Introducing the GENIUS project

A promising answer to these pressing issues is the GENIUS project (Grid Efficiency and Network Integration for Universal Sustainability). With €1 million in funding, the GENIUS project is set to pioneer energy efficiency and tackle grid congestion challenges. This initiative is a collaborative effort involving 13 partners, including Eindhoven Engine, and is part of its Livable Regions program

A blueprint for nationwide application

The project aims to smartly address grid congestion, enhance connectivity, and create a sustainable testing ground for innovations. With the GENIUS project, the TU/e campus will become a smart lab for energy transition solutions. Ultimately, this project will served as a blueprint for efficiently managing energy demand. The goal is to develop solutions that can be applied to approximately 3,500 industrial sites across the Netherlands, ensuring a more stable and efficient energy network.

For more details, check out the article published by Innovation Origins.

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Are you a masters graduate who wants to continue their study and become an PDEng while working as an R&D software engineer?

Sorama and the Electronic Systems (ES) group within the Department of Electrical Engineering of Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) are seeking to hire an outstanding PDEng candidate within the field of Signal Processing and Software Engineering.

About the Project

Noise is the second largest harmful environmental factor to human beings in Europe and claims 1.6 million healthy life years each year, mainly due to stress and sleep disturbances. VIPNOM focuses on the development of advanced noise measurement methods and acoustic virtual reality.

To effectively combat unwanted noise, it is important to first be able to measure it. Currently, noise is measured by placing microphones at specific locations and those measurements made are applicable for those locations only. VIPNOM advocates the use of microphone arrays at central locations, where noise levels at several other locations can also be measured simultaneously, such as at the balconies of an apartment building next to a noisy road, or across a large area of the city center.

In order to accurately measure noise levels, VIPNOM will further develop, optimize and implement the methods that are developed in the ZERO NWO project. The resulting algorithms will be tested in the living labs: Stratumseind, Strijp-S, and the Philips Stadium. Additionally, the same techniques will also be applied in an acoustic virtual reality to allow interested parties (such as citizens and policy officers) to auralize and experience noise beyond just decibel values on a written report.

This project is funded by Eindhoven Engine.

About the position

We are looking for two PDEng candidates who will strengthen the Sorama team. During the project the candidates are encouraged to spend part of their work at Eindhoven Engine as well as the TU/e. The two positions will work closely together. This position focuses on the development and implementation of acoustic signal processing algorithms. The ideal candidate is interested (or already have experience) in software development and has affinity with signal processing techniques. He or she should expect and succeed in tasks like reviewing and validating prototype codes, translating and optimizing prototype codes into production codes. The actual scope will be personalized based on the profile of the candidate.

The candidate will also be registered at TU/e and complete training courses related to the project. Program graduates will be awarded a certified diploma and the degree “Professional Doctorate in Engineering” (PDEng).

Electronic Systems group at TU/e and Sorama

The Electronic Systems group consists of seven full professors, two associate professors, eight assistant professors, several postdocs, about 40 PDEng and PhD candidates and support staff. The ES group is world-renowned for its design automation and embedded systems research. It is our ambition to provide a scientific basis for design trajectories of electronic systems, ranging from digital circuits to cyber-physical systems. The trajectories are constructive and lead to high quality, cost-effective systems with predictable properties (functionality, timing, reliability, power dissipation, and cost).

Sorama is a highly innovative company that leads and redefines the frontiers of knowledge in acoustic imaging. This is achieved through intensive collaborations with academic partners and also relentless in-house R&D efforts, effectively bridging the gap between academic findings and industrial know-how. Sorama aims to improve the quality of life for all people, wherever they are, by providing the technology to Make Sound Insightful. Founded in 2009 as a TU/e spin-off by Rick Scholte, Sorama is one of the Netherlands’ Top 250 Growth Companies in 2021.

Requirements

We are looking for excellent candidates that add value to Sorama and the ES group with the following profile:

• Master degree (preferably in computer science, electrical engineering, software engineering or related)
• Experience in signal processing is strongly preferred
• Proficient with C++, and/or MATLAB
• Experience in CUDA is a plus, but not required
• Comfortable working in a (multi-disciplinary) team
• Driven, eager, enthusiastic, ambitious personality
• Interested in acquiring new skills and competences
• Live in/near Eindhoven or willing to relocate

Appointment and salary

We offer a full-time, fixed-term, 2-year contract at Sorama including:

• Competitive salary
• 25 Holiday days and the option to purchase additional days
• Challenging work environment where you can create global impact through our unique solutions
• Operate in a fast-growing company with good future perspectives
• Knowledgeable and inspiring colleagues
• Eindhoven Engine and TU/e interaction days throughout your project
• A flexible work environment
• Unique office location at Strijp-T, a 5-minute walk from the Eindhoven Strijp-S train station
• Excellent coffee and rooftop BBQs

Interested?

Please send your CV, including a detailed curriculum vitae, a letter of motivation, a portfolio with copies of diplomas with course grades and contact information of two references, to jin.jack.tan@sorama.eu under the subject “PDEng student on Virtual Position Noise Measurement”.

