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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)
  • BSc in Engineering Technology (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. 

  • Characterization and EMC-aware design of millimeter wave structures (link)
  • Design of equalizers for high-speed interconnects prone to manufacturing variability (link)
  • Design of general linear and passive electromagnetic systems via data-efficient machine learning (link)
  • Design of harmonic-specific antennas through inverse Fourier transform (link)
  • Design of high-speed differential interconnects with passive equalization (link)
  • Finite element based multiphysics modelling of Maxwell-Schrödinger systems to analyse nanoelectronic devices (link)
  • Inducing chaotic behaviour in CMOS circuits through transient bursts and ESD events (link)
  • Influence of radiation onto microwave and millimeter wave boards and interposers (link)
  • Modeling of good conductors in the time domain for 3-D integrated circuits (link)
  • Multiscale solutions to the multiphysics modeling of nanoelectronic devices (link)
  • Reduction of common-mode and differential-mode noises in high-speed differential turns (link)
  • Skin effect modeling of arbitrarily shaped conductors in 3-D ICs by means of a surface admittance operator (link)
  • Uncertainty quantification of good conductors in 3-D ICs (link)
  • Efficient implementation of the non-equilibrium Green’s function formalism for quantum transport simulations (link)
  • Accurate and efficient modeling of good conductors in the time domain with a dirichlet-to-neumann operator (link)
  • Design of general linear and passive electromagnetic systems via data-efficient machine learning (link)
  • Design of harmonic-specific antennas through inverse Fourier transform (link)
  • Finite element based multiphysics modelling of Maxwell-Schrödinger systems to analyse quantum effects in nanodevices (link)
  • First-principles modelling of multi-quantum-well opto-electronic devices by means of the non-equilibrium Green ‘s function formalism (link)
  • Fourth-order accurate symplectic numerical scheme for the (3+1)D Maxwell-Dirac equations (link)
  • Higher-order isogeometric boundary integral equation techniques to solve wave problems (link)
  • Improved numerical schemes for the (3+1)D Maxwell-Dirac equations for massive particles (link)
  • Multiphysics modeling of 1-D quantum materials with the Maxwell-Kohn-Sham equations (link)
  • Multiscale solutions to the multiphysics modeling of light-matter interaction in quantized systems (link)
  • Skin effect modeling of arbitrarily shaped conductors in 3-D ICs by means of a surface admittance operator (link)
  • Uncertainty quantification of good conductors in 3-D ICs (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
  • 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.