Blog Archive

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14/04/2026 › Multimodal Large Language Models for Real-Time Situated Reasoning

This work by Giulio Antonio Abbo, Senne Lenaerts and Tony Belpaeme shows that Large Language Models can go beyond just detecting human values in text and images: Read More ›

20/02/2026 › Dashboard-based Cognitive State Monitoring of Elderly via Smart Home Integrated Gaming Data

The growing proportion of the elderly population in Belgium presents challenges for the healthcare system, with an increase in demand for elderly care that calls for innovative solutions to relieve pressure from practitioners and caregivers in this sector.. Read More ›

27/05/2025 › Hybrid AI for building management

Heating systems are among the largest energy consumers in buildings, and even small efficiency improvements can have a significant environmental and economic impact. By using the power of AI and historical data, the energy use can be made smarter and more sustainable, without sacrificing end users’ comfort. Read More ›

20/02/2025 › DWENGO, iSTEM AND EDU TEAM IDLAB-AIRO

In collaboration with Dwengo vzw, iSTEM and the educational team of IDLab-AIRO, a lot of high-quality teaching material is being developed on AI, computational thinking, and robotics for secondary school. To further support teachers, a training session was organised to prepare them for integrating Python into their math, science, and STEM lessons. Read More ›

22/10/2024 › Brightlab the STEM education lab of RVO-Society

In collaboration with Brightlab, the STEM education lab of RVO-Society and linked to imec) and Delphine Depuydt, a video (in Dutch) was made about HomeLab in the context of an e-learning course on IoT for the 2nd/3rd grade of secondary school. Read More ›

22/10/2024 › EMILIO

As our population ages, ensuring the safety and well-being of elderly individuals, whether they live independently or in care facilities, has become more critical than ever. This growing demand places increasing pressure on caregivers and healthcare systems, highlighting the need for innovative solutions Read More ›

19/09/2024 › UWB Respiratory rate monitoring

Respiratory diseases make up a significant part of all mortality cases in the world. Consequently, addressing these ailments could greatly benefit many individuals. An effective way for combating these diseases is early detection. Read More ›

22/07/2024 › Studying human subjective time experience by introducing stressors and distractors in a photorealistic VR driving simulator

Time perception is a fundamental aspect of human cognition, influencing our interaction with the world and processing of experiences. Advances in VR technology have provided new opportunities to study time perception under controlled, immersive conditions. In a master's thesis by Stijn Oosterlinck, the specific effect of stressors and distractors on time perception was investigated, by conducting behavioral experiments using a VR driving simulator, inside the HomeLab. Read More ›

29/05/2024 › Using IoT environments in gamified cognitive and physical training of elderly people

The aging global population, particularly in Flanders, is creating a surge in demand for elder care that traditional models cannot meet. A master’s thesis by Axelle Camacho has elaborated on previous studies that conceptualized a game-based environment for the cognitive and physical monitoring of elderly people. Read More ›

29/05/2024 › HomeLabGym

On May 21 and 22 the HomeLabGym was presented in one of the demo booths at the imec Technology Forum in Antwerp. Read More ›

06/05/2024 › H2020 Project Interconnect

The recently finished H2020 Interconnect project focused on the development of a semantic interoperability framework to simplify the integration of smart homes and buildings into energy grids. Read More ›

29/11/2023 › Combining Distributed Microphones in Smart (IoT) Environments for Acoustics Source Separation

In our everyday lives, we encounter a lot of devices which carry at least one microphone with them: think of smart phones, smart watches or laptops. Combining these microphones could be of great benefit for improving audio quality in for example hybrid meeting settings or for hearing aid users. Read More ›

20/11/2023 › Implementing Vision-Enabled Dialogue in Social Robots

Hey there!👋 Imagine a world where your favourite chatbot or social robot isn't just responding to text-based inputs but is also getting a real-time visual sneak peek into the conversation. Exciting, right? Well, we implemented just that with the help of GPT-4: Read More ›

13/09/2023 › VR Study

A comparative study of virtual reality vs real-life cooking in a smart kitchen. At Homelab, we are at the forefront of innovative research. Recently, we conducted an in-depth comparative study between Virtual Reality (VR) and real-life cooking experiences in a state-of-the-art smart kitchen. Here's a brief overview of our findings. Read More ›

06/09/2023 › Adaptive spoken language

HomeLab served as a testing ground for research in adaptive spoken language interaction with interactive devices, such as digital assistants and home robots. Read More ›