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Researcher

Sam Leroux

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64 Results

2026

Privacy-preserving computer vision for industry: Three case studies in human-centric manufacturing

Sander De ConinckE GambaB Van DoninckA Bey-TemsamaniSam LerouxPieter Simoens

Securing workers and workspaces: Contextual privacy for vision-based ergonomics

Sander De ConinckEmilio GambaBart Van DoninckAbdellatif Bey-TemsamaniThorsten CardoenSam LerouxPieter Simoens

U Journal Article in COMPUTER VISION AND IMAGE UNDERSTANDING

2025

Adaptive clustering for efficient Phenotype segmentation of UAV hyperspectral data

Ciem CornelissenSam LerouxPieter Simoens

Approximating vision transformers for edge : variational inference and mixed-precision for multi-modal data

Dewant KatareSam LerouxMarijn JanssenAaron Yi Ding

A1 Journal Article in COMPUTING

Big broiler : a temporal action segmentation and tracking dataset

Thorsten CardoenPatricia Soster de CarvalhoCamila Lopes CarvalhoGunther AntonissenFrank TuyttensSam LerouxPieter Simoens

Development and in-field validation of an autonomous soil mechanical resistance sensor

Valentijn De CauwerSimon CoolAxel WillekensSébastien TemmermanDavid NuyttensTommy D’ HoseJan PietersSam Leroux

A1 Journal Article in SENSORS

Embedding-based pair generation for contrastive representation learning in audio-visual surveillance data

Wei-Cheng WangSander De ConinckSam LerouxPieter Simoens

A2 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN ROBOTICS AND AI

Enabling privacy-aware AI-based ergonomic analysis

Sander De ConinckEmilio GambaBart Van DoninckAbdellatif Bey-TemsamaniSam LerouxPieter Simoens

Exploring correlated facial attributes in text-to-image models : unintended consequences in synthetic face generation

Sander De ConinckSam LerouxPieter Simoens

Hybrid data fusion for low-cost high-speed monitoring in powder bed fusion 3D printing

Brian BoothSam LerouxDries VerheesMathieu VandecasteeleCyril BlancAbdellatif Bey-TemsamaniWilfried Philips

In-field mapping of grape yield and quality with illumination-invariant deep learning

Ciem CornelissenSander De ConinckAxel WillekensSam LerouxPieter Simoens

A1 Journal Article in IEEE INTERNET OF THINGS JOURNAL

Learning symbolic representations from demonstration for interpretable agent behavior

Mattijs BaertPieter SimoensSam Leroux

Learning Task Specifications from Demonstrations as Probabilistic Automata

Mattijs BaertSam LerouxPieter Simoens

Maximum causal entropy inverse constrained reinforcement learning

Mattijs BaertPietro MazzagliaSam LerouxPieter Simoens

A1 Journal Article in MACHINE LEARNING

Multi-camera detection and tracking for individual broiler monitoring

Thorsten CardoenPatricia Soster de CarvalhoGunther AntonissenFrank A. M. TuyttensSam LerouxPieter Simoens

A1 Journal Article in COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONICS IN AGRICULTURE

Rethinking computing systems in the era of climate crisis : a call for a sustainable computing continuum

Ella PeltonenSuzan BayhanDavid BermbachSebastian BuschjaegerVictoria DegelerAaron Yi DingOzlem Durmaz IncelDewant KatareMikkel Baun KjaergaardSam Leroux et al.

