Peter Schelkens

Peter Schelkens is a Professor at the Department of Electronics and Informatics (ETRO), Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB). He holds additional roles including Department Chair and Head of Research Group, focusing on technology transfer and innovation in electronics and informatics. His research spans fundamental signal processing, holography, medical imaging, and standardized multimedia coding frameworks like JPEG Pleno.

Education and Academic Background: Postdoctoral Fellowship (2002–2011) funded by the Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO). His work bridges theoretical advancements with applied domains such as eHealth, bio-informatics, and cultural heritage preservation.

Research Interests: Holography and digital signal processing dominate his focus, including holographic compression, Fourier-based techniques, and light field imaging. Strategic projects involve error-resilient coding, computer architectures (e.g., GPU/GPGPU), and quality assessment metrics. His applied research addresses medical imaging, 3D media broadcasting, and immersive technologies.

Article Trends: Recent work emphasizes holographic video codecs (e.g., INTERFERE), high-throughput hologram generation, and JPEG Pleno standardization. He explores computational methods for 3D metrology and deep learning applications in hologram optimization.

• Scientific Awards: Gauss Award (2000), ERC Consolidator Grant (2014), Best Associate Editor Award (2014), and multiple industry accolades.
• Grants/Projects: Leads major initiatives like the SRP-Onderzoekszwaartepunt LSDS (2022–2027) and GEAR (2021–2025), focusing on health tech and learning-based systems.

Labs/Teams: Active in ETRO, the interdisciplinary research group at VUB, collaborating globally on holography, multimedia standards, and biomedical imaging systems.