For more information on the position, please contact dr. Jin Jack Tan jin.jack.tan@sorama.eu or call our office at +31 40 3041019.

Sorama and the Building Acoustics group within the Department of Built Environment of Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) are seeking to hire an outstanding PDEng candidate within the field of Acoustic Virtual Reality and Software Engineering.

About the Project

Noise is the second largest harmful environmental factor to human beings in Europe and claims 1.6 million healthy life years each year, mainly due to stress and sleep disturbances. VIPNOM focuses on the development of advanced noise measurement methods and acoustic virtual reality.

To effectively combat unwanted noise, it is important to first be able to measure it. Currently, noise is measured by placing microphones at specific locations and those measurements made are applicable for those locations only. VIPNOM advocates the use of microphone arrays at central locations, where noise levels at several other locations can also be measured simultaneously, such as at the balconies of an apartment building next to a noisy road, or across a large area of the city center.

In order to accurately measure noise levels, VIPNOM will further develop, optimize and implement the methods that are developed in the ZERO NWO project. The resulting algorithms will be tested in the living labs: Stratumseind, Strijp-S, and the Philips Stadium. Additionally, the same techniques will also be applied in an acoustic virtual reality to allow interested parties (such as citizens and policy officers) to auralize and experience noise beyond just decibel values on a written report.

This project is funded by Eindhoven Engine.

About the Position

We are looking for one PDEng candidate who will strengthen the Sorama team. During the project the candidate is encouraged to spend part of their work at Eindhoven Engine as well as the TU/e. The position focuses on the development and implementation of an acoustic virtual reality system incorporating acoustic signal processing algorithms developed by the other PDEngs in VIPNOM. The ideal candidate is interested (or already have experience) in software development related to virtual reality (e.g. Unity). He or she should expect and succeed in tasks like setting up, maintaining, documenting and optimizing a virtual reality platform, as well as implementing prototype research codes (or production codes). The actual scope will be personalized based on the profile of the candidate.

The candidate will also be registered at TU/e and complete training courses related to the project. Program graduates will be awarded a certified diploma and the degree “Professional Doctorate in Engineering” (PDEng).

Building Acoustics group at TU/e and Sorama

Building Acoustics (BA) is the acoustics research group at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). The group strives to contribute to the reduction of adverse health effects caused by human-induced noise and to promote positively perceived sound environments. The research in the group revolves around developing computational and experimental methods for acoustics in the built environment, with research areas on acoustics materials, environmental acoustics, acoustic virtual reality, and the effects of the sound environment on humans.

Sorama is a highly innovative company that leads and redefines the frontiers of knowledge in acoustic imaging. This is achieved through intensive collaborations with academic partners and also relentless in-house R&D efforts, effectively bridging the gap between academic findings and industrial know-how. Sorama aims to improve the quality of life for all people, wherever they are, by providing the technology to Make Sound Insightful. Founded in 2009 as a TU/e spin-off by Rick Scholte, Sorama is one of the Netherlands’ Top 250 Growth Companies in 2021.

Requirements

We are looking for excellent candidates that add value to Sorama and the Building Acoustics group with the following profile:

• Master degree (preferably in computer science, electrical engineering, software engineering or related),
• Experience in VR is strongly preferred,
• Experience in two of the followings is strongly preferred: acoustics, signal processing, software engineering/design,
• Experience in C++ and MATLAB is a plus, but not required,
• Experience in Agile, or willingness to adopt it,
• Comfortable working in a (multi-disciplinary) team,
• Driven, eager, enthusiastic, ambitious personality,
• Interested in acquiring new skills and competences,
• Live in/near Eindhoven or willing to relocate.

Appointment and salary

We offer a full-time, fixed-term, 2-year contract at Sorama including:

• Competitive salary (above VSNU CAO’s rate for a PDEng),
• Courses and training at TUe relevant to the PDEng degree,
• 25 Holiday days and the option to purchase additional days,
• Challenging work environment where you can create global impact through our unique solutions,
• Operate in a fast-growing company with good future perspectives,
• Knowledgeable and inspiring colleagues,
• Eindhoven Engine and TU/e interaction days throughout your project,
• A flexible work environment,
• Unique office location at Strijp-T, less than 5-minute walk away from the Eindhoven Strijp-S train station,
• Excellent coffee, fresh fruits, and rooftop BBQs.

Interested?

Please send your CV, including a detailed curriculum vitae, a letter of motivation, a portfolio with copies of diplomas with course grades and contact information of two references, to jin.jack.tan@sorama.eu under the subject “PDEng position on Virtual Position Noise Measurement”.

For more information on the position, please contact dr. Jin Jack Tan jin.jack.tan@sorama.eu or call our office at +31 40 3041019.

Eindhoven Engine plays a significant role within this milieu in order to accelerate innovation and deliver cutting-edge technological solutions. Female tech heroes from different cultural backgrounds add more diversity to the prevalent tech world within this community.

