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Prof. dr. Nico Van de Weghe is a full Professor of GIScience at the University of Ghent (UGent), affiliated with the CartoGIS research unit. His work bridges computer science, social science, and natural science through geospatial information studies, focusing on enabling machines to reason spatially (GeoAI). Since 2004, he has specialized in knowledge-based AI, particularly spatiotemporal reasoning and moving object analysis, with applications in animal behavior, criminology, healthcare, mobility, and sports. Van de Weghe's research emphasizes hybrid GeoAI systems combining knowledge-driven and data-driven approaches. Keywords include GeoAI, GIScience, Spatiotemporal Analysis, Moving Objects, and Data Mining. Recent publications highlight urban road network analysis, hybrid trajectory modeling, BIM semantic enrichment, and cycling safety studies using virtual reality.

• GeoAI
• GIScience
• Spatiotemporal Analysis
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Geert Deconinck is a full professor at KU Leuven , leading the Electrical Energy Systems and Applications (ELECTA) research group within the Department of Electrical Engineering (ESAT). He also serves as scientific leader of the EnergyVille research center's algorithms domain, focusing on smart electrical networks and thermal systems. M.Sc. and Ph.D. from KU Leuven Head of ELECTA since 2012 (10 professors, 8 postdocs, 70+ PhDs) Over 8 million EUR research budget in last 5 years 44 completed PhDs and 10 current advisees IEEE Transactions editorial board member His research spans smart grid architectures , distributed control , and cyber-physical security , with recent focus on EV-grid integration , renewable energy democratization , and multi-carrier energy systems . Current projects include: Smart Charging - E-Mobility meets Renewable Energy Early Detection and Defense Systems for Smart Grids Open-source P2P energy sharing platforms Microgrid control strategies for PV-battery systems Awarded IET Fellow and IEEE Senior Member status, his work combines machine learning with power systems engineering through both theoretical modeling and experimental validation . He has contributed over 575 publications with 9800+ Google Scholar citations.

• Smart Grids
• Distributed Control Systems
• Renewable Energy Integration
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Yves Wautelet serves as an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Business at KU Leuven, where he conducts research in conceptual modeling, business process management, and digital transformation. His work addresses critical challenges at the intersection of information systems engineering and business strategy, with particular focus on sustainability-driven modeling approaches and IT governance frameworks. His primary research interests include: Conceptual modeling methodologies and frameworks Business process management and information systems design Digital transformation strategies and implementation IT governance and business-IT alignment Sustainability-driven modeling for circular economy Agile software development practices and methods Requirements engineering with user stories Wautelet's recent publication record demonstrates significant scholarly productivity with numerous 2024-2025 publications spanning conceptual modeling frameworks for sustainability (Circulise), tools for identifying ambiguity in user stories (AmbiTRUS), and approaches to align strategic and operational agility. His work bridges theoretical foundations with practical applications across diverse domains including healthcare, circular economy, software development, and organizational transformation. His research consistently applies model-driven approaches to solve complex real-world problems, often integrating sustainability considerations into information systems engineering. As a promotor and co-promotor, Wautelet currently supervises multiple doctoral research projects including: Automatic generation of conceptual models from textual descriptions (2024-2028) Sustainability-Driven Modeling Assistant for Twin Transition in Vietnam (2024-2028) Home Care Business Process Management using Distributed Ledger Technologies (2024-2028) Teaching Modeling Skills in BPMN formalism (2021-2025) His research is conducted through the Information Systems Engineering Research Group (LIRIS) at KU Leuven's Brussels campus, where he contributes to advancing model-driven approaches for addressing contemporary business and technological challenges.

