Back to the Roots

Event: Celebration of Bart De Moor, 30 years professor at KU Leuven

When: 8 July 2022

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Programme & presentations

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Programme & Presentations

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Science

9.30-10.50h

Former Phd students explain how they apply numerical linear algebra in data driven system identification, complementarity problems, tensors, quantum information theory and algebraic geometry.

From two-dimensional matrices to multi-dimensional tensors – Prof, Dr, Lieven De Lathauwer, KU Leuven
From linear algebra to quantum computing and tensor networks – Prof. dr. Frank Verstraete, UGent
Linear algebra and complementarity problems – Prof. dr. Lieven Vandenberghe, UCLA

Twenty Years Of Bioinformatics

11.10-12.30h

How former PhD students contributed to bioinformatics from the start, and where we are now

Twenty years of bioinformatics – Prof. dr. Yves Moreau, KU Leuven
An Atypical career path: from engineering and bioinformatics to social security physician in a health insurance fund – Prof. dr. Frank De Smet, Christelijke Mutualiteit (CM)
Mass spectrometry imaging and biomedical tise exploration – Dr. Nico Verbeeck, Aspect Analytics NV
Biomedical multi-omics/-modal/-scale data fusion in oncology and cardiovascular diseases – Prof. dr. Olivier Gevaert, Stanford University

Science And Innovation Policy

11.30-14.10h

ENTREPRENEURSHIP: From Science To Business

14.10-15.30h

How former PhD students evolved into CEO’s of successfull start-ups and spinoffs

Translating machine learning research to end user software in life sciences – Dr. Marc Claesen, CEO Aspect Analytics NV
Twenty years of research and entrepreneurship between university and governments – Prof. Griet De Ceuster, CEO Transport and Mobility Leuven
Data science in the process-industry – Bert Baeck, CEO Timeseer.AI
Data Science and medical diagnostics – Herman Verrelst, CEO Biocartis

CULTURE, For Mind And Soul

15.50-16.30h

Health House: why technology in health care is key – Dr. Isabelle François,
CEO Health House
Franco-Flemish Polyphony: excellence from 1400 till today – Bart Demuyt
CEO Alamire Foundation

A Kaleidoscope Of Twenty Years

16.30-17.15h

P ast and future, mentors and scientific geneacoloy – Prof. dr. Bart De Moor

About The Leuven Chanssonier

17.15-18.00h

Concert by the Sollazzo Ensemble led by Anna Danilevskaya

Le corps s’en va et le cuer vous demeure, Antoine Busnoys († 1492)
instrumental: Ha cuer perdu et désolé, Anonyme
La despourveue et la bannye, Johannes Ockeghem (†1497)
L’omme bany, Barbingant (actif entre 1440 et 1460 environ)
Au travail suis que peu de gens me croiraient, Barbinguant (actif entre 1440 et 1460 environ)
Johannes Ockeghem (†149
De touz bien plaine est ma maitresse, Hayne van Ghizeghem (†après 147)
instrumental: Comme femme desconfortée, Gilles Binchois (†1460
N’araige jamais mieulx que j’ay, Robert Morton
Cent mille escus, Firminus Caron (actif entre 1460 et 1475 environ)/Antoine Busnoys († 1492)
Si vous voullez que je vous ame, Anonyme (unicum)
Vraiz amans, Anonyme (unicum)
Donnez laumosne chiere dame, Anonyme (unicum)