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News

Test car with CTV4EV (photo: Bosch)
December 7, 2020
New transmission system makes electric cars more powerful, more efficient and potentially cheaper
TU/e PhD candidate Caiyang Wei has developed a highly efficient automatic transmission system for electric vehicles.
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Using ultrasound to heat up tumors decreases the need for toxic treatments like radiation and chemotherapy.
December 3, 2020
Inducing accurately controlled ‘fever’ in tumors to fight cancer
Self-learning algorithms ensure optimal ultrasound hyperthermia to improve cancer therapies
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Nathan van de Wouw becomes IEEE Fellow
December 2, 2020
Social distancing research at train stations makes platforms safer
November 24, 2020
Researcher Ashley De Bie and first promotor Prof. dr H.H.M. Korsten demonstrate TraceBook
New online tool helps doctors and nurses make better decisions for individual patients
November 18, 2020
Image: Mohamed Hassan (pixabay.com)
Care robot requires balance between effiency and human contact
November 9, 2020

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Events

  • 10 Jan

    Workshop AIHA 2021 | AI for Healthcare Applications

    January 10, 2021 9:15 AM / Milan - Italy

  • 12 Jan
    USE lecture

    AI for law and order

    Irakli Beridze, director of the UN Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, discusses cutting-edge research on AI and its...

  • 08 Mar

    AI Café | Third edition

    This third edition is dedicated to the International Women's Day. The AI Café aims to present interesting AI research to a broad audience;...

    • About EAISI

    The Eindhoven AI Systems Institute brings together all AI activities of the TU/e. Top researchers from various research groups work together to create new and exciting AI applications with a direct impact on the real world.

    All this in close collaboration with our student teams and representatives from industry. TU/e now has many job opportunities for AI talent. Read more

     

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    EAISI-IMPULS program

    Check out our research investment program and apply!

    AI Projects in the Built Environment

    Our built environment has a huge impact on all aspects of our lives, not in the least quality of life and climate change. As an effect, huge potential resides in digitizing this industry and making data available for intelligent management and optimization of our environment. Various Artificial Intelligence techniques are investigated and adopted in the department of the Built Environment and used for improving the quality of our built environment.

    Check out some of our projects

    In the spotlight

    Elizabeth O'Neill

    Evaluating whether AI systems are ethical

    Yingqian Zhang

    Making better decisions with data

    Tom Oomen

    Making machines smart through learning

    Stella Kapodistria

    Making complex decisions with the help of AI

    Raymond Cuijpers

    Making robots socially intelligent

    Gijs Dubbelman

    Making machines understand the world

    Roland Tóth

    Making machines understand themselves

    Joaquin Vanschoren

    Teaching machines to learn how to learn

    AI Vacancies

    EAISI focuses on deepening AI through innovative research in data and algorithms, widening AI by bringing in the human element: ethics, law and society and making AI a fundamental part of all engineering applications. Because TU/e is located in the Eindhoven Brainport region it is easy to connect with industry and quickly take AI applications to the next level.

    In order to advance AI related research TU/e has many research vacancies varying from assistant professor, associate professor to full professor. Please see our vacancy page and join us!

    ICAI Lab Eindhoven: AI-enabled Manufacturing and Maintenance research lab

    The new EAISI lab “AI-enabled Manufacturing and Maintenance” (AIMM) is the first ICAI-Lab in Eindhoven and has been set up together with a number of industrial partners, to improve decision making in manufacturing and maintenance using artificial intelligence. AIMM aims to promote research in cooperation with high-tech industry and is a collaboration with four industrial partners, Nexperia, KMWE, Marel and Lely under the academic supervision of Ivo Adan and Geert-Jan van Houtum.

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    Robotics

    Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) pushes the frontier of robotics technologies in its many fields of expertise and applications. TU/e aims to positively impact our societal challenges in healthcare, energy, mobility and food.

    Robot systems like manipulators, mobile robots, autonomous cars, surgical systems et cetera are a combination of many technologies and fields of expertise. Our research extends to many of those and includes expertise in autonomy, control systems, locomotion, mechatronics, artificial intelligence (machine learning / deep learning), material sciences, electronics, computer sciences, design and user interfacing.  It also encompasses less robot-centric expertise like the design of robot based system level factory solutions, its embedding in organizations and the study of its impact on we as humans and our society.

    Student teams

    TU/e has various multidisciplinary student teams in the field of AI, sustainability, health and mobility that use AI for autonomous functions.

    HART

    Human Augmentation Research & Technology Reaching beyond regular human senses to become more than human and achieve freedom of experience.

    Serpentine AI

    Serpentine AI discovers, develops, competes and contributes to a future with Artificial Intelligence.

    Tech United

    Tech United has two teams: one team competes with autonomous soccer robots in the Middle Size League of RoboCup and the other team participates with autonomous service robots in the @Home league. Both teams became World Champion (again) in 2019.

    Fruitpunch AI

    Our goal is to build a community that drives the implementation of Artificial Intelligence. We focus on AI education, taking students from theory to practice, and better connecting business, research and students. Among other things we organize an AI E-sports competition, an education track and AI Connect events.