• Conceptual Modeling
• Business Process Management
• Digital Transformation
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Tom Dhaene is a Full Professor at Ghent University, affiliated with the Department of Information Technology (INTEC-IDLab) within the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture (FEA). He also holds a position at imec, a research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies. Research Unit: Internet Technology and Data Science Lab (IDLab) Academic Rank: Full Professor Affiliations: Ghent University, imec His research focuses on data-efficient machine learning, surrogate modeling, Gaussian processes, Bayesian optimization, and system identification. He has developed widely used software tools such as the SUMO toolbox and ooDACE, and holds 5 U.S. patents. His work bridges theoretical advancements with practical applications in engineering and biomedical domains. Recent publications highlight his contributions to physics-informed machine learning, antenna design, microwave optimization, and healthcare applications. Notably, he explores Bayesian active learning, multi-objective optimization under uncertainty, and efficient modeling techniques for complex systems. Prof. Dhaene's research has been recognized through over 500 peer-reviewed publications and collaborations across academia, industry, and government sectors globally.

• Data-Efficient Machine Learning
• Surrogate Modeling
• Gaussian Processes
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Bruno Volckaert is a Professor in the Department of Information Technology at Ghent University and Senior Researcher at imec. He obtained his Master of Computer Science (2001) and PhD in Grid Computing Resource Management (2006) from Ghent University. His research focuses on distributed cloud systems for Smart Cities and Industry 4.0 applications. Volckaert's expertise spans: Reliable distributed cloud backend systems Autonomous optimization of cloud applications Cybersecurity through machine learning IoT data processing architectures Kubernetes-based container orchestration Edge-to-cloud continuum computing His publications demonstrate strong focus on: cloud-native technologies, Kubernetes optimization, cybersecurity frameworks, and distributed AI systems. Recent work emphasizes reinforcement learning for auto-scaling, secure edge computing, and intrusion detection systems. He has contributed to over 40 national/international research projects and authored 100+ publications. Current affiliations include leadership roles in: IDLab Research Unit (Ghent University) imec Research Center

• Cloud Computing
• Cybersecurity
• Internet of Things
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Véronique Hoste is Senior Full Professor of Computational Linguistics at Ghent University's Faculty of Arts and Philosophy, where she serves as Department Head of Translation, Interpreting and Communication and Director of the LT3 language technology research team. She also holds the position of Research Director for the Faculty of Arts and Philosophy. Her educational background includes a PhD in Computational Linguistics from the University of Antwerp (2005) focused on optimization in machine learning for coreference resolution. Key research areas encompass machine learning for natural language processing, semantic and discourse modeling, including specialized work in event detection, entity/event coreference resolution, irony detection, and emotion analysis. Hoste's publication trends reveal strong interdisciplinary focus, with recent work bridging NLP with crisis communication, digital humanities, and ethical AI. Her team develops high-quality datasets (e.g., EmoTwiCS for emotion trajectories) and collaborates extensively with commercial partners on projects like SentEMO for aspect-based sentiment analysis. Current research emphasizes multimodal emotion analysis, fuzzy rough set methods for sentiment detection, and cross-document event coreference. Elected member of the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts (KVAB) Francqui Chair appointment by Université Libre de Bruxelles (2023-2024) Co-founded LT3 spin-off AlfaSent (2024) for customer feedback analysis Authored first Dutch-language book on NLP: "Taaltechnologie ontrafeld" She actively supervises multiple PhD students on projects including Common-sense knowledge in irony detection (Common-sense), cross-document event coreference (Encore), and empathy modeling in conversational agents (FlandersAI). Her team secures funding through interdisciplinary collaborations like NewsDNA for news recommendation and METRICS for emotion trajectory analysis. Hoste also engages in public outreach through the "AI at school" initiative and advises on language technology integration in high school curricula. The LT3 laboratory under her leadership maintains strong industry partnerships and develops practical NLP tools including EmotioNL and Automatic Term Extraction systems, while advancing core research through projects like CLARIAH-VL for data curation.

