Six problems for SWI 2025

We are very pleased to announce six problems for SWI 2025, contributed by Scientific Volume Imaging, JASCO Applied Sciences, Statistics Netherlands (CBS), University Medical Center Utrecht, Dutch National institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), and Sanofi. Scientific Volume Imaging (SVI): “Analyzing photon limited fluorescence lifetime”  In this problem, which is encountered in super-resolutionView problem details

Groendus – Optimal EV charge management

Who are we? Groendus helps businesses optimize their energy management and make it more sustainable – by saving energy, generating energy themselves, and consuming energy intelligently. We look far beyond the electricity meter. But for the energy transition to succeed, we need to do more. That’s why we’re also building a future-proof energy system. TogetherView problem details

KLM – estimating the booking curve

Introduction The Pricing & Revenue Management team of Air France – KLM forecasts demand, willingness to pay, show-up rates, and booking curves of passengers. Based on that, we determine the optimal price to ask for airline tickets. The booking window of a flight (which starts one year before departure) is split up into 30 timeView problem details

VSL – Time averages and their totals in the billing of natural gas

The fiscal metering of natural gas is often performed using a flow meter and a gas chromatograph. The flow meter is used to measure the volume flow rate of the gas passing the metering station. The gas chromatograph is used to measure the composition, from which the calorific value is determined. Both are measured atView problem details

Doing the Math – Design of multi-commodity energy networks

Introduction Navigating the evolving energy landscape necessitates the imperative planning and design of multi-commodity energy networks, driven by various crucial considerations. The motivation for embracing multi-energy systems lies in unlocking efficiency benefits through coordinated efforts, with non-electric energy carriers like hydrogen offering superior long-term storage options and playing a vital role in decarbonization efforts. DespiteView problem details

The Driving Force (TDF) – Optimal food production planning

BuyFresh The Driving Force (TDF) is the creator of the BuyFresh platform that helps small- to medium-scale food producers sell their products online. The production plan is one of the important day-to-day decisions that bakers make to optimize their profit. However, they often need more mathematical background to make an optimal production plan. To supportView problem details

IKEA – Smart allocation of online orders

IKEA produces and distributes home furniture in 31 countries from more than 482 stores worldwide, and it does so with a shared and inspiring vision: to create a better everyday life for many people. Therefore, IKEA continuously focuses on improving its services and becoming more accessible to many people. To meet their expectations, we areView problem details

A Novel Strategy Model Approach for Racing Solar Cars in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge

Introduction   Top Dutch Solar Racing is a student team from Groningen that aims to develop and test technologies in the field of sustainable car mobility. We do this by building a solar energy-powered electric vehicle. The goal is to contribute to the industry by using and validating new technologies to improve carbon emission-reduced mobility.View problem details

The Heat Transition – Mathematical Models and Optimization

DHM advises and is leading processes and projects in mobility, infrastructure, water and energy. Sustainability, climate, smart cities and digital innovation is our core business. We accelerate in results, communication, positive leadership and connecting teams and other stakeholders. We believe in a sustainable future wherein people can move freely and live carefree together. We investView problem details

Stereo 3D Cloud Motion from Tandem Satellites

Harmony The European Space Agency has recently selected the Harmony mission to be implemented as the 10th Earth Explorer mission  . Earth Explorers are innovative research missions, aiming to advance our knowledge of the Earth System. One of the main scientific objectives of Harmony is to resolve physical processes in the marine atmospheric boundary layerView problem details

Frequency Domain Characteristics in Nonlinear Trimmer Dynamics

Philips Drachten is one of the Philips largest development and production centers in Europe. Here, we work together with more than 2000 people on Personal Health products, such as the newest shavers, Avent Mother & Childcare products, OneBlades, Ladyshaves and beard trimmers.   At Philips we use dynamical models to simulate and analyze the dynamicView problem details

Data-driven Parameters Tuning for Predictive Performance Improvement of Wirebonder Multi-body Model

