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Project Factsheets

AIDefSpace: Using Artificial Intelligence to defend telecommunications and satellite positioning systems from the interference of space weather events
BOLSTER: Beyond 5G mObile Standalone Tactical nEtwoRk
BREATHFIT: Exhaled breath analysis to determine physical readiness of soldiers
Dep5GforRNAV: Deployable 5G networks for advanced naval applications
HYDE: Hydrogen technology for energy supply in Defence applications
INSERT-BD: Integrating NEETs in Society through Employment, Recruitement and Training in Belgian Defence
MONA: Miniaturized mOtion-triggered eNergy hArvester for wireless communication and battery recharging
SALTO: Secure Active Learning for Territorial Observations
STATS: Sensing & Testing Analytics Toolbox for Soldiers to predict fatigue and reduce injuries, infections and attrition rate

First Call 2021
INSERT-BD: Integratie van NEET's in de samenleving door tewerkstelling, aanwerving en opleiding in de Belgische Defensie
MONA: Miniaturized mOtion-triggered eNergy hArvester for wireless communication and battery recharging
SALTO: Secure Active Learning for Territorial Observations

Second Call 2022
AIDefSpace: Using Artificial Intelligence to defend telecommunications and satellite positioning systems from the interference of space weather events
BOLSTER: Beyond 5G mObile Standalone Tactical nEtwoRk
BREATHFIT: Exhaled breath analysis to determine physical readiness of soldiers
Dep5GforRNAV: Deployable 5G networks for advanced naval applications
HYDE: Hydrogen technology for energy supply in Defence applications
STATS: Sensing & Testing Analytics Toolbox for Soldiers to predict fatigue and reduce injuries, infections and attrition rate

First Call 2021

INSERT-BD
Integrating NEETs in Society through Employment, Recruitement and Training in Belgian Defence

  • Theme 1: Employment of NEET (Not in Employment, Education or Training) for Belgian Defence Network
  • Key words: NEET, Sustainable employment, Labour market transitions, Recruitment, Work organisation, Military organisation
  • Duration of the project: 01/12/2021 - 30/11/2023
  • Budget: 199.725 €
  • Coordinator: Ezra Dessers (KULeuven - HIVA)
  • Partner: Delphine Resteigne (Ecole royale militaire - Koninklijke Militaire school ERM-KMS)

Documentation

Events

  • 20-11-2023 | Closing Conference
    • Reflect, Learn, Progress: Insights from Youth Integration into Belgian Defence.
      HIVA (KU Leuven) – Chair of Sociology (RMA)
      20 November 2023 (9.00AM – 2.00PM)
      Royal Military Academy, Brussels
  • 08-11-2022 | #WeNEETyou@Belgian Defence
  • 13-12-2021 | Protocol agreement between Defence and Federal Science Policy

MONA
Miniaturized mOtion-triggered eNergy hArvester for wireless communication and battery recharging

  • Theme 2: Small Energy Harvesting systems for defence applications
  • Key words: energy harvesting and power management, sensor node, battery recharging
  • Duration of the project: 01/01/2022 - 31/12/2023
  • Budget: 399.545 €
  • Coordinator: Jean-Michel Redouté (ULiège - Microsys Laboratory)
  • Partner: Patrick Heins (FN Herstal (FNH))

Documentation

Event

  • 13-12-2021 | Protocol agreement between Defence and Federal Science Policy

SALTO
Secure Active Learning for Territorial Observations

  • Theme 3: Space technologies for Defence applications
  • Key words: active learning, automated detections, cyclic traffic patterns, deep learning, interoperable datasets, secure architecture
  • Duration of the project: 01/12/2021 - 01/12/2023
  • Budget: 271.600 €
  • Coordinator: Eric Hallot (Institut Scientifique de Service Public (ISSeP) - Remote Sensing and Geodata)
  • Partners:
    • Benoît Macq (UCLouvain)
    • Olivier Dubois - (Oscars s.a.)