• Computational Linguistics
• Natural Language Processing
• Machine Learning
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Veerle Foulon serves as full professor and dean of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at KU Leuven, Belgium. She leads the Unit Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy within the Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences. Her institutional leadership roles include membership in the University Council, Academic Council, and Special Academic Council as dean, alongside positions in the Board for Alumni Relations and Biomedical Sciences Group Management. Leuven Centre for Health Humanities Leuven Interdisciplinary Centre for Meaning and Lived Religion LC&Y - KU Leuven Institute for Child and Youth LIVO – KU Leuven Institute for Educational Research LKI - KU Leuven Cancer Institute Her research centers on pharmaceutical care, interdisciplinary collaboration, patient-centered care, and rational pharmacotherapy. Key focus areas include medication safety during pregnancy through the BELpREG registry, antimicrobial stewardship in Ethiopian healthcare settings, and person-centered medication optimization for elderly patients in nursing homes. She emphasizes real-world data collection and interdisciplinary approaches to address critical gaps in medication safety for vulnerable populations. Analysis of her recent publications reveals dominant themes in pregnancy medication safety (particularly via the BELpREG cohort), nursing home medication pathways, and antimicrobial resistance interventions. Her work consistently involves large-scale international collaborations across Europe and Ethiopia, addressing systemic challenges in pharmaceutical care through mixed-methods designs and registry-based studies. As principal investigator on major funded projects extending to 2028—including antimicrobial resistance initiatives in Ethiopia and pregnancy medication safety studies—she directs substantial research grants. Her leadership in interdisciplinary consortia drives innovation in medication optimization, though specific doctoral advisees are not documented in the provided materials. Current projects demonstrate strong translational focus with direct clinical implementation pathways. Embedded within multiple Leuven research institutes, she fosters cross-disciplinary collaborations through the BELpREG consortium and antimicrobial stewardship networks. Her work actively involves partnerships with Ethiopian tertiary hospitals, European pregnancy registries, and Belgian nursing home networks to develop and implement evidence-based pharmaceutical care models.

• Pharmaceutical Care
• Interdisciplinary Collaboration
• Patient-Centered Care
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Demmy Verbeke serves as Senior Lecturer in Open Research at KU Leuven's Faculty of Arts while simultaneously holding leadership positions within KU Leuven Libraries. He heads Artes, the department responsible for collections and services for Humanities and Social Sciences, contributing to the strategic leadership of KU Leuven Libraries as a whole through his membership on the management team. Verbeke earned his PhD in Linguistics and Literature: Latin and Greek from KU Leuven in 2005 with a dissertation on Latin letters and poems in 16th-century music editions. Prior to joining the library in 2012, he worked as a project manager in the heritage sector and as a postdoctoral researcher focusing on Renaissance humanism in the Low Countries and British Isles, multilingualism, book history, and the classical tradition. His research centers on scholarly communication and digital scholarship in the humanities, with particular emphasis on non-profit and community-driven forms of academic publishing. Verbeke's work explores how libraries can adapt to evolving scholarly communication models while maintaining equitable access to knowledge. He investigates the role of academic libraries in supporting open science infrastructure and sustainable publishing models that serve scholarly communities rather than commercial interests. Analysis of his recent publications reveals a consistent focus on transformative library practices, open access funding models, and the evolving role of academic libraries in scholarly communication. His work spans theoretical examinations of open scholarship principles and practical implementations of fair open access initiatives, with growing attention to cybersecurity challenges facing digital library infrastructure. Verbeke actively contributes to open science governance as a member of KU Leuven's Open Science Task Force, coordinator of the Open Science working group on scholarly publishing futures, and co-manager of the KU Leuven Fund for Fair Open Access. He serves on national and international advisory boards including Open Library of Humanities and Open Book Collective, demonstrating significant influence in shaping open access infrastructure. As head of Artes, he leads library services specifically tailored to humanities scholars while advancing digital scholarship initiatives. His dual appointment uniquely positions him to bridge library practice and academic research, fostering collaborations between library professionals and humanities scholars to develop innovative research support services that address the specific needs of humanities scholarship in the digital age.