The ASMPT Centre of Competency, located in Beuningen, is responsible for identifying new high-tech innovation opportunities for the full global ASMPT product portfolio. The equipment portfolio of ASMPT covers the complete back-end section of the semiconductor equipment market, and offers comprehensive assembly and advanced packaging solutions for its customers in the fields of optoelectronics, electronics,View problem details

Zoro Feigl – Glider

Introduction An artwork about control and letting-go: A dance of visible and invisible forces and the extreme powers that are needed to control the ephemeral. A high-tech child’s play flows through the space with heavy-duty industrial machinery. An industrial robot arm moves its limb elegantly high above the viewer. The gentle, but fiercely moving machineView problem details

Synopsys – Macro Legalization in Chip Design

Advanced silicon chips power the amazing software we rely on every day. They are the foundation for everything from smartphones and wearables to self-driving cars and machines that learn. Synopsys is a company for electronic design automation (EDA), i.e., we develop software that enables our customers (Intel, Samsung, Mercedes-Benz, and many more) to design andView problem details

Fontys – Smartscan

Fontys Hogescholen is a large (46,000 students, 5,000 employees) and broad public university of applied sciences with locations in ten cities in the south of the Netherlands (North Brabant and Limburg). The 25 separate Fontys institutes jointly provide more than 100 study programs – bachelor’s, master’s, associate degrees, and training and courses for the business market – and conduct practice-orientedView problem details

PostNL – Planning inter transports and loading trucks

Apart from mail delivery, PostNL’s most important service is to transport parcels ordered at web shops to consumers. This service is provided at an enormous speed and accuracy (99% within 24 hours) and at incredibly high volumes (> 106 parcels per day). As a consequence, highly efficient business processes are required to maintain this serviceView problem details

You2Yourself – Towards personalized health monitoring

You2Yourself (Y2Y) develops methods to measure biomarker profiles in periodic body fluid samples of individuals and algorithms to enable the early detection of life-threatening diseases in these profiles, which enhances the chance of cure. Next Generation Sequencing in blood and urine samples is used to establish personal baseline profiles at health. This enables sensitive detectionView problem details

VDL ETG – Droplet on Wafer

VDL Enabling Technologies Group is part of VDL Groep, an international industrial family-owned company with 97 subsidiaries, spread over 20 countries, and more than 17,000 employees. It is a conglomerate of flexible, independent companies, each with its own specialty. The strength of VDL Groep lies in the mutual cooperation between the companies. VDL Enabling TechnologiesView problem details

SWECO – Event Driven Model with an Objective to Control Traffic Lights

SWECO designs and develops societies and cities of the future. This consulting company advises in sustainable buildings, efficient infrastructure, and access to electricity and clean water. SWECO is the largest engineering and consultancy company in Europe, with over 15.000 employees. The Mobility Solutions team of SWECO actively works on optimizing traffic flows in today’s cities,View problem details

Sweco Traffic Lights

Vanderlande – Optimizing Warehouse Operations

Vanderlande is the global market leader for value-added logistic process automation at airports, and in the parcel market. The company is also a leading supplier of process automation solutions for warehouses. More than 45 million parcels are sorted by its systems every day, which have been installed for the world’s leading parcel companies. In addition,View problem details

ShoQR – Building a Mathematical Model to Estimate Joint Loading and Predict Joint Tissue Damage

We train physiotherapists in treating patients with knee osteoarthritis (degenerated, damaged cartilage). Overload of joints should be avoided, especially the repetitive impact on the affected leg, as this is related to cartilage degeneration. Three-dimensional motion analysis allows us to measure joint load with high precision but is very expensive. Together with physiotherapists and universities, weView problem details

PostNL – Model for Optimal Connection Between Customer and Sorting Center

Apart from mail delivery, PostNL’s most important service is to transport parcels ordered at webshops (PostNL’s customers) to consumers. This service is provided at an enormous speed and accuracy (99% within 24 hours) and at incredibly high volumes (parcels per day). As a consequence, highly efficient business processes are required to maintain this service inView problem details

