D02-07-2018
Spokesperson: Steven Latré
IDLab structure Faculty of Science (UAntwerpen) Faculty of Applied Engineering (UAntwerpen)
OVERVIEW OF RESEARCH DOMAINS & STAFF Wireless networking Distributed Intelligence BENNY VAN HOUDT STOCHASTIC MODELLING JOHANN MARQUEZ-BARJA SDN MANAGEMENT & EDGE COMPUTING JEROEN FAMAEY LOW POWER NETWORKING MAARTEN WEYN LOCALIZATION CHRIS BLONDIA PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS STEVEN LATRE DISTRIBUTED DEEP LEARNING PETER HELLINCKX DISTRIBUTED EMBEDDED SYSTEMS & AI JAN BROECKHOVE PARALLEL SIMULATION
IDLab’s USP & mission Become a leader in specific domains of … wireless networking & artificial intelligence by designing distributed intelligence solutions for networks which are implemented and tested on a large testbed infrastructure and applied in a broad range of industry collaborating projects
Collaboration in Flanders
Collaborations Worldwide EU projects ... International collaborations
7.64 183 11 34 Research Performance External funding For the period 2014 – 2017… 7.64 Meuro External funding 183 Peer reviewed papers 11 PhD Defenses 34 PhD Enrollments
Highlights + DARPA Spectrum Collaboration Challenge “Researchers from the University of Antwerp were recently awarded $750,000 from DARPA, the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, to develop wireless networks that allow reliable communication in crisis situations. “ Capital of Things: forefront of IoT & AI in Flanders + Spinoffs
Future: Plans & Perspectives The Beacon Foster eco-system, become THE research partner for IoT & smart cities Consolidation Experienced strong growth, defined clear strategy Ensure that we can consolidate and further increase quality Valorization oriented research Further intensify bilateral research (full-time IOF manager) Focus on IP protection and business development International reputation & leadership role Further focus on EU and worldwide projects City of Things, AI, etc.