• Open Research
• Open Scholarship
• Scholarly Communication
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Karel Van Acker is a full professor in the Faculty of Engineering Science at KU Leuven , leading the Sustainable Materials Processing and Recycling (SeMPeR) research group. His work focuses on integrating environmental and economic sustainability assessments, particularly for metallurgical residues and circular economy systems. Head of SeMPeR group Contact person for SeMPeR at Arenberg campus Head of Subdivision 39, Brussels Campus Research areas include: Circular Economy: Monitoring systems, stock-flow models, and business models Sustainability Assessments: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), techno-economic analysis, carbon footprinting Resource Valorization: Steel slag mineral carbonation, rare earth reduction, biorefinery processes Key article trends: 2025 works emphasize steel slag carbonation for carbon capture, hydrogen storage technologies, and clothing sufficiency as circular economy strategies 2024 research explores car mobility circularity , AI environmental impacts , and policy integration for circular economy monitors Earlier works (2023-2020) address textile recycling , biomass to biofuels , and landfill mining using system dynamics Teaching responsibilities: Sustainable Materials Management (H00R6A) Environmental Impact Analysis (I0V86A) Material Selection & Sustainability (D0X32A) Global Challenges for Sustainable Society (H0O00A)

• Circular Economy
• Sustainability Assessments
• Material Flow Analysis
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Hilde Colpin serves as a Full Professor in the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences at KU Leuven, where she leads the School Psychology and Development in Context research unit. She holds dual affiliations with the KU Leuven Institute for Child and Youth (LC&Y) and the KU Leuven Institute for Educational Research (LIVO), and serves on the PPW Faculty Council, Bachelor Psychology Program Committee, and Master Psychology Program Committee. Her research investigates the interplay between teacher-student and peer relationships within school contexts and their impact on children's social-emotional development and mental health. Specializing in identity-based bullying prevention and interventions for vulnerable youth—including children with refugee and migration backgrounds—she develops evidence-based frameworks for collaborative family-school partnerships. Her work bridges developmental theory with practical classroom applications. Her 2025 publications reveal a cohesive focus on relational dynamics in educational settings, with recurring themes of teacher connective practices, bullying intervention efficacy, and adolescent mental health outcomes. These works employ mixed-methods approaches across diverse age groups and school systems, consistently emphasizing the dual influence of teachers and peers on student well-being. Key outputs include validated measurement tools like the TAP-S questionnaire and the CONNECTIONS in CLASS research report for schools. Professor Colpin currently directs nine major research projects as promoter or co-promoter, including 'Primary Prejudice' (addressing identity-based bullying, 2023-2027) and 'CONNECTIES in the CLASS' (examining relationship dynamics, 2022-2026). She mentors students through courses such as 'Prevention: Children and Youth' and clinical practicum supervision in educational psychology. She spearheads the CONNECTIONS in CLASS (CiC) research initiative, which investigates how teacher-student and peer relationships interact to shape adolescents' mental health. This program produces actionable tools for educators and informs policy through its school-based implementation framework.

• Educational Psychology
• School Psychology
• Child and Adolescent Development
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Jonathan Portes serves as Professor of Economics and Public Policy in the Department of Political Economy at King's College London. His distinguished career includes prior roles as principal research fellow at the National Institute of Economic & Social Research, chief economist at the Cabinet Office, and chief economist at the Department of Work and Pensions. His research centers on the economic and social impacts of EU free movement policies and broader Brexit consequences for the UK. Professor Portes' work spans immigration policy analysis, labor market dynamics, Brexit economic modeling, and UK fiscal policy evaluation. He investigates migration's effects on productivity, public finances, and social cohesion, with particular focus on post-Brexit regulatory frameworks and EU-UK relations. His research consistently emphasizes evidence-based policy formulation using official statistics and economic modeling. Analysis of his 2023-2025 publications reveals three dominant themes: evolving migration patterns following Brexit implementation, economic trade-offs in reduced immigration scenarios, and methodological critiques of government migration statistics. His work demonstrates increasing emphasis on longitudinal migration impact studies and policy evaluations of the post-Brexit immigration system, frequently challenging political narratives with empirical evidence. No scientific awards or honors were documented in the provided source material. The available information contains no details regarding academic advising activities, doctoral students, or research grant funding. His collaborative work with scholars like Professor Anand Menon suggests interdisciplinary engagement, but specific team structures or laboratory affiliations were not referenced.