KWR – Predicting the Removal Performance of Activated Carbon Filters in Water Treatment

In the Netherlands, about one-third of the drinking water is produced out of surface water that may contain all kinds of micropollutants (pesticides, pharmaceuticals, industrial compounds). A large fraction of these drinking water production sites uses filtration by sorption onto activated carbon as an important barrier for micropollutants that are present in the water. TheView problem details

Synopsys – Latency Prediction for On-chip Communication

When placing components on a chip one is faced with several objectives. A major objective is that the length of the connections between the components should be minimal. For this aspect heuristic algorithms are available. Another objective is that the envisioned clock frequency can be met, or at least have the smallest violation. This frequency isView problem details

MARIN – The Numerical Towing Tank

The Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) has been expanding the boundaries of maritime understanding of hydrodynamic research for over eighty years. MARIN has a dual mission: to provide the industry with innovative design solutions and to carry out advanced research for the benefit of the entire maritime sector. Starting in the 1930s, one of ourView problem details

SWECO – Controlling Traffic in the City of the Future

SWECO designs and develops societies and cities of the future. This consulting company advises in sustainable buildings, efficient infrastructure, and access to electricity and clean water. SWECO is the largest engineering and consultancy company in Europe, with over 15,000 employees. The Mobility Solutions team of SWECO actively works on optimizing traffic flows in today’s cities,View problem details

Bruil – Prediction of Print Success for Concrete 3D Printing

Bruil Beton & mix is specialized in the production of concrete for all kinds of applications. In the past years, Bruil has developed a new, exciting technique that has revolutionized this sector: the production of prefab elements using concrete 3D printing. This development offers architects a completely new scale of design possibilities in form, color,View problem details

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Hendrix Genetics – Turkey Body Weight Prediction

Hendrix Genetics is a Dutch multi-species animal breeding, genetics, and technology company and one of the world’s leading breeders and distributors of turkeys. An important characteristic of turkey breeding is body weight. In a recent trial, approximately 200 turkeys were walked individually through a corridor in which a force plate was placed. During each walk,View problem details

Turkey Body Weight Prediction

DNV GL – Stability Analysis of a Buck Converter in Feedback Control

DNV GL in brief DNV GL is a global quality assurance and risk management company. Driven by our purpose of safeguarding life, property, and the environment, we enable our customers to advance the safety and sustainability of their business. We provide classification, technical assurance, software, and independent expert advisory services to the maritime, oil &View problem details

Hobaho – Optimal Use of in Vitro Techniques in Dutch Bulb Industry

Introduction Dümmen Orange represents a legacy of floricultural excellence for more than a century in the making, providing the largest selection of superior flowers and plants on earth. Recently, Dümmen Orange acquired companies specialized in flowers from bulbs and tubers. The Dutch bulb industry distinguishes itself from the rest of the flower industry in thatView problem details

SciSports – Player Evaluation in Soccer Using 2D Tracking Data

Company Introduction SciSports is a spin-off from the University of Twente, founded by Giels Brouwer and Anatoliy Babic in 2012. SciSports is a company which focusses on applying Scientic Methods in the world of soccer. Currently our focus is on the application of data analytics in soccer. Currently we have offices in Enschede and Amersfoort,View problem details

CBS – Causal Effects of Government Decisions on Earthquakes in Groningen

CBS (Statistics Netherlands) is the national statistical agency of the Netherlands, responsible for all official statistics of and about the country. In recent years the activity of Statistics Netherlands has expanded to provide more in-depth technical analyses of all data that it collects and archives. The demand for such technical analyses has increased because allView problem details

