PhD theses

2010 May
"Fingertip skin as an optimal interface to manipulate objects: the role of moisture"
T. Andre
Supervisors : Prof. Ph. Lefèvre, Prof. J-L Thonnard

2010 March
"The gravitational forces as fundamental input for sensorimotor coordination"
F. Crevecoeur
Supervisors : Prof. Ph. Lefèvre, Prof. J-L Thonnard

2009 December
"Mesh adaptation with large deformations : theory, algorithms and implementation"
G. Compere
Supervisor : Prof. J-F Remacle

2009 December
"Modelling of texture and hardening of TWIP steel - Advanced finite element representation of polycristalling aggregates"
M. Melchior
Supervisor : Prof. L. Delannay

2009 November
"Development of a finite element marine model"
S. Blaise
Supervisors : Prof. E. Deleersnijder, Prof. J-F Remacle

2009 October
"Cones and Interior-Point algorithms for Structured Convex Optimization involving Powers and Exponentials"
R. Chares
Supervisor : Prof. F. Glineur

2009 October
"Direct and large-eddy simulation of turbulent wall-bounded flows: further development of a parallel solver, improvement of multiscale subgrid models and investigation of vortex pairs in ground effect"
M. Duponcheel
Supervisor : Prof. G. Winckelmans

2009 September
"Thermodynamics and Process Control"
A. Favache
Supervisors : Prof. D. Dochain and B. Maschke (Univ. C. Bernard – Lyon)

2009 August
"Ranking Large Networks: Leadership, Optimization and Distrust"
C. de Kerchove d'Exaerde
Supervisors : Prof. V. Blondel and P. Van Dooren

2009 February
"Singularités de saut, singularités de platitude et commande optimale"
J.-B. Coulaud
Supervisor : Prof. G. Campion

2009 January
"How to achieve binocular control in Duane Retraction Syndrome?"
D. Yüksel
Supervisor : Prof. Ph. Lefèvre

2008 November
"Discontinuous Galerkin methods for geophysical flow modeling"
P.-E. Bernard
Supervisors : Prof. E. Deleersnijder, Prof. V. Legat and Prof. J.-F. Remacle

2008 October
"Numerical simulation of Czochralski bulk crystal growth process : investigation of transport effects in melt and gas phases"
L. Wu
Supervisor : Prof. F. Dupret

2008 August
"On-line periodic scheduling of hybrid chemical plants with parallel production lines and shared resources"
I. Simeonova
Supervisors : Prof. G. Bastin and Prof. D. Dochain

2008 June
"Infinite matrix products. From the joint spectral radius to combinatorics"
R. Jungers
Supervisor : Prof. V. Blondel

2008 June
"Nonnegative matrix factorization algorithms and applications"
N.-D. Ho
Supervisors : Prof. V. Blondel and Prof. P. Van Dooren

2008 February
"Dominant vectors of nonnegative matrices : application to information extraction in large graphs"
L. Ninove
Supervisors : Prof. V. Blondel and Prof. P. Van Dooren

2008 February
"Graphs and networks for the analysis of autonomous agent systems"
J. Hendrickx
Supervisor : Prof. V. Blondel

2008 February
"Contribution à la régulation des systèmes à paramètres distribués partiellement observé à commande contrainte"
B. Abouzaid
Supervisors : Prof. V. Wertz and Prof. M. E. Achhab

2007 December
"Tracking the invisible requires prediction and internal models"
J.-J. Orban de Xivry
Supervisor : Prof. Ph. Lefèvre

2007 December
"Design and application of state observers for exothermic fed-batch reactors with uncertain kinetics and heat transfer"
F. Sauvage
Supervisor : Prof. D. Dochain

2007 November
"Mechanics and acoustics of viscoelastic inclusion reinforced composites : micro-macro modeling of effective properties"
C. Friebel
Supervisors : Prof. I. Doghri and Prof. V. Legat

2007 September
"Modelling, optimisation and control of road traffic networks described by hyperbolic partial differential equations"
B. Haut
Supervisor : Prof. G. Bastin

2007 June
"The role of gravity in dexterous manipulation"
O. White
Supervisors : Prof. Ph. Lefèvre and Prof. J.-L. Thonnard

2007 May
"Rhythmic Movements Control: Parallels between Human Behavior and Robotics"
R. Ronsse
Supervisors : Prof. Ph. Lefèvre and Prof. R. Sepulchre

2007 March
"Accuracy and consistency in finite element ocean modeling"
L. White
Supervisors : Prof. E. Deleersnijder and Prof. V. Legat

2007 January
"Mesoscopic modelling of the geometry of dislocations and point-defect dynamics in single crystals"
N. Van Goethem
Supervisor : Prof. F. Dupret

2007 January
"High-dimensional data analysis : optimal metrics and feature selection"
D. François
Supervisors : Prof. V. Wertz and Prof. M. Verleysen

2007 January
"Use of mathematical expansions to model crystal growth from the melt under the effect of magnetic fields"
F. Bioul
Supervisor : Prof. F. Dupret

2006 December
"Metabolic Design of Dynamic Bioreaction Models"
A. Provost
Supervisor : Prof. G. Bastin

2006 September
"Micromechanics of inclusion-reinforced composites in elasto-plasticity and elasto-viscoplasticity : modeling and computation"
O. Pierard
Supervisor : Prof. I. Doghri

