Science, Engineering and Technology GroupDepartment of Electrical Engineering

STADIUS CENTER FOR DYNAMICALSYSTEMS, SIGNAL PROCESSINGAND DATA ANALYTICS

IntroductionSTADIUS Center for DynamicalSystems, Signal Processingand Data Analytics is an inter -nationally leading researchgroup in information proces -sing through mathematicalengineering in signals, sys -tems and control, data-drivenmodeling and analytics, optimi -zation, and applied fields. Its uniqueness lies in the diverseuse of generic informationprocessing such as numericallinear and multilinear algebra, statistics, differential geometry,and optimization. The center is continuously looking for newapplications to address societal questions and issues withinnovative mathematical and technological solutions.

Research profile STADIUS draws concepts from mathematical fields suchas linear and multi-linear algebra, statistics, discretemathematics, differential geometry, optimization, etc. Its strategic basic research is focused on generic translationsof basic concepts into algorithmic implementations, focusingon numerical linear algebra issues as well as software andhardware implementation issues. Our ultimate goal is toprove that such mathematical modeling based algorithmsprovide significant performance improvement. To this aim,three specific application fields are targeted, namely digitalcommunications, biomedicine and modeling and controlof industrial processes and mechatronic products.

Research TopicsSystems, Models & ControlComplex networks & nonlinear systems • Numerical linear& multi-linear algebra • Optimization in engineering •Support vector machines & kernel methods • Data-drivenmodeling • Advanced process control & systemidentification • Data-mining, information retrieval &knowledge discovery • Higher-order tensors

Bioinformatics & Computational Biology

Computational Biology: Genomic data fusion • NGS data analytics •Graphical models & kernels

Visualization: Visual design • Interaction design • Visual analytics • Scalability

Applications: Diagnosis of genetic disorders • Disease gene discovery •Disease management • omics data analysis (e.g. trans -criptomics, proteomics, mass spectral imaging), drugprofiling, biomarkers

Digital Signal Processing for Audio & Telecom

Digital Communication: Wireline ADSL/VDSL • Wireless sensor networks

Audio & Speech processing: Speech Communications • Acoustic modeling •Audio Analysis • Hearing Aids/ Cochlear Implants •EEG-analysis in audiology applications

ContactDepartment of Electrical EngineeringStadiusKasteelpark Arenberg 10 box 24463001 LEUVEN, Belgiumwww.esat.kuleuven.be/stadius/stadius-info@esat.kuleuven.be

KU Leuven. Inspiring the outstanding.

Biomedical Data Processing

Methodology:Matrix/tensor algebra • Classification and survival •Multimodal Signal Processing & Analysis

Applications: Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy • Functionalmonitoring (cardio, brain, epilepsy, neonatal, sleep) •Cancer diagnosis & prognosis

Unique infrastructureSTADIUS has access to high-end research facilities asNERF (Neuroelectronics Research Flanders), VSC (VlaamsSupercomputing centrum) ExaScience Lab Intel Labs Europe,KU Leuven Core Facilities (e.g. Genomics Core, SyBioMa)and Hospital Medical Imaging labs.

STADIUS currently developed several IT software tools(e.g. LS-SVMlab, Dendsort, SequenceDiversityDeiagram,Tensorlab, COT, EnsembleSVM, Endeavour, CDHWIKI,Beegle, Annotate-It!, eXtasy, LR-PC2, M4-PUL, AQSES,PINTA, pipit, meander)(www.esat.kuleuven.be/stadius/software.php).

Collaboration and usersSTADIUS is part of Strategic Research Center iMinds,department of Medical Information Technologies andcollaborates with many key partners such as imec, imec Holst, VIB, VITO, NERF, VIB, various UniversityHospitals among so many others.

STADIUS actively collaborates with industrial partners among which Agfa, Alcatel-Lucent, Barco, BekaertTextiles, Delhaize Group, Janssen Pharmaceutica, GE Healthcare, IBM, Philips Research & Healthcare,Televic, NXP Software, Nuance Communications, Bang & Olufsen, Cochlear, SoundTalks.

STADIUS participates in regional & European networkssuch as DSP Valley, ELAt, Flanders’ Care, Health AxisCambridge-Leuven-Heidelberg, Microsoft InnovationCenter, UNAMEC, VOKA Health Community.

STADIUS is currently involved in two IUAP programs DYSCOand BESTCOM, 2 Centers of Excellence OPTEC andSYMBIOSYS, 2 ERC Advanced Grants: A-DATADRIVE-Band BIOTENSORS, 2 FP7-PEOPLE Marie Curie InitialTraining Network Programs: TRANSACT and DREAMSone RECAP INTERREG IVB NWE programme and oneFP7-ICT FET-Open Project HANDiCAMS.

Spin - Offs• IPCOS NV (1995) (www.ipcos.be)• Data4S (2000) (acquired by Norkom Technologies

in 2004) (Norkom Technologies acquired in 2011 by BAE Systems) (www.baesystems.com/home)

• TML NV (Transport & Mobility Leuven) (2002)(www.tmleuven.be)

• D square (2008) (www.dsquare.be)• Cartagenia (2008) (www.cartagenia.com)