Digital Future Lab

The research mission of the UHasselt Digital Future Lab is to conduct high-quality research on human-centered digital technology and achieve breakthrough research results for a digital society. The Digital Future Lab is a catalyst for digital evolutions in society and organizes itself as a 360° research center that values research, education and service to society equally. The focus on human-centered digital solutions implies we perform research that directly impacts the broad ecosystem of software that is used by people in our society.

The success of our research center is validated by the real-life impact of our activities. As in the former strategic plan of the predecessor research center, the Expertise Center for Digital Media, real-life impact remains an important focus, and will be reflected in various strategic and operational goals in this plan. Our research approach adheres to two central principles: "Applied and Basic research Combined'' (ABC) and "blending Science, Engineering and Design" (SED). Meaning we strongly believe our basic research has a real-world impact within a limited time-frame, and the context of the real world is an important, first-class driver for our basic research work. Our research is driven by both academic curiosity, and real-world and civic problem solving (the ABC principle) and our approach combines the principles of science (understanding), engineering (building and creating) and design (creative solutions for human needs). By applying the ABC and SED principles, the Digital Future Lab performs research that has an impact on both the academic field and society.

Artificial intelligence, Audiovisual art and digital media, Business administration and accounting, Cognitive science and intelligent systems, Communications technology, Computer architecture and computer networks, Control systems, robotics and automation, Design theories and methods - Computer aided engineering, simulation and design, Distributed computing, Economics and business - mathematical and quantitative methods, Electronics - embedded systems, Human-Computer Interaction, Information sciences, Manufacturing engineering, Mechatronics and robotics, Multimedia processing, Product development, Public health services - medical informatics, Scientific computing, Visual arts, Visual computing

• Hugo ALONSO LUIS
• Cindel BONNEUX
• Dries CARDINAELS
• Jeroen CEYSSENS
• Junhong CHEN
• Johan CLAES
• Maties CLAESEN
• Sven COPPERS
• Emmelien DE ROOCK
• Tom DE WEYER
• Benoit DEPAIRE
• Fabian DI FIORE
• Mariano DI MARTINO
• Michiel DIERCKX
• Gilles EERLINGS
• Tijl ELENS
• Sarah FRÉMANN
• Eva GEURTS
• Tom HABER
• Mieke HAESEN
• Joris HERBOTS
• Shiva HOSSEINNEJAD
• Liesbeth HUYBRECHTS
• Mieke JANS
• Mathias JANS
• Gert JANSSENSWILLEN
• Dries JARIJCH
• Leen JOOKEN
• Lode JORISSEN
• Hannes KEUNEN
• Manal LAGHMOUCH
• Mannu LAMBRICHTS
• Wim LAMOTTE
• Danny LEEN
• Jori LIESENBORGS
• Kris LUYTEN
• Niels MARTIN
• Robin MARX
• Erwin MEEKERS
• Joren MICHELS
• Nick MICHIELS
• Anouk MICHIELS
• Steven MOONEN
• Kristof OVERDULVE
• Steven PALMAERS
• Femke PIETERS
• Shameer PRADHAN
• Jeroen PUT
• Peter QUAX
• Raf RAMAKERS
• Alexander RASCH
• Kristel RENAERS
• Wendy REYNDERS
• Maxim RIEBUS
• Pieter ROBYNS
• Gustavo ROVELO RUIZ
• Gythe STANS
• Marijke SWENNEN
• Haroon THARWAT
• Jarne THYS
• Jan VAN DEN BERGH
• Bram VAN DEURZEN
• Greg VAN HOUDT
• Frank VAN REETH
• Jessica VAN SUETENDAEL
• Davy VANACKEN
• Sebe VANBRABANT
• Mike VANDERSANDEN
• Joni VANHERCK
• Bram VANHERLE
• Frank VANHOENSHOVEN
• An VANTHIENEN
• Arno VERSTRAETE
• Tom VEUSKENS
• Maarten WIJNANTS
• Bert WILLEMS
• Brent ZOOMERS

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