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Hichem Sahli studied mathematics and computer science at Université Louis Pasteur –Strasbourg (France) and holds a PhD in computer science (informatics/optics) from Ecole Nationale Sup. De Physique Strasbourg (France). Since 2000, he has been a Professor of Computer Vision and machine learning in the Electronics and Informatics Dept. (ETRO) of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and is currently a Research Scientist at the Interuniversity Micro Electronics Center (IMEC). He has been coordinating the Audio-Visual Signal Processing (AVSP) research group within ETRO. His research focuses on signal processing, computer vision and machine learning theory and algorithms in AI for computer vision (image, radar and video processing), affective computing, health informatics (disease progression prediction, diagnosis and treatment outcome prediction), and natural language processing (Electronic Health Record coding). He has completed 30 PhD supervisions since 2000, when he joined VUB. He has authored over 300 journal, conference publications and book chapters.
Research interests
Computer Vision
multimodal machine learning
Artificial Intelligence
Audiovisual processing
Education/Academic qualification
Computer Sciences, PhD, 3D reconstruction by Moire, Télécom Physique Strasbourg
1988 → 1991
Award Date: 1 Oct 1991
Computer Sciences, MsC, Louis Pasteur University
Award Date: 1 Oct 1984
Mathematics, Bachelor, Louis Pasteur University
External positions
Research Scientist, Interuniversitair Micro-Elektronica Centrum
2000 → …
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BRGRD93: Proof of Concept 2025: iHealthyPath: Towards Personalized AI-Driven Clinical Decision Support for Pulmonary Embolism Management
Deligiannis, N. (Administrative Promotor), Sahli, H. (CoI (Co-Promotor)) & Diaz Berenguer, A. (CoI (Co-Promotor))
1/02/26 → 30/04/27
Project: Applied
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BRGRD91-B: JRDIC 2025: WatchBOT : An Intelligent, Scalable and Explainable Framework for Proactive Anomaly Detaction and Fault Resolution in Remote Terminals
Deligiannis, N. (Administrative Promotor), da Silva Gomes, B. T. (CoI (Co-Promotor)) & Sahli, H. (CoI (Co-Promotor))
1/12/25 → 31/05/28
Project: Applied
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BRGRD96: Research Platform 2025: BEE: Brussels Environmental Exposome Project
Argacha, J.-F. (Administrative Promotor), Stiens, J. (PI (Promotor, Principal Investigator)), Deligiannis, N. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Sahli, H. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), da Silva Gomes, B. T. (CoI (Co-Promotor)) & De Cruz, L. (CoI (Co-Promotor))
1/09/25 → 31/08/28
Project: Applied
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EUAR208: ENACT: Environmental Effect on Health Care and Wellbeing and Active Interventions
da Silva Gomes, B. T. (Administrative Promotor), Stiens, J. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Deligiannis, N. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Sahli, H. (CoI (Co-Promotor)) & Argacha, J.-F. (CoI (Co-Promotor))
1/01/25 → 30/06/28
Project: Applied
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EUPOM160: Erasmus+ KeyAction2: Education for the transition to Sustainable AgriFood systems in South America
Stiens, J. (Administrative Promotor), Sahli, H. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), da Silva Gomes, B. T. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), De Cruz, L. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Steenhaut, K. (CoI (Co-Promotor)) & Moreno Cely, A. (CoI (Co-Promotor))
1/12/24 → 30/11/27
Project: Applied
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ADGT: Enhancing 3D human pose estimation with attention-driven graph-transformers
Yang, S., Luu, A. T., Nguyen, X.-S., Histace, A., Jansen, B. & Sahli, H., Jun 2026, In: Journal of Visual Communication and Image Representation. 118, 12 p., 104829.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PARTICLE CHARACTERISATION
Willaert, R. (Inventor), Kasas, S. (Inventor), Vanden Boer, P. K. (Inventor), Malovichko, A. (Inventor), Alioscha-Perez, M. (Inventor) & Sahli, H. (Inventor), 2026, Patent No. EP3969604B1Research output: Patent
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Patient journey modeling through multi-modal event fusion for early ICD coding
Carnelutti, P.-A., Behzadi Khormouji, H., Diaz Berenguer, A., Deligiannis, N. & Sahli, H., 2026, 2026 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP). IEEE, p. 7081-7085 5 p. (Proceedings of the International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper
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A Low-Complexity PFA-Based Autofocus Algorithm for Automotive SAR
Javadi, S. H., Bourdoux, A., Albaba, A. & Sahli, H., 30 May 2025, In: IEEE Transactions on Radar Systems. 3, p. 799 - 810 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Development and multicentric external validation of a prognostic COVID-19 severity model based on thoracic CT
Dirks, I., Bossa Bossa, M. N., Diaz Berenguer, A., Mukherjee, T., Sahli, H., Deligiannis, N., Verelst, E., Ilsen, B., Van Eyndhoven, S., Seyler, L., Witdouck, A., Darcis, G., Guiot, J., Giannakis, A. & Vandemeulebroucke, J., 1 Apr 2025, In: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making. 25, 1, p. 1-15 15 p., 156.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile5 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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BENELEARN2019 Best Paper Award
Diaz Berenguer, A. (Recipient), Oveneke, M. (Recipient), Perez Gonzalez, M. A. (Recipient) & Sahli, H. (Recipient), 9 Nov 2019
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Best Student Paper
Engels, C. (Recipient) & Sahli, H. (Recipient), 2011
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Best Student Paper
Alegria Caicedo, A. C. (Recipient) & Sahli, H. (Recipient), 2011
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Best Student Paper
Zhang, L. (Recipient), Stiens, J. (Recipient) & Sahli, H. (Recipient), 2008
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Excellent Paper Award
Perez Gonzalez, M. A. (Recipient) & Sahli, H. (Recipient), 21 Feb 2020
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Activities
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Introduction to Item Response Theory Modeling
Diaz Berenguer, A. (Lecturer), Sahli, H. (Lecturer) & Bossa Bossa, M. N. (Lecturer)
Aug 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk at a school event
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Detection and description of anomalies in Rx images using natural language processing
Diaz Berenguer, A. (Keynote speaker) & Sahli, H. (Keynote speaker)
Aug 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a workshop/seminar
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Foundations of Deep Learning for Healthcare Applications
Diaz Berenguer, A. (Lecturer) & Sahli, H. (Lecturer)
May 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk at a school event
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A Review of Deep Learning Methods for Automated Clinical Coding
Mahdi, S. S. (Speaker), Deligiannis, N. (Contributor) & Sahli, H. (Contributor)
2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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Social Entrepreneurship Workshop
Alpizar Terrero, M. A. (Organiser), Dentchev, N. (Chair), Orbera Raton, T. (Organiser), Mune Bandera, P. (Organiser), Izquierdo, E. (Visitor) & Sahli, H. (Chair)
7 Nov 2017 → 8 Nov 2017Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in or organizing an event at an external academic organisation
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ETRO develops tools for audio-visual face expression communication
1/01/06
1 Media contribution
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Thesis
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3D Perception and Analysis of Environmental Properties for Off-Road Navigation
Van den Heuvel, L. ((PhD) Student) & Sahli, H. (Promotor), 2014Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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Analysing cellular dynamics from single-cell segmentation in microscopic images
Poelmans, R. S. ((PhD) Student) & Sahli, H. (Promotor), 2020Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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Analyzing cellular dynamics from single-cell segmentation to microscopic images by applying Machine learning techniques
Zaboli , S. ((PhD) Student) & Sahli, H. ((PhD) Student), 2020Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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Automatic no-verbal behavior annotation
Le, Q.-K. ((PhD) Student) & Sahli, H. (Promotor), 2015Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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Automatic Speaker Recognition: State-of-art
Yang, B. ((PhD) Student) & Sahli, H. (Promotor), 2018Student thesis: Master's Thesis