• Economics
• Public Policy
• Migration and Immigration
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Catherine Legrand serves as Professor of Biostatistics at UCLouvain (Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium), affiliated with the Institute of Statistics, Biostatistics and Actuarial Sciences (ISBA) and the Louvain School of Statistics, Biostatistics and Actuarial Sciences (LSBA) within the Faculty of Science. She chaired ISBA from 2019-2022 and currently presides over the Louvain Institute for Data Analysis and Modeling (LIDAM). Her academic foundation includes: Master Degree in Mathematics from Université Libre de Bruxelles (1998) PhD in Statistics from Hasselt University (2005) supervised by Prof. Paul Janssen and Prof. Luc Duchateau, specializing in survival analysis and frailty models Her research program centers on Survival Data Analysis with emphasis on frailty models, cure models, and Joint Models for Longitudinal and Survival Data. She develops methodologies for clinical trial design and analysis with direct applications in oncology data, bridging theoretical statistics and clinical practice through collaborations with medical researchers. Analysis of her recent publications (2023-2025) reveals three dominant trends: 1) Advanced survival modeling techniques (semi-Markov, cure rate models) for disease progression; 2) Validation frameworks for surrogate endpoints in clinical trials using joint modeling; 3) Emerging applications in health insurance analytics and public health systems. Her work increasingly addresses real-world healthcare challenges while maintaining methodological rigor. No scientific awards were documented in the available sources. Information regarding student supervision and research grant funding was not provided in the current materials. She leads research within LIDAM and ISBA, building on her prior role as primary statistician for the EORTC Lung Cancer Group where she contributed to multiple Phase II/III trials in lung cancer and mesothelioma. Her current work integrates biostatistical methodology development with practical applications across oncology, public health, and actuarial science domains.

• Survival Data Analysis
• Frailty Models
• Cure Models
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Tom Wenseleers is a Professor at KU Leuven's Department of Biology within the Faculty of Science, where he leads the Laboratory of Socioecology and Social Evolution. His research spans theoretical and experimental approaches to evolutionary biology, with particular focus on social insect systems. Research spans social insects (ants, bees, wasps), microbes, viruses, and human systems Primary model organisms: social insects studying major evolutionary transitions Current projects examine caste determination, chemical communication, and evolutionary conflicts His research integrates theoretical modeling with experimental, behavioral, and comparative studies. Recent work combines genomic techniques and high-throughput GC/MS analysis to decipher chemical communication systems. Current trends show increasing interdisciplinary work spanning virology (SARS-CoV-2 variants), microbial ecology (antibiotic resistance), and robotics (pollinator behavior monitoring). The research demonstrates consistent application of evolutionary theory to diverse biological systems while maintaining social insects as the core model. Wenseleers actively mentors PhD students and postdocs, with recent graduates including Kamiel Debeuckelaere and Viviana Di Pietro. His lab receives substantial funding through multiple concurrent research projects, including Promotor roles on grants examining caste development in bee societies and microbial metabolite screening. The laboratory maintains strong international collaborations across Europe and South America. The lab operates within the Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity Conservation unit at KU Leuven, with physical location at Naamsestraat 59, box 2466, 3000 Leuven. The research group maintains active outreach programs including science workshops for schools and public engagement events focused on insect conservation.

