DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING (ESAT)

The department of Electrical Engineering is a team ofprofessors, researchers and students who deliver high-quality international research and education in the area of electrical engineering, electronics and informationprocessing. The defining characteristic of this departmentis the strong combination of research and educationactivities. Within the department of electrical engineering,we work on the broad field of electricity and electronicsand their applications. As a department, we contribute to technical innovations in the fields of energy, integratedcircuits, information processing, image- and speechprocessing and telecommunication systems. This isclearly shown in the numerous top level publications,national and international research projects and awards.Furthermore, the department has a strong record inbridging the innovation gap between academia and industry.This is shown in particular by the start-up of many spin-offcompanies. The regional presence of the departmentespecially facilitates the technological support of SMEs.

Research profileThe department focuses its research on the design andapplication of electronics (hardware and software), signalprocessing and energy applications. Major challenges that electrical engineering faces today are in the areas of• Energy• Telecommunications• Microelectronics (digital and analogue)• Imaging and speech• Signal and data processing• Cryptography

These fields roughly correspond to the sections of thedepartment. The department is also characterised by itsdirect link via Insys and Ac@imec to the InteruniversityMicroElectronics Centre (www.imec.be), Europe’s leadingindependent research centre in the field of micro electronicsand nanotechnology, by its strong implications in bio -medical applications, in particular through collaborationwith the Leuven University Hospitals, one of Europe’slargest University Hospitals and by its association with the research center EnergyVille where the energy systemof the future is investigated.

ContactDepartment of Electrical Engineering (ESAT)Kasteelpark Arenberg 10 box 24403001 LEUVEN, Belgiumwww.esat.kuleuven.be/english/infoInfo@esat.kuleuven.be

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KeywordsAnalogue and digital electronics Integrated circuits •bio-informatics • biomedical engineering • chip technology •computer architectures • control theory • cryptography •data communication • data visualisation • design ofmicromotors • information security • electronic computer-aided design • electric energy converters • highly dynamicactuators • image processing • microelectronics • modellingof systems and circuits • nanoelectronics • power electronics •power engineering • radiation - automatic control • RF andmicrowave circuits • signal processing • smart grids •speech processing • telecommunication

DivisionsELECTA – Electrical Energy & Computer Architectures• Smart grids• Power systems• Rational use of energy• Robust industrial automation• Power electronics• Energy markets

MICAS – Microelectronics and Sensors• Analogue and mixed-signal circuit design• Analogue and mixed-signal design methodology• Sensor and biomedical systems• Design of digital circuits and architectures• MEMS and Microsystems• Design of RF and microwave integrated circuits

PSI – Centre for Processing Speech and Images• Medical image computing• Vision for industry, communications and services• Speech processing

STADIUS – Center for Dynamical Systems, SignalProcessing and Data Analytics• Bio-informatics• Biomedical data processing• Digital signal processing for audio and telecom• Systems, models and control

COSIC – Computer Security And Industrial Cryptography• Security technologies• Embedded systems security• Privacy technologies• Cybercrime awareness• Mobile and wireless security

TELEMIC – Telecommunication and Microwaves• EM theory and radiation• Devices and circuits• Propagation• Networking

Electrical Engineering (ESAT) TCESAT conducts its research mainly in Leuven, but also inKortrijk and at the Technology Campuses of the KU Leuventhroughout Flanders: Gent, De Nayer Sint-Katelijne-Waver,Geel, Diepenbeek, Groep T Leuven and Oostende.

INSYS – Integrated SystemsESAT-INSYS (INtegrated SYStems) is an affiliated sectionof ESAT associated with the MicroElectronics CentreIMEC (www.imec.be). The section coordinates allteaching activities of the KU Leuven academic staffmembers who conduct research at IMEC.

Unique infrastructureThe ESAT Department is equipped with a top-notchcomputer infrastructure. For medical applications, itcooperates with the internationally renowned universityhospital ‘Gasthuisberg’ and its state-of-the-art hospitalinfrastructure. Among other things, the department itsown clean room and measuring facilities for IC design, anintegrated antenna measuring site and non-linear vectornetwork analyser for telecommunication research, a fullyequipped smart grids laboratory and multimedia setups(lighting stage, 3D screen, audio lab a light and lightninglaboratory).

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Professors 85Postdoctoral researchers 85PhD researchers 370

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