Even though the Netherlands still has much to achieve in terms of inclusivity and diversity within the tech sector, things are slowly changing and improving. Here, what we want to focus on is female inclusivity in high-tech research within the Eindhoven Engine community and the initiation of the female tech heroes era to inspire and make more women enthusiastic about the tech industry. Making the public more aware and creating diversity through inclusivity within Eindhoven Engine are significant objectives in this process.

Eindhoven Engine community

Until April 2022, Eindhoven Engine had 19 projects within the main topics of High Tech, Health Tech, Mobility, Energy and Smart Cities. These projects included 164 members, including the administration team and office team students. Within these projects, the female figure amounts to 23%. Given that only 14% of the entire tech system in the Netherlands are women, Eindhoven Engine is already demonstrating a progressive step which can definitively be expanded in due course. At the end of April, one project finalized its research at Eindhoven Engine.

Since OpenCall 2022, seven innovation projects have joined the Engine, bringing the total number of projects up to 25. These projects are WECARE, Smart Heat Shed, PowerLift, DynaPopeX, Direct Air Capture 2.0, COLLidE and AUXSTENT. The diversified nature of the projects is designed in a way to range across the spectrum of cutting-edge technology.

The WECARE project focuses on making an impact on people with dementia. Smart Heat Shed addresses the rapid energy transition. PowerLift wishes to make an impact on the electric aviation industry. Poor air quality and its impacts are being addressed by the DynaPopeX project. In the same direction, the Direct Air Capture 2.0 project aims to capture CO₂ directly from ambient air and use it for net-carbon-zero solutions. The CoLLidE project aims for the market introduction of reusable food packaging. AUXSTENT’s objective is unlocking the mechanical limitations of synthetic heart stents.

As the first step in creating diversity through inclusivity and making an impact on these crossover innovations, Eindhoven Engine invites female tech heroes to apply and explore these new ventures.

Dr. ir. Shalika Walker

Postdoctoral Researcher at Eindhoven University of Technology and Eindhoven Engine
(Brains4Buildings project)

Project Leader at Kropman Installatietechniek

Collaboration

Carbyon uses TNO technology that is now being further developed, at the basis of which is a breakthrough air-permeable membrane that has been modified to absorb CO₂ when air is blown through it. This membrane has very favorable properties to make DAC economically viable, but the actual modification process is a deep-tech challenge. Carbyon found the knowledge and skills for this at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). Here, techniques developed for the semiconductor industry are being adapted for our DAC application. Via our Eindhoven Engine collaboration, we developed the right ‘recipe’ to do this together with TU/e.

In the same collaboration, we are working with DIFFER on methods to ensure that the CO₂ absorbed by the membrane can also be removed again. With its extensive expertise in this area, DIFFER has helped to demonstrate an efficient process for this.

In the meantime, Carbyon has realized lab-scale setups from this collaboration, which demonstrate the working principle of our DAC machines. Without the help of our Eindhoven Engine partners this would not have been possible.

We are happy our second project has been selected in the OpenCall 2022. We now can continue the success of this collaboration, to mature this development even faster. All of our partners are now deeply convinced that we need to massively scale up even faster to make a serious impact on climate change.

Carbyon wins XPRIZE Milestone Award!

This incentive prize worth US$1 million is funded by Elon Musk and the Musk Foundation. 

” I am looking forward to connecting with students, researchers and other project members to set up an innovation loop..”

Mylene Frankfort, Medicaid

Innovation loop

With a background in Biomedical Engineering I am pleased to be able to work in this inspiring multidisciplinary environment. This new role complements my current position at Máxima MC where I work on projects mainly focusing on remote patient management, remote care and rehabilitation. By being part of this collaboration I am looking forward to connecting with students, researchers and other project members to set up an innovation loop, where we will work on a development platform at TU/e together with industry partners, and validate use cases in a clinical setting.

Do you want to share some thoughts or are you interested in joining this team? I am present at Disruptor @TU/e campus on Fridays! Look forward to meeting you!

Would you like to work in teams on new cool solutions for health@home related challenges provided by our challenge owners from healthcare and industry? And are you a student, technical or medical professional and you want an amazing learning and memorable experience? Then you should register for the 2022 Hack2Impact hackathon!

Why?

It encourages you to get out of your comfort zone, challenge yourself and others to grow and learn new entrepreneurial skills. Obtain new knowledge, have access to endless opportunities to increase your network, get a taste of team dynamics and learn how to collaborate under pressure. That sounds great, isn’t it?! Register here!

The admission fee is € 20 and includes food & beverages, endless coffee (you will need it 😊), materials, tools, resources, coaching by experts (engineers, clinicians, entrepreneurs, programmers and designers) and a unforgettable experience!

FYI: you don’t need to know how to program to participate!

• Date: Friday 20 May, 7 PM – Sunday 22 May 2022. 6 PM

• Location: Eindhoven Engine @ TU/e Campus

• Deadline for registration: 30 April 2022

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