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About us
The VUB has a long-standing tradition in AI and robotics. The AI Lab was founded in 1983 and from the start it focused on embodied AI, systems that sense their environment and can take actions autonomously. In FLAIR, the Robotics group from the Mechanics department joins the AI Lab to together develop the next generation of AI, machine learning and robotics techniques which will be used by industry and other research fields alike. Together, we explore crossdisciplinary ideas in fundamental research projects which can then materialise in applied projects or spinoffs. Topics include reinforcement learning, evolution of language, computational creativity, human-centered robotics, computational biology and knowledge representation.
Keywords
- robotics
- learning
- ai
- disciplines
- machine
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Profiles
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Abeeb Adejare
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Applied Mechanics - Doctoral scholarship
- Federated labs AI and Robotics - Doctoral scholarship
- Faculty of Engineering
Person: Researcher, PhD
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Andrea Arcidiacono
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Federated labs AI and Robotics - Doctoral scholarship
- Faculty of Engineering
- Informatics and Applied Informatics - Doctoral scholarship
Person: Researcher, PhD
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Leticia Arco Garcia
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Federated labs AI and Robotics - postdoctoral researcher
- Informatics and Applied Informatics - postdoctoral researcher
Person: Researcher
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Mehrdad Asadi
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Informatics and Applied Informatics - postdoctoral researcher
- Federated labs AI and Robotics - postdoctoral researcher
Person: Researcher
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Zemerart Asani
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Applied Mechanics - External employee, doctoral student
- Federated labs AI and Robotics - External employee, doctoral student
- Faculty of Engineering
Person: Researcher, PhD
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EU719: SPINS: Spin crossover Polymers IN Softwareless Soft robots
Terryn, S. (Administrative Promotor)
1/09/26 → 31/08/28
Project: Fundamental
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OZR4457: Integrating Generative Language Models and Neuromusculoskeletal Modelling for Optimal Exoskeleton Design
Verstraten, T. (Administrative Promotor) & Munoz, D. (Mandate)
15/08/26 → 14/02/29
Project: Fundamental
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EU720: GentleGait: Multiplanar Exoskeleton for Enhanced Elderly Stability
Verstraten, T. (Administrative Promotor)
1/06/26 → 31/05/28
Project: Fundamental
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VLAIM10: Innovation mandate: Assistive Microsurgical Robotics for Safer Vitreoretinal Procedures
Vanderborght, B. (Administrative Promotor) & Khorasani, A. (Mandate)
1/06/26 → 31/05/28
Project: Applied
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VLAVIA1: ELEVATE cSBO: Enhancing Lower Dimensional Measurements for Advanced Healthcare Technologies and Engineering
Vandemeulebroucke, J. (Administrative Promotor), Verstraten, T. (CoI (Co-Promotor)) & Buls, N. (CoI (Co-Promotor))
1/06/26 → 31/05/29
Project: Applied
Research output
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Probabilistic wind power forecasting with tree-based machine learning and weather ensembles
Bruninx, M., van Binsbergen, D., Verstraeten, T., Nowé, A. & Helsen, J., Mar 2027, In: Electric Power Systems Research. 264, 12 p., 113847.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Comparison of Four Methods for Predictive Musculoskeletal Simulations of Human Walking
Denayer, M., De Pauw, K. & Verstraten, T., 15 Apr 2026, (Accepted/In press) Proceedings of the IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics. 6 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper
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A Cross-Embodiment Gripper Benchmark for Rigid-Object Manipulation in Aerial and Industrial Robotics
Vagas, M., Varga, M., Romancik, J., Majercak, O., Suarez, A., Ollero, A., Vanderborght, B. & Virgala, I., 1 May 2026, In: IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 11, 5, p. 6194-6201 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Adaptive Weighted LS-SVM for Multi-View Classification
Faramarzi Lighvan, F., Asadi, M. & Houthuys, L., 29 May 2026, (Accepted/In press) p. 1-12. 12 p.Research output: Unpublished contribution to conference › Unpublished paper
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A Modular Deep-Learning Pipeline for Automated Aorta Characterization on CT
Giordano, L., Ceranka, J., De Sutter, S., Tanaka, K., Van Gompel, G., Lenaerts, T. & Vandemeulebroucke, J., 2 Jan 2026, Applications of Medical Artificial Intelligence - 4th International Workshop, AMAI 2025, Held in Conjunction with MICCAI 2025, Proceedings. Wu, S., Shabestari, B. & Xing, L. (eds.). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, Vol. 16206. p. 258-267 10 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; vol. 16206 LNCS).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper
Open Access
Activities
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Research stay at university of Twente
De Smedt, N. (Contributor)
1 Mar 2026 → 8 Mar 2026Activity: Other › Research and Teaching at External Organisation
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Open Lab Days at BruBotics 2026
Thiery, E. (Organiser), Flynn, L. (Organiser), Denayer, M. (Organiser), Hamelryckx, S. (Organiser), Kindt, S. (Organiser), Nuzzo, S. (Organiser) & Willems, H. (Organiser)
7 Mar 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in or organizing a school event
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The 25th International Conference on Autonomous Agentsand Multiagent Systems
Deproost, S. (Participant)
25 May 2026 → 29 May 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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The 5th International Conference on Hybrid Human-Artificial Intelligence
Deproost, S. (Organiser)
8 Jul 2026 → 10 Jul 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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FWO long stay travel grant to Osaka, Japan (15/05/2026-1/08/2026)
Sangma, R. N. (Visitor) & Ishizuka, H. (Host)
15 May 2026 → 1 Aug 2026Activity: Other › Written proposal
Equipment
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ELIXIR Infrastructure for Data and Services to strengthen Life-Sciences Research in Flanders.
Vranken, W. (Consortium partner) & Lenaerts, T. (Consortium partner)
Federated labs AI and RoboticsFacility/equipment: Equipment › e-resource/distributed
Datasets
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Prediction of Conformational Variability for RRM proteins in inter3m data base
Gavalda Garcia, J. (Creator) & Vranken, W. (Supervisor), Zenodo, 14 Feb 2023
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7640833, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7640833
Dataset
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Data from: Do people imitate when making decisions? - evidence from a spatial prisoners dilemma experiment
Lenaerts, T. (Creator) & Grujic, J. (Creator), DRYAD, 27 Jul 2020
Dataset
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ConforMine Molecular Dynamics Data: Conformational Variability, Secondary Structure Propensities and Molecular Dynamics Simulations
Gavalda Garcia, J. (Creator), Roca Martinez, J. (Creator) & Vranken, W. (Supervisor), Zenodo, 2023
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7575777, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7575777
Dataset
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Moran simulation code for Theory of Mind in the Incremental Centipede Game
Lenaerts, T. (Creator), Zenodo, 30 Nov 2023
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10230225, https://zenodo.org10230225
Dataset
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Stochastic Evolutionary Dynamic Code for Theory of Mind in the Incremental Centipede Game
Lenaerts, T. (Creator), Zenodo, 30 Nov 2023
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10230142, https://zenodo.org10230142
Dataset