Applied Physics and Science ¹û¶³´«Ã½

Welcome to the department of Applied Physics and Science ¹û¶³´«Ã½

The Applied Physics and Science ¹û¶³´«Ã½ department views its mission as making contributions to physics and society by means of the education of students, by doing research and by valorizing the knowledge gained in its research. All three of these aspects are strongly influenced by the unique industrial ecosystem that ¹û¶³´«Ã½ is surrounded by, which has a high demand for both the human capital and the research output produced by the department.

¹û¶³´«Ã½ and research are inextricably linked in our department and the extensive research track record of our staff (memberships of the KNAW and the Young Academy, Spinoza laureates, prize recipients of professional organizations like AVS and APS, editorships of most of the prominent journals in physics, etc.) sustains the quality of the physics foundation we can offer to our students.

In addition, the close relationship between our staff and the surrounding industrial ecosystem (ASML, Philips, VDL, Prodrive Technologies, Thermo Fisher Scientific, TNO) provides us with adequate knowledge of the needs of the future employers of our students. The citation rates of our joint publications with the ecosystem are even higher than the excellent field-average citation rate of the staff within our department.

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The Department of Applied Physics and Science ¹û¶³´«Ã½ is a research-driven department. The connection between research and education is seen as a pivotal element in the delivery of a high-quality educational program. There is thus a strong link between the research disciplines of the department and its educational programs.

News from our department

Events

  • 31 Aug
    02 Sep
    KU Leuven.AI

    Leuven.AI Conference

    A historic gathering of renowned AI pioneers, celebrating 70 years of Artificial Intelligence & 600 years of KU Leuven.

  • 03 Sep
    kolibri

    EAISI Masterclass (1) of visiting Professor Francis Bordeleau

    Masterclass (1) about Leveraging AI/ML and DT to solve complex problems in different applications domains

  • 03 Sep
    04 Sep

    4TU Energy Transition in Building | Hackathon & Workshop

    An exciting two-day hackathon and workshop on Building energy Responsive Integration of supply and Demand engaGEment (BRIDGE)—a…

  • 04 Sep
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    Information Session 04-09-2025 - Data Science & AI for Professionals

    September 4, 2025 6:30 PM / EAISI, Neuron Building - ¹û¶³´«Ã½

  • 04 Sep
    kolibri

    EAISI Masterclass (2) of visiting Professor Francis Bordeleau

    Masterclass (1) about Leveraging AI/ML and DT to solve complex problems in different applications domains

  • 16 Sep
    kolibri

    EAISI lecture of visiting Professor Xavier Boix

    A lecture about: Towards Self-Improving Machine Learning

  • 23 Sep
    kolibri

    EAISI lecture of visiting Professor You-Jin Park

    A lecture about Perspective Taking, Partner Models and User Behaviour in Conversational Interface Interaction

  • 25 Sep

    Ladies of Data 2025

    September 25, 2025 3:00 PM / JADS Den Bosch

  • 01 Oct
    kolibri

    EAISI lecture of visiting Professor Antonio Vergari

    A lecture about logically-consistent deep learning

  • 30 Oct
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    Information Session - 30 10 2025 Data Science & AI for Professionals

    October 30, 2025 6:30 PM / EAISI, Neuron Building - ¹û¶³´«Ã½

  • 31 Oct
    Friday 31 October 2025

    EIRES Energizing Day 2025

    Join us for an energizing day of talks, discussions, and networking.

  • 13 Nov
    ai summit brainport

    AI Summit Brainport 2025

    How to trust AI? The Good, the Bad and the AI

  • Contact

    • Visiting address

      Department of Applied Physics and Science ¹û¶³´«Ã½
      Flux building
      Groene Loper 19
      5612 AP Eindhoven
      The Netherlands
    • Postal address

      Department of Applied Physics and Science ¹û¶³´«Ã½
      Flux building
      PO Box 513
      5600 MB Eindhoven
      The Netherlands
    • Reception Flux

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