A1 Journal Article in IEEE INTERNET COMPUTING

Reward machine inference for robotic manipulation

Mattijs BaertSam LerouxPieter Simoens

Source-free model transferability assessment for smart surveillance via randomly initialized networks

Wei-Cheng WangSam LerouxPieter Simoens

A1 Journal Article in SENSORS

Transferable and privacy-friendly deep learning techniques for audio-visual urban surveillance : from lab to street

Wei-Cheng WangPieter SimoensSam Leroux

2024

Hybrid edge-cloud models for bearing failure detection in a fleet of machines

Sam LerouxPieter Simoens

A1 Journal Article in ELECTRONICS

Label efficient lifelong multi-view broiler detection

Thorsten CardoenSam LerouxPieter Simoens

Learning safety constraints from demonstration using one-class decision trees

Mattijs BaertSam LerouxPieter Simoens

Learning temporal task specifications from demonstrations

Mattijs BaertSam LerouxPieter Simoens

Mitigating bias using model-agnostic data attribution

Sander De ConinckSam LerouxPieter Simoens

Multi-bit, black-box watermarking of deep neural networks in embedded applications

Sam LerouxStijn VanasschePieter Simoens

Multi-stage task specification learning from demonstration

Mattijs BaertSam LerouxPieter Simoens

Privacy-preserving visual analysis : training video obfuscation models without sensitive labels

Sander De ConinckWei-Cheng WangSam LerouxPieter Simoens

A1 Journal Article in APPLIED INTELLIGENCE

Test-time specialization of dynamic neural networks

Sam LerouxD KatareA.Y. DingPieter Simoens

Ultra-high-resolution modified RGB UAV-imaging of Alternaria solani

Jana WiemeSam LerouxSimon R. CoolJonathan Van BeekJan PietersWouter Maes

Ultra-high-resolution UAV-imaging and supervised deep learning for accurate detection of Alternaria solani in potato fields

Jana WiemeSam LerouxSimon R. CoolJonathan Van BeekJan PietersWouter Maes

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE

2023

Inverse reinforcement learning through logic constraint inference

Mattijs BaertSam LerouxPieter Simoens

A1 Journal Article in MACHINE LEARNING

Learning logic constraints from demonstration

Mattijs BaertSam LerouxPieter Simoens

Sparse random neural networks for online anomaly detection on sensor nodes

Sam LerouxPieter Simoens

A1 Journal Article in FUTURE GENERATION COMPUTER SYSTEMS-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ESCIENCE

2022

An opt-in framework for privacy protection in audio-based applications

Wei-Cheng WangSander De ConinckSam LerouxPieter Simoens

A1 Journal Article in IEEE PERVASIVE COMPUTING

Automated training of location-specific edge models for traffic counting

Sam LerouxBo LiPieter Simoens

A1 Journal Article in COMPUTERS & ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

Iterative neural networks for adaptive inference on resource-constrained devices

Sam LerouxTim VerbelenPieter SimoensBart Dhoedt

A1 Journal Article in NEURAL COMPUTING & APPLICATIONS

Iterative online 3D reconstruction from RGB images

Thorsten CardoenSam LerouxPieter Simoens

A1 Journal Article in SENSORS

Multi-branch neural networks for video anomaly detection in adverse lighting and weather conditions

Sam LerouxBo LiPieter Simoens

Supervised detection of Alternaria solani on ultra-high-resolution modified RGB UAV images

Jana WiemeSam LerouxSimon CoolJana PietersWouter Maes

TinyMLOps : operational challenges for widespread edge AI adoption

Sam LerouxPieter SimoensMeelis LootusKartik ThakoreAkshay Sharma

2021

Decoupled appearance and motion learning for efficient anomaly detection in surveillance video

Bo LiSam LerouxPieter Simoens

A1 Journal Article in COMPUTER VISION AND IMAGE UNDERSTANDING

Intelligent frame selection as a privacy-friendlier alternative to face recognition

Mattijs BaertSam LerouxPieter Simoens

2020

Anomaly detection for autonomous guided vehicles using Bayesian surprise

Ozan CatalSam LerouxCedric De BoomTim VerbelenBart Dhoedt

Training binary neural networks with knowledge transfer

Sam LerouxBert VankeirsbilckTim VerbelenPieter SimoensBart Dhoedt

A1 Journal Article in NEUROCOMPUTING

2019

Adaptieve diepe neurale architecturen voor efficiënte dataverwerking op sensorknopen

Sam LerouxBart DhoedtPieter Simoens

Asynchronous spiking neurons, the natural key to exploit temporal sparsity

Amirreza YousefzadehMina A. KhoeiSahar HoseiniPriscila Cavalcante HolandaSam LerouxOrlando MoreiraJonathan TapsonBart DhoedtPieter SimoensTeresa Serrano-Gotarredona et al.

