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 8, 2023
Research into the Big Bang: an inflatable antenna in space
[VIDEO] The antenna can pick up very weak signals in space that are 14 billion years old.
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Dean Mark Bentum in Flux. Photo: Bart van Overbeeke
October 2, 2023
‘As dean, I can make a greater impact for the young generation of scientists'
Interview with new dean of Electrical Engineering Mark Bentum: a good listener who is not afraid to make decisions.
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More news
Back to the Beginning: Radio waves from the deep space past
December 14, 2022
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

  • 13 May
    Models and Algorithms for Transit Centric Urban Mobility

    EAISI lecture by visiting Professor Samitha Samaranayake

    Models and Algorithms for Transit Centric Urban Mobility | Helping Better Buses make Better Cities

  • 13 May
    Spatiotemporal Graph Convolutional Neural Network for Robust and Accurate Traffic Flow Prediction

    PhD defense Yutian Liu

    May 13, 2024 / TU/e Campus

  • 13 May
    Controlling conformations of single-chain polymeric nanoparticles

    PhD defense S. Wijker

    May 13, 2024 / TU/e Campus

  • 13 May

    The Gate Academy | Masterclass

    May 13, 2024 3:30 PM / Room 2.12 - Alpha Hub, 2nd floor - Eeuwsel 57

  • 14 May
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    March 14, 2024

    innoVisits (14-05-24)

    Get a 360° view of TU/e innovation Space during this two hour program, hosted by students from our community.

  • 14 May
    Matter and Meaning: Towards A Soft Science of Soft Robots

    EAISI lecture by visiting Professor Jonas Jørgensen

    Matter and Meaning: Towards A Soft Science of Soft Robots

  • 14 May
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    Een debat over de toekomst van Europa

    Europees Innovatiedebat

    May 14, 2024 4:00 PM / TU/e campus - Auditorium (Blauwe zaal)

  • 14 May
    The Realm of Legitimation and Innovation

    PhD defense Richard Pretorius

    May 14, 2024 / TU/e Campus

  • 14 May
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    February 14, 2024

    CBL Teaching Toolkit Demo Coffee Session (14-05-24)

    Learn more about the Challenge Based Learning Teaching Toolkit, and discover how to transform your courses into engaging, hands-on learning…

  • 15 May
    Wind effects on internal depressurization for asbestos abatement

    PhD defense Anjali Krishnan Radhakrishnan Jayakumari

    May 15, 2024 / TU/e Campus

  • 15 May

    Smell, the forgotten sensation

    May 15, 2024 12:40 PM / Blauwe Zaal, Auditorium

  • 15 May
    16 May
    May 8, 2024

    The invisible workings of light, symposium May 2024

    A state of art event covering 4 years of research in light

    • Meet some of our Researchers

    Full Professor

    Peter Baltus

    Associate Professor

    Ulf Johannsen

    Dean

    Mark Bentum

    University Lecturer

    Roel Jordans

    Associate Professor

    Georgi Radulov

    Full Professor

    Bart Smolders

    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

    • Postal address

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

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