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Projects
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FWOSBO72: SBO Project: MOSAIC - Multimodal Optical Sensing and AI for Crop & Food Safety
Smeesters, L. (Administrative Promotor)
1/10/26 → 30/09/30
Project: Applied
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VLAOO51: O&O Project - Smart Malting
Smeesters, L. (Administrative Promotor) & Goossens, S. F. (CoI (Co-Promotor))
1/04/26 → 31/03/29
Project: Applied
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FWOSBO66: SBO project: Functionally GRaded Additive manufacturing through closed-loop Directed Energy Deposition process control (GRADΞD)
Helsen, J. (Administrative Promotor), Hinderdael, M. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Guillaume, P. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Ottevaere, H. (CoI (Co-Promotor)) & Smeesters, L. (CoI (Co-Promotor))
1/10/25 → 30/09/29
Project: Applied
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Detecting hidden fungal infection in tomato plants using pocket-sized near-infrared spectroscopy and chemometrics
Ciaccheri, L., Mignani, A. G., Mencaglia, A. A., Di Pierro, V., Magnus, I. & Smeesters, L., 5 Mar 2026, Photonic Technologies in Plant and Agricultural Science III. Heinemann, D. & Polder, G. (eds.). San Francisco, California, United States: SPIE, p. 1-7 7 p. 1388704. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; vol. 13887).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper
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ILLUMINATION SYSTEM WITH PLURAL LIGHT SOURCES AND A FREEFORM REFLECTOR
Thienpont, H. (Inventor) & Smeesters, L. (Inventor), 2026, WIPO/PCT, Patent No. WO2026175902A1Research output: Patent
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Improving Clinical Diagnostics and Patient Care through Artificial Intelligence and Biosensor Technologies
Baluta, S., Suresh, V., Chmielowska, M., Smeesters, L. & Cabaj, J., 13 Jan 2026, In: ACS Omega. 11, 1, p. 82-99 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Multi-mycotoxin detection using fluorescence spectroscopy and machine learning
Venturini, F., Michelucci, U., Magnus, I. & Smeesters, L., Mar 2026, In: Food Control. 181, p. 1-9 9 p., 111728.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile16 Citations (Scopus)4 Downloads (Pure) -
Wide-field-of-view thermal imaging optimization: towards a distortion-minimum design via image projection
Okonkwo, I. U., Madrid Sanchez, A., Sorgato, S. & Smeesters, L., 2026, Optical Design And Engineering X: Optical Design and Engineering X. Babington, J., Fuchs, U. & Lepine, T. (eds.). SPIE, Vol. 14106. 9 p. (Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper
Prizes
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During the VUB PhD day on 22nd of May 2014 Lien Smeesters received the Best Poster Award IR for her poster ‘Fluorescence spectroscopy for the detection of Aflatoxin in maize products’
Smeesters, L. (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Freeform Catoptric Design of Wide-Field-of-View Spectral Imagers for UV Spaceborne Observation of Mars
Petrosyan, A. (Recipient), Madrid Sanchez, A. (Recipient) & Smeesters, L. (Recipient), 2026
Prize: Other distinction
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Improving food safety with optical screening
Smeesters, L. (Recipient), 28 Mar 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Lien Smeesters is being named a 2016 EO Educational Award Finalist
Smeesters, L. (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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The Photonics21 Technology Plarform has chosen Lien Smeesters as the winner of the Photonics21 Student Innovation Award 2017 ith her outstanding contribution on "Improving food safety with optical screening". She receives the prize during the Photonics21 Public Private Partnership Meeting 2017 on March 28
Smeesters, L. (Recipient), 28 Mar 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Exploring the Synergy of Ultraviolet Photoelectron Spectroscopy and Optical Absorption to Unveil the Photocatalytic Potential of Cu₂O/TiO₂ Direct Z-Scheme Junctions with Varying Cu₂O Loadings
de la Fuente, B. (Speaker), Smeesters, L. (Contributor), Cristaudo, V. (Contributor), Breugelmans, T. (Contributor), Meynen, V. (Contributor), Cool, P. (Contributor), Hubin, A. (Contributor) & Hauffman, T. (Contributor)
5 Nov 2023 → 10 Nov 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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Towards a demonstrator setup for a wide-field-of-view visible to near-infrared camera aiming to characterize the solar radiation reflected by the Earth
Schifano, L. (Speaker), Duerr, F. (Contributor), Berghmans, F. (Contributor), Dewitte, S. (Contributor) & Smeesters, L. (Contributor)
2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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Belgian Photonics Online Meetup 2022
Feizpour, M. (Organiser), Chalyan, T. (Organiser), Chalyan, A. (Organiser), Van Gucht, T. (Organiser), Derochette, K. (Organiser), Lobet, M. (Organiser), Mouchet, S. (Organiser), Smeesters, L. (Organiser), Tihon, D. (Organiser) & Englebert, N. (Organiser)
30 Sept 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in or organizing an event at an external academic organisation
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Compact wide field-of-view camera design for remote sensing of the Earth’s emitted thermal radiation
Schifano, L. (Speaker), Smeesters, L. (Contributor), Berghmans, F. (Contributor) & Dewitte, S. (Contributor)
12 Sept 2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
Thesis
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3D Laser scanner using an electrically tunable lens: optimization towards high-speed high-power applications
Borsch, Y. ((PhD) Student) & Smeesters, L. (Promotor), 2025Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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Combining spectroscopy and machine learning processing for precise sample classification
Magnus, I. ((PhD) Student), Smeesters, L. (Promotor) & Oveneke, M. C. (Promotor), Virte, M. (Advisor), 2020Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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Compact space spectrometer benefitting climate change monitoring
Yerlès, M. ((PhD) Student) & Smeesters, L. (Promotor), 2024Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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Freeform Catoptric Design of Wide-Field-of-View Spectral Imagers for UV Spaceborne Observation of Mars
Petrosyan, A. ((PhD) Student) & Smeesters, L. (Promotor), Madrid Sanchez, A. (Advisor), 2026Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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Integration of tunable lenses in micro-optical smart camera systems
Smeesters, L. ((PhD) Student), Ottevaere, H. (Promotor), Meuret, Y. (Co-promotor) & Belay, G. Y. (Jury), Ottevaere, P. D. I. H. (Promotor), Meuret, Y. (Co-promotor) & Belay, G. Y. (Jury), 2012Student thesis: Master's Thesis