: PhD in Next Generation Radio Resource Management using Quantum Optimization
Lauwens, B. (Promotor) & Blondeel, P. (Promotor)
1/01/26 → 31/12/29
Project: Research › CFR
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A Comparative Study of Variational and Vector Encoders in Graph User Matching
Winckelmans, J., De Clerck, B. & Steckel, J., 2026, PRICAI 2025: Trends in Artificial Intelligence - 22nd Pacific Rim International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, PRICAI 2025, Proceedings. Mei, Y., Xue, B., Qian, C., Bai, Q. & Khanna, S. (eds.). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, p. 671-685 15 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; vol. 16451 LNAI).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Cryptanalysis of four arbitrated quantum signature schemes
Jacqmin, P.-A. & Liénardy, J., Mar 2026, 558 ed., IACR eprint: IACR - International Association for Cryptologic Research, 23 p.Research output: Working paper › Preprint
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Design Considerations for an Electromagnetic Railgun Firing Optimized Intelligent Bursts to Be Used Against an Anti-Ship Missile Using Operational Constraints
Vancaeyzeele, T., Gallant, J. & Lauwens, B., 1 Apr 2026, In: IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science. 54, 4, p. 1903-1908 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
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12th ACM Workshop on Information Hiding and Multimedia Security
Borghys, D. (Participant)
23 Jun 2024 → 26 Jun 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event (conference, measurement campaign, ...) › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
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Fast Software Encryption Conference 2024
Liénardy, J. (Participant)
25 Mar 2024 → 29 Mar 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event (conference, measurement campaign, ...) › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
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The quantum threat and post-quantum cryptography
Jacqmin, P.-A. (Speaker)
14 Nov 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral scientific presentation
Press/Media
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Researchers are combining drones and AI to make removing land mines faster and safer
Haelterman, R., De Meulemeester, H. & Hamesse, C.
5/03/26
1 Media contribution
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Artificial intelligence and disinformation: threats and opportunities
12/10/24
1 item of Media coverage
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Student theses
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Analytical study of the Least Squares Quasi-Newton method for interaction problems
Haelterman, R. (Author), Van Heule, D. (Supervisor) & Vierendeels, J. (Supervisor), 19 May 2009Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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Analysis of information security based on quantum randomness: the case of Quantum Authentication and Quantum Encryption
Bruyninckx, H. (Author), Van Heule, D. (Supervisor) & Roggeman, Y. (Supervisor), 6 May 2019Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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Sensor Fusion for 3D Localization and Mapping: Systems and Applications
Hamesse, C. (Author), Haelterman, R. (Supervisor) & Luong, H. (Supervisor), 17 Oct 2025Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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