معرفی
Prof. Jef Peeters is a faculty member at KU Leuven in the Institute for Sustainable Metals and Minerals, specializing in Manufacturing Processes and Systems. His research focuses on robotics, circular economy strategies, and sustainable materials recovery.
- Academic Rank: Professor
- Research Areas: Robotic disassembly, WEEE recycling, critical raw materials.
Recent Publications highlight interdisciplinary work blending robotics, deep learning, and environmental engineering. Key topics include human-robot collaboration in remanufacturing, advanced sorting techniques for plastics and metals, and life cycle assessments of recycling strategies.
Technical Expertise spans computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling, laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS), and computer vision systems for defect detection and battery dismantling. His work addresses challenges in e-waste management and product reparability.
Applications of his research include robotic grasping constraints, unsupervised learning for waste retrieval, and techno-economic assessments of sorting technologies. This reflects a strong commitment to advancing circular economy practices through automation.