2006 July
"Micromechanics of rate-independent multi-phase composites. Application to steel fiber-reinforced concrete"
A. Ouaar
Supervisors : Prof. I. Doghri and Prof. J.-F. Thimus

2005 December
"Compartmental Fluid-Flow Modelling in Packet Switched Networks with Hop-by-Hop Control"
V. Guffens
Supervisor : Prof. G. Bastin

2005 December
"Modelling of transport phenomena in porous media"
F. Loix
Supervisor : Prof. F. Dupret

2005 December
"Dynamics, Information and Computation"
J.Ch. Delvenne
Supervisor : Prof. V. Blondel

2005 December
"Analysis and LQ-Optimal Control of Infinite-Dimensional Semilinear Systems.  Application to a Plug Flow Reactor"
I. Aksikas
Supervisors : Prof. D. Dochain and Prof. J. Winkin

2005 August
G. Solari
"Iterative model-free controller tuning"
Supervisor : Prof. M. Gevers

2005 May
"Methematical modelling and simulation of dispersive mixing"
B. Alsteens
Supervisor : Prof. V. Legat

2005 April
"Joint spectral radius : Theory and approximations"
J. Theys
Supervisor : Prof. V. Blondel

2005 April
"Relationship between linear viscoelastic properties and molecular structure for linear and brancged polymers"
E. van Ryumbeke
Supervisor : Prof. R. Keunings

2004 December
"Model Reduction of Linear Systems an Interpolation Point of View"
A. Vandendorpe
Supervisor : Prof. P. Van Dooren

2004 October
"The use of extraretinal information to compensate for self-movement"
G. Blohm
Supervisor : Prof. Ph. Lefevre

2004 September
"Boundary Control of Quasi-Linear Hyperbolic Initial Boundary-Value Problem"
J. de Halleux
Supervisor : Prof. G. Bastin

2003 December
"Low-rank approximation and model reduction"
Y. Chahlaoui
Supervisor : Prof. P. Van Dooren

2003 October
"Analyse et prediction de series temporelles par methodes non lineaires : application a des donnees industrielles et financieres" A. Lendasse
Supervisor : Prof. V. Wertz

2003 May
"Convex optimization over non-negative polynomials structured algorithms and applications"
Y. Hachez
Supervisor : Prof. P. Van Dooren

2004 May
"Micro-injection moulding : from process to modelling"
C. Jeggy
Supervisor : Prof. F. Dupret

2003 December
"Etude d'observabilité de systèmes de Sturm-Liouville : application aux réacteurs biochimiques à paramètres répartis"
C. Delattre
Supervisor : Prof. D. Dochain

2003 December
"Low-Rank Approximation and Model Reduction"
Y. Chahlaoui
Supervisor : Prof. P. Van Dooren

2003 October
"Analyse et prediction de séries temporelles par méthodes non linéaires application à des données industrielles et financières"
A. Lendasse
Supervisors : Prof. M. Verleysen and Prof. V. Wertz

2003 May
"Convex optimization problems in systems and control"
Y. Hachez
Supervisors : Profs. Y. Nesterov and P. Van Dooren

2002 November
"Fuzzy logic in nonlinear modeling and control"
M. Hadjili
Supervisor : Prof. V. Wertz

2002 September
"Contribution to modeling and control design for wheeled mobile robots"
I. Motte
Supervisor : Prof. G. Campion

2001 December
"Experimental study and modeling of the interaction between smooth and saccadic eye movements"
S. De Brouwer
Supervisor : Prof. Ph. Lefevre

2001 December
"Micro-Macro simulation of the flow of dilute polymer solutions"
X. Gallez
Supervisor : Prof. R. Keunings

2001 November
"Parameter estimation in nonlinear systems with correlated noise"
B. David
Supervisor : Prof. G. Bastin

2001 October
"Control of constrained systems : closed-loop, open-loop and hubrid solutions"
F. Grognard
Supervisor : Prof. G. Bastin

2001 August
"Multiobjective decision support tools using concepts of fuzzy sets. Applications to sustainable managment"
C. Stanciulescu
Supervisor : Prof. M. Installé

2001 July
"Simulation of high reynolds number flows past bluff bodies using vortex and boundary element methods"
P. Ploumhans
Supervisor : Prof. G. Winckelmans

2001 June
"Modélisation multi-échelles de polymères semi-cristallins"
N. Svetoslav
Supervisor : Prof. I. Doghri

2000 July
"Experiment design issues in modelling for control for control"
B. Codrons
Supervisor : Prof. M. Gevers

2000 November
"Connecting prediction error identification and robust control analysis: a new framework"
Xavier Bombois
Supervisor: Prof. M. Gevers

1999 November
"Experimental and theoretical study of gaze orientation"
Alexandre Coimbra
Supervisors: Prof. P. Lefevre et E. Olivier

1998 March
"Identification of kinetic parameters in CSTR : Application to synthesis of ETBE"
S.J. Yang
Supervisor : Prof. G. Bastin

1997 March
"Discarding data to perform more accurate identification of input/output system dynamics"
P.Carette
Supervisor : Prof. G. Bastin

1996 June
"Dynamics and robust nonlinear PI control of stirred tank reactors"
F. Jadot
Supervisor : Prof. G. Bastin

1996 May
"Sampled-data state-feedback control of nonlinear continuous-time systems"
A.M. Guillaume
Supervisor : Prof. G. Bastin

1995 July
"A general modeling methodology for animal cell cultures"
V. Chotteau
Supervisor : Prof. G. Bastin

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