CQM – Optimal Order Picking from a Large Retailer Warehouse

The situation is as follows: A conventional retail warehouse handles customer orders. A customer order is picked into different totes. The totes are picked by order pickers. For efficiency reasons, an order picker picks a set of totes. This set is called a batch. Products are stored in racks divided over multiple aisles. Ideally, aView problem details

SKF – Weibull Estimation of Bearing Performance from Acceptance Tests

  SKF is the world-leading supplier of products and solutions in the rolling bearing business. Bearing performance is assessed via intensive life testing and physical modeling. Beyond that, customers may require specific acceptance tests in the specific operating conditions from their application. Acceptance tests are usually dealing with a limited sample size meant to surviveView problem details

MARIN – Quiescent Periods for Helicopter Landing on Ships

Helicopter landing operations on ships are dominated by the expectation that ship motions will stay inside operational limits for a given time. For naval ships, the main criterium is the touchdown conditions. The minimal duration of an operational window is expressed in tens of seconds. The assessment of this expectation is done by the landingView problem details

ABN Amro – The Fair Value of a Mortgage

ABN AMRO is a retail bank and mortgages are an important part of the core business model. The balance sheet covers over 150 billion euros in residential mortgages, which is about 40% of the total assets. In order to properly steer the balance sheet and manage the bank’s risks, it is essential to correctly estimateView problem details

ABN - Fair value of a mortgage

Shell – Numerical-physical Modeling of Miscible Fluids in Pipeline Transport

In the oil and gas industry hydrocarbons are transported through long pipelines under various conditions. This transport process generally involves multiple chemical components present in multiple phases (oil, gas, water). The mathematical modeling and simulation of these problems is often done with one-dimensional models that treat the phases as immiscible. However, a particular case thatView problem details

Ericsson – Route Information from a Central Route Planner

We present a discussion of a problem posed by researchers of the company Ericsson, namely, to estimate the fraction of the road users in a road network that must participate in a central route planning scheme such that travel time predictions improve significantly. A road user who participates is expected to inform the central routeView problem details

Schlumberger – Displacement of a Viscoplastic Fluid in an Inclined Slot

The steady displacement of one viscoplastic fluid by another is studied in an inclined channel. The aim is a prediction of the finger width from simple balance laws. It is argued that no accurate prediction can be acquired from the far-field velocity profiles only, but that instead a calculation of the two-dimensional behavior near theView problem details

KPN Research – Cache as Ca$h Can

In this contribution, several caching strategies for the World Wide Web are studied. Special attention is paid to the so-called proxy placement, i.e. placing of caches on carefully selected nodes in the network near to the end-users. Using both a deterministic and a stochastic approach, algorithms are developed for calculating the allocation and sizes ofView problem details

NLR – Wind Tunnel Model Position and Orientation

In this contribution, the determination of the position of moving and deforming objects in wind tunnels from CCD camera information is studied. An analytical approach is discussed which solves the problem directly from manipulating nonlinear distance formulae. Also, a least-squares approach is given, which is most convenient to implement from a numerical point of view.

Trespa International – Modelling of moisture induced warp in panels containing wood fibres

In this contribution the deformation of panels, used a.o. in furniture, is discussed in relation to the moisture content. It is shown how the variations in temperature, water and resin concentrations during the pressing process of the panels can be modelled. The panel deformation is modelled using linear elasticity theory. An explicit analytical expression forView problem details

Philips NatLab – On Compact Models for High-voltage MOS Devices

Fast evaluation of integrated circuits(ICs) requires the availability of so-called compact models, i.e. simple-to-evaluate relations between the voltages and the currents in the IC-components. In this paper, the compact model for a particular IC-part, the LMDOS device, is studied. This model consists of coupled submodels, each of which describes a separate part of the LDMOSView problem details

Akzo Nobel – Color Matching

We consider the problem of creating paint of a certain target color by mixing colorants. Although a large number of colorants is available, in practice it is only allowed to use a limited number. We focus on the problem of selecting the right subset of colorants.

