Johan Suykens: advisors and students

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Johan Suykens

Researcherborn 1966

Supervised 29 doctoral students between 2006 and 2026; Wikidata names Bart De Moor and Joos Vandewalle as doctoral advisors and lists 12 doctoral students. Linked to Wikidata, ORCID, and 7 other registers.

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Students29

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Bram De Cooman “Constraining Model-Free Reinforcement Learning Algorithms with Application to Autonomous Driving”
2026 · doctoral
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Konstantinos Kontras “Multimodal Fusion”
2025 · doctoral
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Joran Michiels “Towards Meaningful Post-Hoc Explanations for End-Users of Predictive Models”
2025 · doctoral
cited by a thesis record
Yingyi Chen “Deep Learning Models: Duality, Robustness and Generalization Properties”
2024 · doctoral
cited by a thesis record
Arun Pandey “Representation Learning with Restricted Kernel Machines”
2023 · doctoral
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Francesco Tonin “Optimization Frameworks for Deep Kernel Machines”
2023 · doctoral
cited by a thesis record
Joachim Schreurs “Trustworthy Kernel Machines: Diversity, Robustness, and Disentanglement”
2021 · doctoral
cited by a thesis record
Sundaravelpandian Singaravel “Machine Learning for Energy Performance Prediction in Early Design Stage of Buildings”
2020 · doctoral
cited by a thesis record
L. Houthuys “Coupled Data-Driven Models”
2018 · doctoral
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Z. Karevan “Data-driven Prediction of Complex Systems”
2018 · doctoral
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Ricardo Castro Garcia “Structured Nonlinear System Identification using Kernel-based Methods ,,”
2017 · doctoral
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Vilens Jumutcs “Flexible Software Design for Stochastic and Kernel-based Learning in Advanced Data-driven Modelling”
2016 · doctoral
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Siamak Mehrkanoon “Incorporation of Prior Knowledge into Kernel Based Models”
2015 · doctoral
cited by a thesis record
Carolina Varon “Mining the ECG: Algorithms and Applications”
2015 · doctoral
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Dries Geebelen “Kernel-based Methods for Measuring Biodiversity and Predicting Quality of Service”
2015 · doctoral
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Raghvendra Mall “Sparsity in Large Scale Kernel Models”
2015 · doctoral
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Rocco Langone “Clustering Evolving Data using Kernel-Based Methods (Clusteren van evoluerende data met behulp van kernel-gebaseerde methodes)”
2014 · doctoral
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Adrien Combaz “Brain-Computer Interfaces based on Electroencephalography and Visual Stimulation”
2014 · doctoral
cited by a thesis record
Tillmann Falck “Nonlinear System Identification using Structured Kernel Based Modeling (Niet-lineaire systeemidentificatie via gestructureerde kernel-gebaseerde modellering)”
2013 · doctoral
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Kris De Brabanter “Least Squares Support Vector Regression with Applications to Large-Scale Data: a Statistical Approach (Kleinste kwadraten support vector regressie met toepassingen op grote datasets: een statistische benadering)”
2011 · doctoral
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Fabian Ojeda “Kernel Based Methods for Microarray and Mass Spectrometry Data Analysis (Kernel gebaseerde methoden voor gegevensanalyse van microroosters en massaspectrometrie)”
2011 · doctoral
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Marco Signoretto “Kernels and Tensors for Structured Data Modelling (Kernels en tensoren voor het modelleren van gestructureerde data)”
2011 · doctoral
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Peter Karsmakers “Sparse Kernel-Based Models for Speech Recognition (Spaarse kernel gebaseerde modellen voor spraakherkenning)”
2010 · doctoral
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Jan Luts “Classification of Brain Tumors Based on Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (Classificatie van hersentumoren op basis van magnetische resonantie spectroscopie)”
2010 · doctoral
cited by a thesis record
Vanya Van Belle “Non-Linear Survival Models and Their Applications Within Breast Cancer Prognosis (Niet-lineaire overlevingsmodellen en hun toepassingen in borstkankerprognose)”
2010 · doctoral
cited by a thesis record
Carlos Andres Alzate Perez “Support Vector Methods for Unsupervised Learning (Support Vector Methodes voor niet-gesuperviseerd leren)”
2009 · doctoral
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Samuel Xavier de Souza “Optimisation and robustness of cellular neural networks”
2007 · doctoral
cited by a thesis recordstated by Wikidata
Bert Pluymers “Robust Model Based Predictive Control - An Invariant Set Approach (Robuuste modelgebaseerde predictieve controle: ontwerp via invariante verzamelingen)”
2006 · doctoral
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Nathalie Pochet “Microarray Data Analysis using Support Vector Machines and Kernel Methods (Support vector machines en kernel methoden voor analyse van microrooster gegevens)”
2006 · doctoral

Advisors on Wikidata2

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stated by Wikidata
Bart De Moor
stated by Wikidata
Joos Vandewalle

Students on Wikidata12

From Wikidata, shown separately from the thesis records.

stated by Wikidata
Carlos Alzate
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Dries Geebelen
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Fabian Ojeda
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Jos De Brabanter
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Kris De Brabanter
stated by Wikidata
Kristiaan Pelckmans
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Luc Hoegaerts
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Marcelo Espinoza
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Marco Signoretto
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Nathalie Pochet
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Samuel Xavier-de-Souza
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Tillmann Falck

The line above and below4 steps

The advisors of their advisors, four steps up at most, in the thesis records and on Wikidata, each kind marked; a person in both is listed once.

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stated by WikidataBart De Moorstated by WikidataJoos Vandewalle
2 steps up
stated by WikidataPatrick Maria Re Dewilde
3 steps up
stated by WikidataRobert W. Newcombstated by WikidataRudolf E. Kálmán
4 steps up
stated by WikidataCharles A. Desoerstated by WikidataJohn R. Ragazzini

Below them, within 3 steps, the record reaches 68 people: 53 cited by thesis records, 16 stated by Wikidata.

Education and career2

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from 1989
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
worked
undated
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
studied

At a glance

known as: engineer, researcher
awards: IEEE Fellow
Wikipedia: in 1 language

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identity

stated by WikidataWikipediaJohan Suykens
stated by WikidataWikidataQ29259269
cited by a thesis recordORCID0000-0002-8846-6352stated by Wikidata · on their thesis record at KU Leuven Lirias
stated by WikidataVIAF167221455
stated by WikidataIdRef081262825
stated by WikidataISNI0000000117284028

papers

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stated by WikidataDBLP61/3224

lineage

stated by WikidataMathematics Genealogy Project97322

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