Universiteit Gent

IDLab contributes a large share of UGent's FAIR activities through research on distributed intelligence, robotics, knowledge technologies, machine learning, predictive modelling and data science. FAIR-relevant teams include Distributed Machine Learning, AIDA, AIRO, SUMO, PreDiCT, KnoWS, Wireless Networking and T2K.

Research Areas

• Distributed Machine Learning

• Robotics

• Knowledge Graphs

• Natural Language Processing

• Data-Efficient AI

• Predictive Healthcare

• IoT & Edge Intelligence

Contacts

• Piet Demeester

• Bart Dhoedt

• Pieter Simoens

• Tijl De Bie

• Tony Belpaeme

DAMBI develops advanced AI methods for life sciences and healthcare applications, with a focus on trustworthy machine learning and computational biology.

Research Areas

• Trustworthy Machine Learning

• Single-Cell Omics

• Biomedical AI

• Health Data Analytics

Contact

• Yvan Saeys

DDCM develops methods that allow AI systems to work with complex and heterogeneous information sources.

Research Areas

• Data Integration

• Data Quality

• Decision Support

• Big Data Management

Contact

• Guy De Tré

The group combines physical modelling and machine learning to develop intelligent systems for real-world applications.

Research Areas

• Physics-Informed AI

• Digital Twins

• Hybrid Modelling

• Intelligent Control

Contact

• Guillaume Crevecoeur

GAIM researches methods for high-dimensional data analysis and intelligent image processing.

Research Areas

• Sparse Modelling

• Machine Learning

• Image Analysis

Contact

• Aleksandra Pizurica

IPI develops AI systems capable of interpreting visual information in complex environments.

Research Areas

• Computer Vision

• Edge AI

• Cooperative Sensing

• Context-Aware Intelligence

Contacts

• Wilfried Philips

• Bart Goossens

These groups contribute expertise in mathematical modelling, uncertainty modelling and data-driven prediction.

Research Areas

• Knowledge-Based Systems

• Uncertainty in AI

• Predictive Modelling

• Mathematical AI

Contacts

• Bernard De Baets

• Jan Verwaeren

• Willem Waegeman

LT3 develops language technologies that help computers interpret and generate human language.

Research Areas

• Natural Language Processing

• Information Extraction

• Conversational AI

• Sentiment Analysis

Contact

• Veronique Hoste

MICT focuses on the interaction between AI technologies and people, organisations and society.

Research Areas

• Conversational AI

• Human Behaviour Modelling

• AI Adoption

• Human-Centred AI

Contact

• Jelle Saldien

WAVES develops intelligent sensing and interpretation systems for complex environments.

Research Areas

• AI for Sensing

• Sound Interpretation

• Active Learning

• Human-Like Representations

Contacts

• Dick Botteldooren

• Luc Martens