X-flow – Leakage Detection Method

For the purification of water hollow fiber membranes are increasingly being used. These are porous reeds with a diameter of between 1 to 2 mm, made by a particular type of plastic. The ‘wall’ of these reeds has a fine porous structure that is permeable for water, but not for particles of certain sizes. TheView problem details

AOT – ADR Option Trading

Problem The problem AOT presents is that of ADR-option pricing. In the brief outline below the problem and its setting are described. In the final presentation of the problem, a brief introduction to options and option pricing will be given, such that the jargon will be clear. ADRs As a stock and derivative trading firm,View problem details

Rekenkamer – Is there a Financial Life After an Error?

In many cases, accountants make their judgment on a financial report based on samples taking at random. An approval is issued when the data in the report satisfies a given reliability interval (often reliability of 95% is used), i.e., the errors found in the samples is not exceeding a certain critical value. In reality, quiteView problem details

Twaron – The Rotor Spinning Process for Fibre Production

At Teijin Twaron in Arnhem new ways of producing fibres are being developed. One of the interesting new techniques is “The Rotor Spinning Process”. In principle, this process looks a lot like the making of sugar floss (or cotton candy) at the carnival/fair. Here, however, we deal with a polymer-filled disc with tiny holes. TheView problem details

NOZ – Reconstruction of Sea-surface Temperatures Using Fossil Marine Plankton

The predictive quality of climate models can be enhanced by incorporating information about temperatures from the past. A number of methods have been developed to determine the ancient temperatures of the upper ocean, and one of these is based on the use of deep-sea microfossils. For many millions of years, a large number of speciesView problem details

Dr Daniel den Hoed Kliniek – Pattern Recognition in CT Scans

When making a diagnosis using a CT scan one looks for spherical shapes amidst bones and lung tissue. Where the bones show a value of 1000 on the CT san and air and lung tissue are at 0, the spheres distinguish themselves at a value of around 150. For the automatic pattern recognition one canView problem details

KPN – ADSL Modems

The Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) is a well-used protocol to send information files over the Internet. The essence of this protocol is that the total quantity of information is divided into a number of smaller packages. Sending the data error-free is made possible by detecting the packages in which an error has occurred and resendingView problem details

NMi Van Swinden Laboratorium – The T-factor for a Non Gauss-distribution

For a small sample from a normal or Gauss-distribution, it has been derived by Student with which factor one has to multiply the standard deviation of the sample such that, with a certain probability, the center of the distribution is found in the interval on both sides of the average of the sample, with sizeView problem details

Trespa – Pressing of a Corner Profile

In the fabrication of office desks and plates for walls, Trespa presses thermally layers of paper impregnated with resin. During the heating process (up to 160 degrees at 90 bar) polymerisation of the resin occurs and densification takes place up to 70 per cent. In a related process for the fabrication of wood fibre platesView problem details

Philips – The Behaviour of a Droplet of Polymer Solution in an Ink-jet Printer

Light-emitting polymer displays are a new, interesting flat display principle. The active material in the display is a  very thin semiconducting polymer layer of order 100 nanometer. To obtain these thin layers a small concentration of the polymer is dissolved in a suitable solvent. Different colours can be obtained with different polymers. To make aView problem details

Nederlands Forensisch Instituut – Probability Model for Marks and Prints

From the Nederlands Forensisch Instituut there are two related problems, one about so-called tool marks and the other about shoeprints. Toolmarks appear when at a burglary a tool (a screwdriver or crowbar) is being used to break a door or window open. This tool leaves a mark: in the doorpost for example a mark orView problem details

KLM – Performance Forecast of a Flight Schedule

In search of a quick method to forecast the quality of a flight schedule Situation KLM flies to over 150 destinations with 97 aircraft. Four times a year, a new flight schedule is developed. Though the operational feasibility is taken into account up to a certain degree during the development process, the aim at thatView problem details

