Interested in a PhD?

We encourage spontaneous applications for a PhD position at our research group. Most of our research activities are described on our webpage. Here you will find a list of open PhD positions, but feel free to contact the research coördinators about other PhD research topics.

Succesfully defended PhD’s

Performance Monitoring and Lifetime Assessment of Offshore Wind Farms based on Scada data

by Nymfa Noppe

Promotor: Christof Devriendt, Wout Weijtjens

2019

Development and Validation of Innovative Structural Health Monitoring Methodology

by Michaël Hinderdael

Promotor: Patrick Guillaume

2018

Identification of Flutter using Time-variant Identification Techniques

by Julien Ertveldt

Promotor: Steve Vanlanduit

2017

A Parametric Modal Approach for Active Infrared Thermography

by Galid Arroud

Promotor: Patrick Guillaume, Gunther Steenackers (UA)

2016

Structural Health Monitoring of Composites using optical fiber sensors

by Alfredo Lamberti

Promotor: Steve Vanlanduit

2016

Additive Manufacturing as a Tool for Structural Health Monitoring of Metallic Structures: Fatigue Response and Residual Stresses

by Maria Strantza

Promotor: Danny Van Hemelrijck (MeMC), Patrick Guillaume

2016

Dynamic Modeling and Analysis of a Monopile Offshore Wind Turbine Focused on Damping and New Monitoring Strategies

by Rasoul Shirzadeh

Promotor: Patrick Guillaume, Christof Devriendt

2015

Decoupling of Mechanical Systems Based on In-situ Frequency Response Function: the LPD Method

by Laurent Keersmaeckers

Promotor: Patrick Guillaume, Luc Mertens (UA)

2015

Experimental analysis of flow -induced vibrations and application to the fuel rod bundle of the MYRRHA reactor

by Ben De Pauw

Promotor: Steve Vanlanduit

2015

Feasibility and performance assessment of small and medium-sized wind turbines

by Jochem Vermeir

Promotor: Marc Runacres, Patrick Guillaume

2015

Design Considerations of the Operating Room Ventilation System

by Romy Van Gaever

Promotor: Steve Vanlanduit

2015

Advanced methods for estimating and monitoring the modal parameters of operational systems subjected to non-white excitation

by Wout Weijtjens

Promotor: Patrick Guillaume, Christof Devriendt

2014

Development and validation of a time domain fringe pattern analysis technique for the measurement of object shape deformation

by Bart Ribbens

Promotor: Steve Vanlanduit

2014

Experimental and Numerical Investigation of the Fluid-structure Interaction of Piezo Fan Systems

by Mohammad Ahmadi Bidakhvidi

Promotor: Steve Vanlanduit

2014

Experimental and Numercial Study on the Impact Loading of Waves on Deformable Composite Structures

by Alexandru Nila

Promotor: Steve Vanlanduit

2014

Identification of vibro-acoustic systems in operation conditions

by Gert De Sitter

Promotor: Patrick Guillaume

2013

Design and Validation of Improved Modal Parameter Estimators

by Mahmoud-El-Kafafy

Promotor: Patrick Guillaume, Tim De Troyer

2013

Optical Measurements of Rotating Blade Vibrations

by Giuseppe Dinardo

Promotor: Steve Vanlanduit

2012

Measurement and modeling of sound and vibration fields using a scanning laser Doppler vibrometer

by Cedric Vuye

Promotor: Steve Vanlanduit, Patrick Guillaume

2011

Experimental investigation of rotor broadband self noise by means of rotating controlled diffusion blades

by Mike Bilka

Promotor: Patrick Guillaume, Jerôme Anthoine (VKI)

2011

Turning Point Based Fatigue Testing Using Pneumatic Artificial Muscles as

Light – Weight Actuators

by Kristel Deckers

Promotor: Patrick Guillaume, Dirk Lefeber

2011

Ultrasonic characterization of materials with applications in bone tissue modelling

by Roberto Longo

Promotor: Patrick Guillaume, Steve Vanlanduit

2011

Acoustic source identification with applications in aeroacoustics

by Flavio Presezniak

Promotor: Patrick Guillaume, Gunther Steenackers

2011

On the use of transmissibility functions in operational modal analysis

by Christoph Devriendt

Promotor: Patrick Guillaume

2010

Frequency-Domain Modal Analysis with Aeroelastic Applications

by Tim De Troyer

Promotor: Patrick Guillaume, Mark Runacres

2009

Finite Element Model Updating and Optimization of Mechanical Systems Making Use of Regressive Techniques

by Gunther Steenackers

Promotor: Patrick Guillaume

2008

Generalization of Thermography for In-field Nondestructive Testing of Aircraft Composite Structures

by Pierre Servais

Promotor: Patrick Guillaume

2008

Development of Robust, On-line, Vibration-based Damage Detection Techniques

by Kristof Harri

Promotor: Patrick Guillaume, Yvan Baudoin (KMS)

2007

Design of Regressive Fourier Techniques for Processing Optical Measurements

by Joris Vanherzeele

Promotor: Patrick Guillaume, Steve Vanlanduit

2007

Applied Frequency Domain System Identification in the Field of Experimental and Operational Modal Analysis

by Bart Cauberghe

Promotor: Patrick Guillaume

2004

Application of Frequency Domain System IdentificationTechniques in the Field of Operational Modal Analysis

by Eli Parloo

Promotors: Patrick Guillaume, Marc Van Overmeire

2003

Frequency domain System Identification for Modal Analysis

by Peter Verboven

Promotors: Patrick Guillaume, Marc Van Overmeire

2002

High Spatial Resolution Experimental Modal Analysis

by Steve Vanlanduit

Promotors: Johan Schoukens, Patrick Guillaume

2001