A1 Journal Article in IEEE JOURNAL ON EMERGING AND SELECTED TOPICS IN CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS

Conversion of synchronous artificial neural network to asynchronous spiking neural network using sigma-delta quantization

Amirreza YousefzadehSahar HoseiniPriscila Cavalcante HolandaSam LerouxThilo WernerTeresa Serrano-GotarredonaBernabe Linares BarrancoBart DhoedtPieter Simoens

Multi-fidelity deep neural networks for adaptive inference in the internet of multimedia things

Sam LerouxSteven BohezElias De ConinckPieter Van MolleBert VankeirsbilckTim VerbelenPieter SimoensBart Dhoedt

A1 Journal Article in FUTURE GENERATION COMPUTER SYSTEMS-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ESCIENCE

2018

DIANNE: a modular framework for designing, training and deploying deep neural networks on heterogeneous distributed infrastructure

Elias De ConinckSteven BohezSam LerouxTim VerbelenBert VankeirsbilckPieter SimoensBart Dhoedt

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE

Fingerprinting encrypted network traffic types using machine learning

Sam LerouxSteven BohezPieter-Jan MaenhautNathan MeheusPieter SimoensBart Dhoedt

IamNN : iterative and adaptive mobile neural network for efficient image classification

Sam LerouxPieter SimoensBart DhoedtP. MolchanovT. BreuelJ. Kautz

Improving generalization for abstract reasoning tasks using disentangled feature representations

Xander SteenbruggeTim VerbelenSam LerouxBart Dhoedt

Privacy aware offloading of deep neural networks

Sam LerouxTim VerbelenPieter SimoensBart Dhoedt

Robot navigation using a variational dynamics model for state estimation and robust control

Steven BohezTim VerbelenSam LerouxElias De ConinckBert VankeirsbilckPieter SimoensBart Dhoedt

2017

Decoupled learning of environment characteristics for safe exploration

Pieter Van MolleTim VerbelenSteven BohezSam LerouxPieter SimoensBart Dhoedt

The cascading neural network : building the Internet of Smart Things

Sam LerouxSteven BohezElias De ConinckTim VerbelenBert VankeirsbilckPieter SimoensBart Dhoedt

A1 Journal Article in KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Transfer learning with binary neural networks

Sam LerouxSteven BohezTim VerbelenBert VankeirsbilckPieter SimoensBart Dhoedt

2016

Efficiency Evaluation of Character-level RNN Training Schedules

Cedric De BoomSam LerouxSteven BohezPieter SimoensThomas DemeesterBart Dhoedt

Lazy evaluation of convolutional filters

Sam LerouxSteven BohezCedric De BoomElias De ConinckTim VerbelenBert VankeirsbilckPieter SimoensBart Dhoedt

Middleware platform for distributed applications incorporating robots, sensors and the cloud

Elias De ConinckSteven BohezSam LerouxTim VerbelenBert VankeirsbilckBart DhoedtPieter Simoens

Multi-fidelity Matryoshka neural networks for constrained IoT devices

Sam LerouxSteven BohezElias De ConinckTim VerbelenBert VankeirsbilckPieter SimoensBart Dhoedt

2015

Combining collaborative filtering and search engine into hybrid news recommendations

Toon De PessemierSam LerouxKris VanheckeLuc Martens

DIANNE: Distributed artificial neural networks for the internet of things

Elias De ConinckTim VerbelenBert VankeirsbilckSteven BohezSam LerouxPieter Simoens

Resource-constrained classification using a cascade of neural network layers

Sam LerouxSteven BohezTim VerbelenBert VankeirsbilckPieter SimoensBart Dhoedt