Department of Electrical Engineering

Center for Astronomical Instrumentation

The goal of the CAI is to push excellent science through developing enabling technologies for state-of-the-art  astronomical instrumentation, based in space and on Earth.

In the CAI, astronomers and engineers work together to lay the foundations for the next generation of astronomical instrumentation

The Center for Astronomical Instrumentation (CAI) works on research and development of future space instrumentation, using cutting edge technology for miniaturization, computing and low-power usage. It has a unique and complementary position in the Netherlands. In collaboration with renowned institutes such as ASTRON, SRON and NOVA, CAI aims to contribute to the consolidation of the international position of Dutch astronomy in areas such as radio, optical and gravitational wave astronomy and in the field of technological innovation for space applications. In this way TU/e can strengthen its leadership in technological innovation.

News

December 14, 2022
Back to the Beginning: Radio waves from the deep space past
After four years in Australia, Mike Kriele returned to the Netherlands to defend his thesis and shared his research on the Square Kilometer Array.
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December 17, 2021
2 researchers of Electromagnetics group awarded with Veder Prize
On Thursday December 16th 2 researchers within the Electromagnetics group received the Veder Prize. The 2019 prize went to Sander Bronckers, and the 2020 prize...
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The waves of our wireless future
July 14, 2020
Ten researchers aim for the top prizes in FameLab TU/e
April 1, 2020
Radboud University and TU/e to collaborate on new generation of astronomy instruments
September 12, 2019

Upcoming events

  • 22 Mar
    Quantification of Nanomaterials with Spectrally-Resolved Super-Resolution Microscopy

    PhD defense Emmanouil Archontakis

    March 22, 2023 / TU/e Campus

  • 23 Mar
    Understanding the divergence of prostate cancer genomics among patients

    PhD defense

    March 23, 2023 / TU/e Campus

  • 23 Mar
    Discrete-to-continuum limits of evolutionary equations via generalized gradient flows

    PhD defense Anastasiia Hraivoronska

    March 23, 2023 / TU/e Campus

  • 23 Mar
    Quantum Crystals or Selective-area heteroepitaxy platform for IV-Te nanowires

    PhD defense Alexander Gerardus Schellingerhout

    March 23, 2023 / TU/e Campus

  • 23 Mar
    Can we end fossil fuels?

    EnergyDays

    Join us for a debate on the future of fossil fuels chaired by Heleen de Coninck.

  • 24 Mar
    Membrane‐assisted direct dehydrogenation technology for light olefins production

    PhD defense Camilla Brencio

    March 24, 2023 / TU/e Campus

  • 24 Mar
    Unraveling the physics of the hygro-expansion of paper

    PhD defense Nicolaas Hendrikus Vonk

    March 24, 2023 / TU/e Campus

  • 24 Mar
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    Inaugural lecture prof.dr. Michel Chaudron

    March 24, 2023 4:00 PM / Blauwe Zaal

  • 24 Mar
    28 Mar
    March 13, 2023
    Departmental Webinar series for TU/e Faculty and Staff

    JoVE in Teaching and Practical Training

    March 24, 2023 / Online

  • 27 Mar
    AI for the real world

    Women in Data Science Eindhoven 2023

    After a succesfull in-person event last year, Women in Data Science (WiDS) Eindhoven will return on Monday 27 March 2023.

  • 28 Mar

    Official Opening Neuron building

    The festive opening of the Neuron building is intended for all TU/e students, staff and invitees. This building will house lecture rooms and…

  • 28 Mar
    Neuron data
    Synapses and Silicon: Exploring the Intersection of AI and Neuroscience

    EAISI AI Symposium

    Symposium in honor of the opening of Neuron: Synapses and Silicon: exploring the intersection of AI and neuroscience.

    • Meet some of our Researchers

    Full Professor

    Mark Bentum

    University Lecturer

    Roel Jordans

    Associate Professor

    Ulf Johannsen

    Full Professor

    Peter Baltus

    Associate Professor

    Georgi Radulov

    Full Professor

    Bart Smolders

    Assistant Professor

    Hamid Pourshaghaghi

    LISTENING TO SIGNALS COMING FROM SPACE

    “The thirty million from Minister Van Engelshoven guarantees that we can participate in building an international project that we ourselves initiated,” says Mark Bentum, TU/e professor of Radio Science. Last week in her science letter to the Lower House, the Minister of Education, Culture and Science (OCW) stated her intention to invest in the construction of the world's largest radio telescope. What makes this telescope so special, what purpose is it being built to serve and what role will the Netherlands be playing? Read more

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    Related Research Groups

    Three TU/e Electrical Engineering groups are involved in the CAI: 

    Department of Electrical Engineering

    Electromagnetics

    Enable 'electromagnetic engineering' by developing new modeling strategies for analysis and synthesis of a range of applications, e.g.…

    Department of Electrical Engineering

    Electronic Systems

    Our goal is to create constructive design trajectories for electronic systems that lead to high-quality, cost-effective systems with…

    Department of Electrical Engineering

    Integrated Circuits

    The research area of the group is advanced purely-analog and mixed-signal IC design (RF/IF/LF), applied to frontends, especially for…

    Recent Publications

    Our most recent peer reviewed publications

    Contact

    • Visiting address

      Flux, Floor 9 (9.069)
      Groene Loper 19
      5612 AP Eindhoven
      Netherlands

    • Postal address

      Department of Electrical Engineering
      P.O. Box 513
      5600 MB Eindhoven
      Netherlands

    • Secretary