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For you as a student

Coaching and education of young engineers and scientists is an important part of quest’s mission. Thereto, we are active in the Bachelor, Master and PhD programs at the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture at Ghent University.

Below, more information and some useful links are provided for (prospective) students and PhD researchers.

Courses

  • BSc in Electrical Engineering (link)
  • BSc in Engineering Physics (link)
  • BSc in Biomedical Engineering (link)
  • MSc in Engineering Physics (link)
  • MSc in Electrical Engineering – Electronic Circuits and Systems (link)
  • MSc in Electrical Engineering – Communication and Information Technology (link)

Master thesis projects

In the last year of the Master programs, we organise Master thesis projects. These projects are in the realm of computational electromagnetics, computational quantum mechanics, and EMC/SI/PI-aware modelling and design. A list of topics and general information can be found below. Please contact Prof. Dries Vande Ginste for further discussion about topics that may interest you. 

For M.Sc. students in Engineering Physics, Electrical Engineering and Physics and Astronomy: 2025_quest_Master_Thesis_general_info.pdf

  • A balanced-to-balanced power divider with integrated common-mode filtering and differential-mode equalization (link)
  • Development of reconfigurable passive equalizers for dynamic bandwidth control on high-speed interconnectss (link)
  • An accurate, broadband calibration standard for de-embedding asymmetrical, differential circuits (link)
  • Inducing chaotic behaviour in CMOS circuits through transient bursts and ESD events (link)
  • A full-wave integral equation to efficiently compute scattering from large reflectarrays (link)
  • A novel time-domain modelling technique for good conductors in 3-D ICs (link)
  • Accurate modelling and characterization of etching effects with a Fokas-based Dirichlet-to-Neumann operator (link)
  • Enhancing the differential surface admittance operator by adopting a hierarchical matrix-based implementation to model large on-chip interconnect structures (link)
  • Modeling and optimization of dense via arrays (link)
  • From data to design: AI-driven data-efficient optimization of passive electromagnetic systems (link)
  • Can KANs do it better? Efficient & interpretable macromodels for electromagnetic system engineering (link)
  • Full-band Wigner-Boltzmann Monte Carlo simulation of electrons in nanodevices (link)
  • Development of an EM/QM co-simulation framework for analysing transmon qubit dynamics (link)
  • Exploring time-domain integral equations for the Maxwell-Kohn-Sham co-simulation of nanowires (link)
  • First-principles modelling of advanced nanointerconnects by means of the non-equilibrium Green ‘s function formalism (link)
  • Fourth-order symplectic numerical scheme to solve the (3+1)D Maxwell-Dirac equations in nanoelectronic Dirac devices (link)
  • Multiphysics modelling of quantum transport in emerging nanodevices: a hybrid NEGF-Maxwell framework (link)
  • Superballistic charge transport of viscous electron fluids in two-dimensional materials (link)
  • A novel time-domain modelling technique for good conductors in 3-D ICs (link)
  • A full-wave integral equation to efficiently compute scattering from large reflectarrays (link)
  • Accurate modelling and characterization of etching effects with a Fokas-based Dirichlet-to-Neumann operator (link)
  • Enhancing the differential surface admittance operator by adopting a hierarchical matrix-based implementation to model large on-chip interconnect structures (link)
  • Modeling and optimization of dense via arrays (link)
  • Beyond simulations: physics-informed Gaussian processes for data-efficient EM system optimization (link)
  • Full-band Wigner-Boltzmann Monte Carlo simulation of electrons in nanodevices (link)
  • Development of an EM/QM co-simulation framework for analysing transmon qubit dynamics (link)
  • Exploring time-domain integral equations for the Maxwell-Kohn-Sham co-simulation of nanowires (link)
  • First-principles modelling of advanced nanointerconnects by means of the non-equilibrium Green ‘s function formalism (link)
  • Fourth-order symplectic numerical scheme to solve the (3+1)D Maxwell-Dirac equations in nanoelectronic Dirac devices (link)
  • Multiphysics modelling of quantum transport in emerging nanodevices: a hybrid NEGF-Maxwell framework (link)
  • Superballistic charge transport of viscous electron fluids in two-dimensional materials (link)
  • Accurate modelling and characterization of etching effects with a Fokas-based Dirichlet-to-Neumann operator (link)

Internships for Master students

Students interested in doing an internship (with a focus on electromagnetics or quantum mechanics) in a company may contact Prof. Dries Vande Ginste for mentorship.

  • imec
  • Melexis Technologies 
  • Nokia
  • Keysight Technologies
  • Skeyes
  • onsemi
  • ST Engineering iDirect

Info for prospective PhD students

The PhD program at the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture of Ghent University takes four years. General info can be found here.
We are always on the lookout for people who are interested in doing four years of high-level academic research in our area of interest (see Research) and who have completed (or are about to complete) a Master program in a related field. Note that only candidates with a very strong background in mathematics and physics and who are fluent in English (both verbal and in writing) will be considered.
High-profile candidates may send a CV with cover letter and any other relevant info to Prof. Dries Vande Ginste.