NMI – Weighing Schemes

For the calibration of weights with various nominal masses, metrology institutes use special weight sets. For instance, the decade from 1000 g to 100 g is ‘covered’ by six weights: 1000 g, 500 g, 2 x 200 g and 2 x 100 g. In order to be able to distinguish between weights with the sameView problem details

SIG – Partitioning a Call Graph

A company has a large software system that has become costly to maintain. What they need to do is break the system into smaller more manageable modules. Of course, this is a job for a trained expert. However, when the system is largely an automated suggestion for a partition into modules is useful. Given aView problem details

IFKB – Spatiotemporal Patterns in High-density Surface Electromyography

Being recorded at the skin, a surface electromyographic signal (sEMG) reflects the electrical activity of an underlying muscle (or group of muscles). Hence, sEMG offers a fairly simple, non-invasive way to assess the activation of superficial muscles. The signal is an integral measure summing action potentials of many motor units, i.e. groups of muscle fibersView problem details

NFI – Dealing with Selection Effects in Forensic Science

Many areas of forensic science deal with questions concerning the selection of evidence. If certain features are used to select a suspect from a large group of potential suspects, can you use the same features as evidence in a legal case against the suspect? If the answer is yes, is the evidential value the sameView problem details

ASML – Optimizing Software Release Policy

ASML is a company located in Veldhoven that builds machines for manufacturers of computer chips. The software of these machines ASML sells now consists of one large package, a so-called monolith. Their current policy is to release a new version of this entire monolith approximately every nine months. This monolithic approach has a few disadvantages.View problem details

UMC – Rapid Calculation of the Radiofrequency Field Pattern in MRI

Introduction The physical principle of MRI is based upon the application of a strong static magnetic field to the patient. This field forces the magnetic spin moment of hydrogen nuclei in the patients to precess around the external field with a particular frequency which scales proportionally with the magnetic field strength. Central in the imagingView problem details

Equalis – Equalizing the Cost of Health Insurance

In the Netherlands, health care expenses show major differences amongst regions. For instance, citizens of Heerlen had average health care costs of 2811 euro per insured, whereas this was only 1.633 euros in Urk (published by Vektis, a collaboration of health insurance companies). A possible explanation might be that citizens of Urk have a betterView problem details

Centraal Planbureau – Economic Optimal Water Safety

Economic optimal water safety in the Netherlands is since the flood disaster of 1953 an important topic in policy and research. CPB published in 1954 a (social) cost-benefit analysis (CBA) of a comprehensive plan to increase the water security of the Netherlands (Tinbergen, J., 1954, The economic balance of the Delta plan, annex to theView problem details

MARIN – Parametric Roll of Ships

Introduction ‘Parametric roll’ is a phenomenon that sometimes suddenly occurs to ships sailing in the head or following seas. Apparently, without any clear reason, the amplitude of the roll motion (i.e. the rotation about the longitudinal axis of the ship) increases within a couple of roll periods, from a few degrees to above 45 degrees.View problem details

MARIN – Thruster Allocation for Dynamical Positioning

MARIN, the Maritime Research Institute Netherlands, has become a reliable, independent, and innovative service provider for the maritime sector and a contributor to the well being of society. MARIN has been expanding the boundaries of maritime understanding with hydrodynamic research for over 70 years. Today, this research is applied for the benefit of Concept Development,View problem details

Statkraft – Strategic Bidding in a Primary Reserve Auction

In any electric system, the generation has to match the consumption at all times. In the European interconnected (UCTE) grid, this balance is maintained by Primary Reserve. The four German grid operators procure their demand of Primary Reserve by means of a monthly auction, which results are publicly accessible. Generation units that can participate inView problem details

Thales – Optimization of the Lifetime of Sensor Networks

Sensor networks and networks of wearable communication systems (for example networks that support emergency workers in their efforts) have strong requirements for their energy consumption. Instead of only focusing on minimization of energy consumption of the individual nodes (which leads to locally optimal solutions)  it is important to maximize the lifetime of the whole network.View problem details

