Seminars

INGI Lunchtime Seminars take place about twice a month and they address various topics related to computing sciences.

They are open to everyone,  no registration is required : come and have a seat! Sandwiches and drinks are usually provided.  

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Coming soon ...

Repairing the body with technology  by François Heremans, UCLouvain

April 17 at 10:45 a.m. - BARB 94 Place Ste Barbe - 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve

Emerging technologies in the field of robotics create a plethora of new opportunities to repair our biological tissues. The Louvain Bionics interdisciplinary center gathers thinkers, engineers and doctors to generate innovative means to understand, treat and assist patients. In particular, lower-limb amputees lack the propulsive forces normally generated by their missing foot. ELSA is a research robotic ankle-foot prosthesis that reproduces the biomechanics of an intact limb. In doing so, it helps users regain a normal locomotion and thus improves their overall quality of life. This talk explores how research and technology can have a direct positive societal impact.

Seminar given as part of the LINFO2399 - Industrial Seminar in Computer Science

April 24 at 1:00-2:00 p.m. - Shannon room a.105 Maxwell building - 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve I- NGI lunchtime seminar

• An Analysis of QUIC Connection Migration in the Wild by Aurélien Buchet, ICTEAM UCLouvain

  As QUIC gains attention, more applications that leverage its capabilities are emerging. These include defenses against on-path IP tracking and traffic analysis. However, the deployment of the underlying required support for connection migration remains largely unexplored. This paper provides a comprehensive examination of the support of the QUIC connection migration mechanism over the Internet. We perform Internet-wide scans revealing that despite a rapid evolution in the deployment of QUIC on web servers, some of the most popular destinations do not support connection migration yet.

• Direct Device-to-Device Communication: Rethinking the End-to-End Principle with SmartNICs  by Ahmed Seyyidahmed Lahmer, ICTEAM, UCLouvain

  
  The presentation will explore a novel approach to networking that challenges conventional end-to-end communication paradigms. Traditionally, the end-to-end principle has guided the design of network systems, where the central CPU orchestrates and mediates all data exchanges. In my current postdoctoral work, I am investigating an alternative model that enables direct, "particle-to-particle" communication between devices (referred to here as “particles” — including NVMe drives, GPUs, and other specialized hardware) without relying on the CPU as the intermediary.

  At the heart of this approach lies the smartNIC, which functions as a sophisticated (de)multiplexer for diverse data flows. Additionally, my research explores software-hardware co-design by leveraging not only dRMT-style ASICs but also investigating architectural approaches that utilize FPGAs. This dual strategy is designed to overcome the limitations of current systems by providing more tailored, efficient data paths.

  The talk will also revisit my earlier PhD research on balancing the efficiency versus efficacy trade-offs in AI-native networks

Ethical IT  by TBC

May 8 at 10:45 a.m. - BARB 94 Place Ste Barbe - 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve

Any respectable company structures its activities around a certain number of core values, often made concrete in codes of ethics. Concepts such as diversity, inclusion, or mutual respect are often highlighted. But what is it really like in practice? how do societies bring these values to life? what are the recent developments in this area? how can an employee react when he feels that these values are not respected.

Seminar given as part of the LINFO2399 - Industrial Seminar in Computer Science

May 15 at 1:00-2:00 p.m. - Nyquist  a.164 Maxwell building - 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve I- NGI lunchtime seminar

• Développement d'une plateforme de diffusion en continu de vidéos volumétriques exploitant le point de vue des utilisateurs by Olivier Brochu (École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS), Montréal, Québec, Canada

  La vidéo volumétrique est une application de la réalité virtuelle qui capture la vidéo en trois dimensions. Les plateformes de visionnement existantes nécessitent de télécharger entièrement la vidéo volumétrique avant de la visionner, ce qui occasionne des délais frustrants pour les utilisateurs. Notre projet vise à permettre un accès instantané et ininterrompu au contenu volumétrique pour en démocratiser l’accès. Pour ce faire, une approche prometteuse consiste à exploiter le comportement des utilisateurs.

• second talk TBD by Roger Kameugne 

June 5 at 1:00-2:00 p.m. -Shannon, Maxwell a.105-348 Louvain-la-Neuve I- NGI lunchtime seminar

• Anomaly detection in CPS and my background in IoT data analysis by Mohsen Shirali ICTEAM, UCLouvain

  Anomaly Detection (AD) is the process of identifying patterns in data that significantly deviate from expected behaviour. During my PhD, I focused on the Internet of Things (IoT) in healthcare applications, emphasizing systems architecture, privacy, and data analytics. I developed smart sensor systems for modelling human behaviour and assessing the health of the elderly based on physical activity analysis. Additionally, I used Process Mining and proposed techniques to detect gradual changes and anomalies in daily routines, which can indicate potential health risks.
  Building on this foundation, my current research extends anomaly detection techniques to Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS). These systems integrate physical and digital components and require advanced monitoring to ensure safe and efficient operation. Anomaly detection allows for the identification of failures and unexpected behaviours. My work explores real-time anomaly detection methods, including time-series analysis, change point detection, and log analysis, as well as the application of Digital Twins to simulate and predict system behaviour. In this presentation, I will share my research background and discuss the challenges of applying anomaly detection to CPS use cases, such as vehicular networks. I will show how we are going to use the observed high redundancy in the metrics exported by vehicles to detect anomalies based on correlations.

June 19 at 1:00-2:00 p.m. -Shannon, Maxwell a.105-348 Louvain-la-Neuve I- NGI lunchtime seminar

• Title TBC  by Cristel Pelsser ICTEAM, UCLouvain

  Abstract