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