Documentation

Event

  • 06-12-2023 | Workshop SALTO
    Analyse faster your satellite images with AI !
    The SALTO project (Secure Active Learning for Territorial Observations) develops a tool for a faster satellite image analysis by leveraging AI models on large volumes of data. ISSeP, UCLouvain and Oscars s.a. warmly invite you to presentations and live demonstration of the final product during a half-day workshop followed by a networking drink.
    What ? Discover the benefits of active learning and data augmentation with synthetic images
    When ? December 6th 2023 from 9.30 to 12.30
    Where ? OpenHub in Louvain-la-Neuve - https://openhub.be/
    How ? Subscribe on www.issep.be/salto until November 15th

  • 13-12-2021 | Protocol agreement between Defence and Federal Science Policy

Second Call 2022

AIDefSpace
Using Artificial Intelligence to defend telecommunications and satellite positioning systems from the interference of space weather events

  • Theme 1: Space Weather for security and defence applications
  • Key words: Solar flares, ionospheric disturbances, positioning, communications
  • Duration of the project: 01/12/2022 - 30/11/2026
  • Budget: 906.000 €
  • Coordinator: Giovanni Lapenta (KU Leuven)
  • Partner: Jan Depauw (Space Applications Services NV/SA)

Documentation

BREATHFIT
Exhaled breath analysis to determine physical readiness of soldiers

  • Theme 4: Preventive Medicine for improved soldier fitness
  • Key words: exhaled breath, modular system, biomarkers, monitoring, overtraining
  • Duration of the project: 01/12/2022 - 30/11/2025
  • Budget: 1.048.000 €
  • Coordinator: Michelle Laeremans (Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek, VITO)
  • Partners:
    • Bart Verlije (Voxdale)
    • Damien Van Tiggelen (Militair Hospitaal Koningin Astrid, Hôpital Militaire Reine Astrid)

Documentation

BOLSTER
Beyond 5G mObile Standalone Tactical nEtwoRk

  • Theme 2: 5/6G for military, security and crisis applications
  • Key words: Beyond 5G, vehicle-mounted base station, tactile network, Dynamic Spectrum Sharing, zero-touch deployment, seamless interworking
  • Duration of the project: 01/12/2022 - 31/05/2025
  • Budget: 800.679 €
  • Coordinator: Ingrid Moerman (Interuniversitair Micro-Electronica Centrum, IMEC)
  • Partner: Jens Buysse (Citymesh)

Documentation

Dep5GforRNAV
Deployable 5G networks for advanced naval applications

  • Theme 2: 5/6G for military, security and crisis applications
  • Key words: 5G, communication networks, network technology, maritime, navy
  • Duration of the project: 01/12/2022 - 30/11/2025
  • Budget: 735.805 €
  • Coordinator: Ronny Dewaele (e-BO Enterprises)
  • Partner: François Quitin (Université Libre de Bruxelles, ULB)

Documentation

HYDE
HYdrogen technology for energy supply in DEfence applications

  • Theme 3: Sustainable and “green” energy applications for military use
  • Key words: hydrogen, PV, electrolyser, fuel cell, CHP, microgrid
  • Duration of the project: 01/12/2022 - 30/11/2026
  • Budget: 1.693.000 €
  • Coordinator: Frank Buysschaert (KU Leuven)
  • Partners:
    • Sam Schotte (Katholieke Hogeschool VIVES Zuid)
    • Rob De Roo (Katholieke Hogeschool VIVES Noord)
    • Sven Duchatelet (Solenco Power)

Documentation

STATS
Sensing & Testing Analytics Toolbox for Soldiers to predict fatigue and reduce injuries, infections and attrition rate

  • Theme 4: Preventive Medicine for improved soldier fitness
  • Key words: blended coaching, AI-based predictions, continuous monitoring, early warning, test battery
  • Duration of the project: 01/12/2022 - 30/11/2024
  • Budget: 1.200.000€
  • Coordinator: Steven Verstockt (Universiteit Gent)
  • Partners:
    • Daniel Berckmans (BioRICS NV)
    • Maarten Gijssel (IDRO B.V.)
    • Damien Van Tiggelen (Militair Hospitaal Koningin Astrid, Hôpital Militaire Reine Astrid)

Documentation