KNMI – Fog Detection from Camera Images

KNMI products and services rely heavily on observations. Besides increasing amounts of data from traditional sources (such as observation networks), the use of open data, crowd-sourced data and the Internet of Things (IoT) is rapidly emerging.  To deploy these sources of data optimally, the KNMI DataLab has been established. Data‐driven innovations that arise from public‐privateView problem details

NedCoffee – Coffee Market Volatility

Coffee is a tropical product, produced in over 50 developing countries. It makes an important contribution to socio-economic development and poverty alleviation and is of exceptional importance to exporting countries, some of which rely on coffee for over half their export earnings. For the 25 million smallholder farmers and their families who produce 80% ofView problem details

NS – Energy-efficient Railway Timetabling

Environmental and economic considerations urge companies to seek better, more efficient ways of using available resources. Energy is one of these resources, and railway systems are large consumers of electricity, indeed. Even the slightest improvement in the energy consumption of trains can lead to very visible effects, helping to reduce CO2 emissions and to improveView problem details

Marel Stork – Chilling on the Chicken Express

System information In a processing line products hang, on a constant pitch, in a shackle, the shackle is attached to a chain by means of a trolley, on the other side the trolley has wheels that run of a profile. The assembly is called the overhead conveyor. The endless chain is running the whole productionView problem details

Ortec Finance – Forecasting Financial Scenarios using Expert Opinions

1   About Ortec Finance Ortec Finance is a company of about 200 employees and its two main offices are located in Rotterdam and Amsterdam. The central mission of Ortec Finance is improving financial decision-making and monitoring by providing understanding, transparency and control through a combination of market knowledge, mathematical models, and Information Technology (IT). PensionView problem details

Dümmen Orange – Optimal Cutting Strategies for Flowers

Dümmen Orange is a leading company in the breeding and development of cut flowers, potted plants, bedding plants, and perennials with over a century of experience in the horticultural industry. In addition to a large marketing and sales network, Dümmen Orange has a strong network of production locations. In these production centra, so-called mother plantsView problem details

NMGroup – Power Line Route Optimisation in a Finite Spatial Grid

Building new infrastructure such as transmission lines, roads, rail, etc. is always a source of controversy. High voltage transmission lines blight the landscape they are constructed on, bringing social, environmental, and economic detriment to the areas they run through, equally they form the fabric of modern infrastructure enabling efficient transfer of power across the country.View problem details

NKI – Accurate Dose Delivery for Radiation Therapy: Adapting Treatment to Daily Anatomy

For radiation oncology, we treat patients with head and neck tumours over the course of 6-7 weeks. This treatment is usually based on one CT scan prior to treatment. We use that as an input for dose calculations in the patient based on a collapsed cone superposition algorithm. To optimise the dose distribution we useView problem details

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Mobidot – Mobility Profiling from Smartphone Sensor Data: Confidently Know How People Travel

Our SWI problem formulation focuses on advancing the quality of our data derivation. Mobidot infers the route, role, objective, and mode of transportation from Smartphone data. Smartphones possess a variety of sensors, including GPS, mobile telephone (4G) and wi-fi signals, accelerometer-based mode, etc. that can be used to determine the motion and position of theView problem details

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SKF – Statistical Modelling of Mechanical Bearing Life Testing

The goal is to model and optimize bearing life testing time under constraints. The constraints are from various kinds: Number of available test machines (each machine has 2 test positions): Number of life tests to be run: Statistical distribution assumed for individual bearing life: Weibull (,) Assessed precision: the expected maximum ratio between confidence boundsView problem details

Philips – Patient Adaptive Compressed Sensing

The Problem The sampling density function in Compressed Sensing can best be optimized once the -space density is known for the object under investigation. This is characterized by an MRI scan (fast pre-acquired data set), from which the -space extent is estimated by a Fourier Transform. In addition, the data is acquired with multiple, spatially-localized,View problem details