    University Racing Eindhoven

    URE is building a high-tech revolutionary electric Formula-style race car to compete in the annual Formula Student competition. In 2019 they also competed with the first autonomous electric race car of the Benelux.

    Blue Jay

    We strive for a future where drones autonomously serve as intelligent companions capable of empowering and assisting people in their daily lives.

    Solar Team Eindhoven

    Solar Team Eindhoven is working on the sustainable mobility of the future and will participate in the 2019 World Solar Challenge in Australia with their solar car Stella Era. This family car can also share energy and park itself autonomously in the sun to charge.

    Related research groups

    Many of our research use AI for their research. These research groups have one or more projects on Artificial Intelligence.

    Department of Mechanical Engineering

    Dynamics and Control

    Our mission is to train next-generation students to understand and predict the dynamics of complex engineering systems in order to develop...

    Department of Electrical Engineering

    Signal Processing Systems

    Enabling the digital revolution through theories, algorithms, architectures and solutions for analyzing and interpreting signals, images,...

    Department of Mathematics and Computer Science

    Applied Geometric Algorithms

    Geometric algorithms is the field within algorithms research that is concerned with the design and analysis of?efficient algorithms?and data...

    Department of Mathematics and Computer Science

    Artificial Intelligence

    The AI-group primarily focuses on the fundamentals, techniques, and tools/frameworks for successful applications of AI. It strenghtens the...

    Department of the Built Environment

    Urban Planning and Transportation

    The focus of the Urban Planning Group is on developing models and integrating these into decision support systems for urban planning design...

    Department of the Built Environment

    Information Systems in the Built Environment

    The ISBE Group carries out research and education in the field of information systems used for the engineering and management of the built...

    Department of Mathematics and Computer Science

    Visualization

    Visualization research develops new methods to present large data collections in new insightful ways.

    Department of Biomedical Engineering

    Medical Image Analysis

    medical imaging, acquisition, image reconstruction, analysis, diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, artificial intelligence, machine learning,...

    Department of industrial engineering & innovation sciences

    Human Technology Interaction

    The Human-Technology Interaction (HTI) group analyzes people’s interaction with technology with the aim to better understand and improve the...

    Department of Electrical Engineering

    Electronic Systems

    Our goal is to create constructive design trajectories for electronic systems that lead to high-quality, cost-effective systems with...

    Department of Electrical Engineering

    Control Systems

    The research field of CS is the area of dynamic modelling and model-based control of complex dynamic systems.

    Department of Mathematics and Computer Science

    Formal System Analysis

    Formal System Analysis focuses on theories, techniques and tools for modeling and analyzing the behaviors of software-controlled systems.

    Cluster Artificial Intelligence

    Database Group

    The Database (DB) group studies core engineering and foundational challenges in scalable and effective management of Big Data.

    Department of the Built Environment

    Urbanism and Urban Architecture

    Buildings, cities and regions matter to people’s lives. Well-planned cities help communities prosper and flourish, and therefore city...

    Department of Electrical Engineering

    Video Coding & Architectures

    Group of microsystems

    Neuromorphic Engineering

    We focus on organic electronic materials for embedding artificial neural networks in hardware, to provide biocompatible and?inexpensive...

    Department of Mechanical Engineering

    Control Systems Technology

    The mission of the CST group is to develop new methods and tools in the area of Systems Theory, Control Engineering and Mechatronics. The...

    Department of Industrial Engineering & Innovation Sciences

    Operations, Planning, Accounting, and Control

    The Operations, Planning, Accounting & Control (OPAC) group helps stakeholders across sectors to make smart, informed decisions, thereby...

    Department of Industrial Design

    Future Everyday

    Future Everyday aims at bridging the gap between emerging technologies and people’s everyday life: how to deal with uncertainties that come...

    Department of Industrial Engineering & Innovation Sciences

    Information Systems IE&IS

    The Information Systems (IS) group studies design, optimization and computer-aided decision support in operational processes within and...

    Department of Mathematics and Computer Science

    Stochastic Operations Research

    SOR is concerned with complex systems that operate under randomness and uncertainty, and aims to develop mathematical models and techniques...

    Department of Biomedical Engineering

    Computational Biology

    synthetic biology, synthetic cells, DNA nanotechnology, DNA computing, supramolecular chemistry, molecular modelling, computer simulations,...

    Cluster Artificial Intelligence

    Data Mining

    The chair studies data mining (DM) techniques and knowledge discovery approaches that are at the core of data science. The group is known...

    System Architecture and Networking

    Imagine just any electronic system that is not somehow networked with other systems. Found one? Must be a pretty boring system then, since...

    Department of ID, M&CS and BE

    Edge AI

    Computational intelligence and network science at the edge (of the Internet of Things).

    Department of Electrical Engineering

    Electrical Energy Systems

    Our research aims at transforming electricity grids towards a truly future-proof, sustainable energy supply. The group focusses on...

