# Research topics

**Source**: https://www.ugent.be/ea/en/research/topics
**Parent**: https://www.ugent.be/ea/en/for-degree-students/admission-degree-students-fea.htm

The main research topics at the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture are:

[Architecture and infrastructural design](#architecture-and-infrastructural-design "Architecture and Infrastructural Design")[Materials science and engineering](#materials-science-and-engineering "Materials science and engineering")[Modeling and systems design](#modeling-and-systems-design "Modeling and Systems Design")[Biomedical engineering](#biomedical-engineering "Biomedical engineering")[Sustainable energy and machinery](#sustainable-energy-and-machinery "Sustainable energy and machinery")[Electronics and electronic devices](#electronics-and-electronic-devices "Electronics and electronic devices")[ICT and multimedia](#ict-and-multimedia "ICT and multimedia")

## Architecture and infrastructural design

- [Architecture and urban planning](https://www.ugent.be/ea/nl/onderzoek/onderzoeksdomeinen/arch_infrastr.htm#architecture-and-urban-planning "Architecture and infrastructural design")
- [Climate control in buildings](https://www.ugent.be/ea/nl/onderzoek/onderzoeksdomeinen/arch_infrastr.htm#climate-control-in-buildings "Architecture and infrastructural design")
- [Fatigue in large constructions](https://www.ugent.be/ea/nl/onderzoek/onderzoeksdomeinen/arch_infrastr.htm#fatigue-in-large-constructions "Architecture and infrastructural design")
- [Concrete, steel and glass structures](https://www.ugent.be/ea/nl/onderzoek/onderzoeksdomeinen/arch_infrastr.htm#concrete-steel-and-glass "Architecture and infrastructural design")
- [Hydraulics and maritime technology](https://www.ugent.be/ea/nl/onderzoek/onderzoeksdomeinen/arch_infrastr.htm#hydraulics-and-maritime-technology "Architecture and infrastructural design")
- [Bridge design and construction](https://www.ugent.be/ea/nl/onderzoek/onderzoeksdomeinen/arch_infrastr.htm#bridge-design-and-construction "Architecture and infrastructural design")

## Materials science and engineering

- [Metals science and technology](https://www.ugent.be/ea/nl/onderzoek/onderzoeksdomeinen/materialsscienceandchemicaleng.htm#metals-science-and-technology "Materials science and technology")
- [Concrete technology](https://www.ugent.be/ea/nl/onderzoek/onderzoeksdomeinen/materialsscienceandchemicaleng.htm#concrete-technology "Materials science and technology")
- [Advanced textiles, fibrous materials and composites](https://www.ugent.be/ea/nl/onderzoek/onderzoeksdomeinen/materialsscienceandchemicaleng.htm#advanced-textiles-fibrous-materials "Materials science and technology")
- [Durability and sustainability of materials](https://www.ugent.be/ea/nl/onderzoek/onderzoeksdomeinen/materialsscienceandchemicaleng.htm#durability-and-sustainability-of "Materials science and technology")
- [Advanced material characterization techniques](https://www.ugent.be/ea/nl/onderzoek/onderzoeksdomeinen/materialsscienceandchemicaleng.htm#advanced-material-characterization "Materials science and technology")
- [Fracture and damage mechanics](https://www.ugent.be/ea/nl/onderzoek/onderzoeksdomeinen/materialsscienceandchemicaleng.htm#fracture-and-damage-mechanics "Materials science and technology")
- [Multi-scale modeling of materials](https://www.ugent.be/ea/nl/onderzoek/onderzoeksdomeinen/materialsscienceandchemicaleng.htm#multi-scale-modeling-of "Materials science and technology")

## Modeling and systems design

- [Design of optimal logistic systems and supply chains](https://www.ugent.be/ea/nl/onderzoek/onderzoeksdomeinen/modeling_systems.htm#design-of-optimal-logistic "Modeling and systems design")
- [Control of complex dynamical systems](https://www.ugent.be/ea/nl/onderzoek/onderzoeksdomeinen/modeling_systems.htm#control-of-complex-dynamical "Modeling and systems design")
- [Stochastic modeling of systems](https://www.ugent.be/ea/nl/onderzoek/onderzoeksdomeinen/modeling_systems.htm#stochastic-modeling-of-systems "Modeling and systems design")
- [Signal processing](https://www.ugent.be/ea/nl/onderzoek/onderzoeksdomeinen/modeling_systems.htm#signal-processing "Modeling and systems design")
- [Neural networks and Reservoir computing](https://www.ugent.be/ea/nl/onderzoek/onderzoeksdomeinen/modeling_systems.htm#neural-networks-and-reservoir "Modeling and systems design")
- [Computer architecture: modelling and optimization](https://www.ugent.be/ea/nl/onderzoek/onderzoeksdomeinen/modeling_systems.htm#computer-architecture-modelling-and "Modeling and systems design")
- [Multiphysics modeling and numerical simulations](https://www.ugent.be/ea/nl/onderzoek/onderzoeksdomeinen/modeling_systems.htm#multiphysics-modeling-and-numerical "Modeling and systems design")
- [Multiscale modeling of chemical production processes](https://www.ugent.be/ea/nl/onderzoek/onderzoeksdomeinen/modeling_systems.htm#multiscale-modeling-of-chemical "Modeling and systems design")
- [Atomic-level tailoring of nanomaterials](https://www.ugent.be/ea/nl/onderzoek/onderzoeksdomeinen/modeling_systems.htm#atomic-level-tailoring-of "Modeling and systems design")