• Theoretical Biology
• Evolutionary Biology
• Behavioural Ecology
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Wout Joseph is a Professor in the domain of Experimental Characterization of wireless communication systems at Ghent University (Belgium), where he has been working since October 2009. He is also an IMEC Principal Investigator since 2017. His research is conducted within the wireless, acoustics, environment & expert systems (WAVES) research unit at the Department of Information Technology (INTEC). Dr. Joseph was born in Ostend, Belgium on October 21, 1977. He received his M.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from Ghent University in July 2000. From September 2000 to March 2005 he was a research assistant at the Department of Information Technology (INTEC), where his scientific work focused on electromagnetic exposure assessment around base stations for mobile communications related to health effects. This work led to his Ph.D. degree in March 2005. Professor Joseph's research expertise spans multiple domains within wireless communications and bioelectromagnetics. His primary research interests include electromagnetic field exposure assessment, in-body electromagnetic field modeling, electromagnetic medical applications, propagation for wireless communication systems, IoT, antennas and calibration. He also specializes in wireless performance analysis, industry 4.0 applications, wireless localization, and Quality of Experience metrics. His work is particularly notable for its focus on dosimetric studies in the radiofrequency range, where his research is ranked first in number of peer-reviewed studies. His research has practical applications in wireless network planning, occupational safety, and public health policy related to electromagnetic fields. His extensive publication record (over 886 publications with an h-index of 45 in ISI Web of Science and 66 in Google Scholar) demonstrates a clear trajectory from fundamental electromagnetic field measurements to applied research in industrial wireless networks and bioelectromagnetic applications. Recent work shows a strong emphasis on 5G exposure assessment across multiple European countries, millimeter-wave channel modeling, and the application of machine learning techniques to exposure assessment and wireless localization. EBEA council board member (2015-2018) EBEA board member at large (2019) Bioelectromagnetics Society board member (2022) Bioelectromagnetics Society board member (2024) 24 research awards Professor Joseph leads significant research efforts in electromagnetic field exposure assessment, with particular emphasis on developing measurement methodologies and computational models for real-world exposure scenarios. His work bridges theoretical electromagnetic modeling with practical applications in wireless communications and bioelectromagnetics. His research group within the WAVES unit is highly active in both theoretical and experimental aspects of wireless communications and bioelectromagnetics, with current projects focusing on 5G exposure assessment across Europe, millimeter-wave channel modeling for data centers and industrial environments, and the development of novel exposure assessment methodologies using advanced signal processing and machine learning techniques.

• electromagnetic field exposure assessment
• in-body electromagnetic field modelling
• electromagnetic medical applications
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Jef Poortmans is a Visiting Professor at KU Leuven, Belgium, specializing in photovoltaic technologies and solar energy systems. His research spans multiple applications including conventional solar installations, agrivoltaics, vehicle-integrated photovoltaics, and tandem solar cell configurations. Affiliated with the Electa department at KU Leuven, he maintains an active research profile with numerous publications extending into 2025. His research interests focus on advancing photovoltaic technology across multiple dimensions. Poortmans investigates thermal modeling to improve energy yield predictions, develops lightweight PV modules for vehicle integration, explores agrivoltaic systems that combine agriculture with solar energy production, and works on next-generation perovskite and tandem solar cell technologies. His work often addresses practical implementation challenges including reliability under various environmental conditions, mechanical integration requirements, and performance optimization for specific applications. Analysis of his recent publications reveals a strong emphasis on practical implementation challenges of photovoltaic systems. His work spans fundamental materials science (particularly for perovskite and thin-film technologies), system integration challenges (especially for vehicle applications), and innovative approaches to land use optimization through agrivoltaics. A recurring theme is addressing reliability and performance issues under real-world operating conditions rather than ideal laboratory settings. Poortmans frequently collaborates with researchers across multiple institutions, indicating strong industry and academic connections within the photovoltaics community. His work appears in high-impact journals including Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, Scientific Reports, and Advanced Functional Materials, demonstrating recognition within the field. While specific grant information isn't detailed in the provided materials, his extensive publication record across diverse photovoltaic applications suggests successful funding acquisition for multiple research projects. His involvement in PhD theses supervision indicates active mentorship of next-generation researchers in the photovoltaics field. His research group appears to focus on bridging fundamental photovoltaic science with practical engineering applications, particularly addressing the reliability and integration challenges that prevent wider adoption of solar technologies in non-traditional applications like vehicles and agricultural settings.

• Photovoltaics
• Solar Energy Systems
• Silicon Solar Cells
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