    Department of Industrial Design

    Systemic Change

    Systemic Change uses Design and Technology to study socio-technical systems at the level of a community, by designing technology-enabled...

    Department of industrial engineering & innovation sciences

    Philosophy & Ethics

    The Philosophy and Ethics (P&E) Group conducts research at the intersection of philosophy, technology, and innovation

    EAISI Core team

    General Manager EAISI

    Carlo van de Weijer

    Chairman EAISI Scientific Board

    Wim Nuijten

    Manager Positioning, Coordinator student teams

    Mia Jelsma

    EAISI Program Management

    Ben Rutten

    EAISI External Affairs

    Paul Merkus

    EAISI Internal Affairs

    Mark Mietus

    EAISI Public affairs officer

    Carina Weijma

    Communication Advisor EAISI/HTSC

    Hoi-Yan Planjer

    AI Program manager Mobility

    Margriet van Schijndel

    Communication Manager EAISI, communication student teams

    Sacha Claessens

    Finances

    Nanda de Brouwer

    AI Program Manager Curative health

    Pieter Van Gorp

    Technical Coordinator

    Ari Mollen

    AI Program manager Preventive health

    Marieke van Beurden

    Program manager High Tech Systems

    Shane O'Seasnáin

    Communication officer

    Patricia van Zachten

    AI program manager High tech systems

    Jan Hubers

    AI Program Advisor

    Buster Franken

    AI Program Manager High tech systems

    Albert van Breemen

    Secretary and Events

    Erica Peijnenburg

    Partnerships

    CLAIRE

    The “Confederation of Laboratories for Artificial Intelligence Research in Europe” (CLAIRE) seeks to strengthen European excellence in AI research and innovation. The network forms a pan-European Confederation of Laboratories for Artificial Intelligence Research in Europe. Its member groups and organisations are committed to working together towards realising the vision of CLAIRE: European excellence across all of AI, for all of Europe, with a human-centred focus. Robert-Jan Smits, our TU/e president of the Executive Board is member of the International Advisory Board of CLAIRE.

    NLAIC

    The Dutch AI Coalition (NL AIC) is a public-private partnership in which government, industry, educational and research institutions and civil society organizations work together. The goal of the coalition is to stimulate, support and where necessary organize the Dutch activities in AI. It wants to put the Netherlands in a vanguard position in the field of knowledge and application of AI for prosperity and welfare. The NL AIC has to function as the catalyst for AI applications in our country. More information can be found on nlaic.com.

    ICAI

    ICAI, the Innovation Center for Artificial Intelligence, is a national network aimed at technology and talent development between knowledge institutes, industry and government in the area of artificial intelligence.

    Robots and people

    Who is liable for accidents involving self-driving cars? How should a robot behave towards children and people in need of care? To what extent should we allow smart algorithms to make political choices? Artificial intelligence (AI) is developing at a rapid pace, and more and more people will be affected by it in their daily lives. That is why the focus of attention within Eindhoven’s AI institute EAISI doesn’t lie exclusively with matters of technology. 

    Read the Cursor article about about the human and moral implications of artificial intelligence

    EU grant underscores EAISI’s role as AI center of excellence

    A consortium of 55 European partners in the field of AI, including TU/e’s new AI institute EAISI, has been granted of 12 million euro from the European Union.
    The TAILOR grant is part of the EU’s ambition to strengthen AI research excellence centers across Europe and facilitate their collaboration and networking.

    Link?ping University in Sweden has the overall lead in this project under the supervision of Professor Fredrik Heintz. EAISI will manage the talent exchange with a connectivity fund worth 1.5 million euro, led by TU/e researcher Joaquin Vanschoren and another 350.000 for AI research at TU/e.

    Carlo van de Weijer, General Manager of EAISI: “We are well on our way to increase the impact of the university and the Brainport region in the world of AI, amongst others by starting AI-education programs and by hiring new scientific staff. The TAILOR project is an important impulse to also strengthen our position in Europe, by creating a network of research excellence centers across all of Europe on the Foundations of Trustworthy AI.”

    This project involves:

    • Creating AI excellence centers across Europe;
    • Developing an ambitious research and innovation roadmap for these centers;
    • A PhD program in cooperation with industry;
    • Setting up five basic research programs;
    • Developing new mechanisms to step up AI outreach;
    • Bringing together leading AI research centers to boost collaboration and AI research capacity of Europe as well as attracting and retaining talents in Europe.

    For more information you can contact Joaquin Vanschoren (j.vanschoren@tue.nl) or EAISI (eaisi@tue.nl), or check the Tailor website.  

    The Tailor project receives a EU grant of 1.2 Million euro 

    Solar car Stella Era chases sunlight to create an abundance of energy

    Cars are parked 70-90% of the time. What if cars could use this time to gather sunlight and use it power our houses, other cars and our daily life?
    Solar car Stella Era - of the World Solar Challenge winning team Solar Team Eindhoven - can autonomously seek, find and drive towards the sunniest parking spot.

    Check out how Stella Era's solar parking works!

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