## Biomedical engineering

- [Biomedical imaging](https://www.ugent.be/ea/nl/onderzoek/onderzoeksdomeinen/biom.htm#biomedical-imaging "Biomedical engineering")
- [Biomedical signal processing](https://www.ugent.be/ea/nl/onderzoek/onderzoeksdomeinen/biom.htm#biomedical-signal-processing "Biomedical engineering")
- [Bio-fluid and tissue mechanics](https://www.ugent.be/ea/nl/onderzoek/onderzoeksdomeinen/biom.htm#bio-fluid-and-tissue "Biomedical engineering")
- [Medical devices](https://www.ugent.be/ea/nl/onderzoek/onderzoeksdomeinen/biom.htm#medical-devices "Biomedical engineering")
- [Biomaterials](https://www.ugent.be/ea/nl/onderzoek/onderzoeksdomeinen/biom.htm#biomaterials "Biomedical engineering")
- [Biosensors](https://www.ugent.be/ea/nl/onderzoek/onderzoeksdomeinen/biom.htm#biosensors "Biomedical engineering")
- [Advanced feedback control methods](https://www.ugent.be/ea/nl/onderzoek/onderzoeksdomeinen/biom.htm#advanced-feedback-control-methods "Biomedical engineering")

## Sustainable energy and machinery

- [Alternative fuels for engines](https://www.ugent.be/ea/nl/onderzoek/onderzoeksdomeinen/energy.htm#alternative-fuels-for-engines "Sustainable energy and machinery")
- [Tribology](https://www.ugent.be/ea/nl/onderzoek/onderzoeksdomeinen/energy.htm#tribology "Sustainable energy and machinery")
- [Renewable energy](https://www.ugent.be/ea/nl/onderzoek/onderzoeksdomeinen/energy.htm#renewable-energy "Sustainable energy and machinery")
- [Electrical power systems](https://www.ugent.be/ea/nl/onderzoek/onderzoeksdomeinen/energy.htm#electrical-power-systems "Sustainable energy and machinery")
- [Clean technologies in chemical reaction engineering](https://www.ugent.be/ea/nl/onderzoek/onderzoeksdomeinen/energy.htm#clean-technologies-in-chemical "Sustainable energy and machinery")
- [Nuclear fusion and plasmas](https://www.ugent.be/ea/nl/onderzoek/onderzoeksdomeinen/energy.htm#nuclear-fusion-and-plasmas "Sustainable energy and machinery")

## Electronics and electronic devices

- [From applied physics to electronic applications](https://www.ugent.be/ea/nl/onderzoek/onderzoeksdomeinen/electronics.htm#from-applied-physics-to "Electronics and electronic devices")\
- [Electromagnetics](https://www.ugent.be/ea/nl/onderzoek/onderzoeksdomeinen/electronics.htm#electromagnetics "Electronics and electronic devices")
- [Photonics](https://www.ugent.be/ea/nl/onderzoek/onderzoeksdomeinen/electronics.htm#photonics "Electronics and electronic devices")
- [Acoustics](https://www.ugent.be/ea/nl/onderzoek/onderzoeksdomeinen/electronics.htm#acoustics "Electronics and electronic devices")
- [Advanced components, circuits, and systems design](https://www.ugent.be/ea/nl/onderzoek/onderzoeksdomeinen/electronics.htm#advanced-components-circuits-and "Electronics and electronic devices")
- [Microsystems technology](https://www.ugent.be/ea/nl/onderzoek/onderzoeksdomeinen/electronics.htm#microsystems-technology "Electronics and electronic devices")
- [Display components and systems](https://www.ugent.be/ea/nl/onderzoek/onderzoeksdomeinen/electronics.htm#display-components-and-systems "Electronics and electronic devices")
- [Sofware, hardware and embedded systems](https://www.ugent.be/ea/nl/onderzoek/onderzoeksdomeinen/electronics.htm#software-hardware-embedded-systems "Electronics and electronic devices")

## ICT and multimedia

- [Broadband communication networks](https://www.ugent.be/ea/nl/onderzoek/onderzoeksdomeinen/ict.htm#broadband-communication-networks "ICT and multimedia")
- [Wireless and cable networks](https://www.ugent.be/ea/nl/onderzoek/onderzoeksdomeinen/ict.htm#wireless-and-cable-networks "ICT and multimedia")
- [Multimedia (trans)coding and processing](https://www.ugent.be/ea/nl/onderzoek/onderzoeksdomeinen/ict.htm#multimedia-trans-coding-and "ICT and multimedia")
- [Multimedia content analysis, synthesis and recognition](https://www.ugent.be/ea/nl/onderzoek/onderzoeksdomeinen/ict.htm#multimedia-content-analysis-synthesis "ICT and multimedia")
- [Content management](https://www.ugent.be/ea/nl/onderzoek/onderzoeksdomeinen/ict.htm#content-management "ICT and multimedia")
- [Semantic web technology](https://www.ugent.be/ea/nl/onderzoek/onderzoeksdomeinen/ict.htm#semantic-web-technology "ICT and multimedia")
- [Standardization for networks and multimedia](https://www.ugent.be/ea/nl/onderzoek/onderzoeksdomeinen/ict.htm#standardization-for-networks-and "ICT and multimedia")