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Research profile
Luc Florack is full professor in the Centre for Analysis, Scientific Computing, and Applications in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). He is the chair of the Mathematical Image Analysis group. His key research interests are mathematical representations of signals, images, and movies, particularly multiscale and differential geometric representations and their applications to imaging and vision. The application focus is on complex (non-scalar valued) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques, notably diffusion and tagging MRI, and on biologically motivated models of ‘early vision’. The approach in all these cases is to depart from a geometrical representation and reformulation of clinical image analysis challenges, such as geodesic tractography for mapping structural brain connectivity (connectomics) and deformation and strain analysis for quantification of myocardial function. The motivation is to bring these hitherto unexploited techniques into the clinical workflow.
Tuition revolves around mathematical techniques for image analysis, tensor calculus, differential geometry, and linear partial differential equations.
Academic background
Luc Florack holds an MSc in theoretical physics and a PhD in medical image analysis from Utrecht University (with honors, top 2%). He has (co-)authored close to 200 peer reviewed papers, some of which invited. He has been on the editorial board of the Journal of Mathematical Imaging and Vision and has acted as a reviewer for over 30 other journals, conferences and workshops. In 1997 he co-founded the first conference in the biannual series of International Scale Space Conferences (currently also known as SSVM) and has delivered keynote lectures at a wide variety of national and international conferences and seminars.
Luc is a Member of Management Team 3TU.AMI on behalf of TU/e and of the Advisory Board for Mathematics (‘Wiskunde Tafel’) of the Dutch Science Foundation NWO. In the past, he has acted as Treasurer of the Royal Dutch Mathematical Society (KWG), paving the way for its Royal status on the occasion of its 225-th anniversary, together with the Board.
Education/Academic qualification
Utrecht University
1 Sep 1983 → 1 Aug 1989
External positions
Mathematics and Computer Science Department, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
1 Jan 1997 → 1 Jun 2001DIKU Copenhagen, Denmark
1 Jan 1996 → 1 Jan 1997INESC Aveiro, Portugal
1 Oct 1994 → 1 Jan 1996INRIA Sophia-Antipolis, France
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Research Output
Stability metrics for optic radiation tractography: towards damage prediction after resective surgery
Meesters, S. P. L., Ossenblok, P. P. W., Wagner, L., Schijns, O., Boon, P., Florack, L. M. J., Vilanova, A. & Duits, R., 1 Aug 2017, In : Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 288, p. 34-44Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Quantifying the brain's sheet structure with normalized convolution
Tax, C. M. W., Westin, C-F., Dela Haije, T. C. J., Fuster, A., Viergever, M. A., Calabrese, E., Florack, L. & Leemans, A., 4 Apr 2017, In : Medical Image Analysis. 39, p. 162-177 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Adjugate diffusion tensors for geodesic tractography in white matter
Fuster, A., Dela Haije, T. C. J., Tristán-Vega, A., Plantinga, B. R., Westin, C-F. & Florack, L. M. J., 1 Jan 2016, In : Journal of Mathematical Imaging and Vision. 54, 1, p. 1-14 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Sheet Probability Index (SPI): Characterizing the geometrical organization of the white matter with diffusion MRI
Tax, C. M. W., Dela Haije, T. C. J., Fuster, A., Westin, C-F., Viergever, M. A., Florack, L. & Leemans, A., 15 Nov 2016, In : Neuroimage. 142, p. 260-279 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Functional imaging of murine hearts using accelerated self-gated UTE cine MRI
Mohamed, A. G. A., Noorman, N., Graaf, de, W. L., Hörr, V., Florack, L. M. J., Nicolay, K. & Strijkers, G. J., 2015, In : The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging. 31, 1, p. 83-94Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Activities
- 1 Keynote talk
Riemannian and Finslerian Geometry for Diffusion Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Luc Florack (Speaker)20 Nov 2017 → 24 Nov 2017
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Keynote talk › Scientific
Courses
Press / Media
The Mathematics Round Table: an introduction
22/08/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Student theses
3D reconstruction of streamer discharges using mathematical algorithms: based on predictive back-end reconstruction, minimum spanning trees and sub-Riemannian geometry
Author: de Veld, F., 4 Jul 2019Supervisor: Dijcks, S. (Supervisor 1), Nijdam, S. (Supervisor 2), Bekkers, E. (Supervisor 2) & Florack, L. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Bachelor
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Acceleration of phase-contrast (PC) cine-MRI by compressed sensing (CS)
Author: Dong, H., 31 Aug 2014Supervisor: Mohamed, A. (Supervisor 1), Strijkers, G. (Supervisor 2), Coolen, B. (External coach), Nicolaij, K. (Supervisor 2) & Florack, L. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
A neuronal network model and primate retinal pathways
Author: Mulder, M., 28 Feb 2005Supervisor: Hilbers, P. (Supervisor 1), Kuijpers, N. (Supervisor 2), ten Eikelder, H. (Supervisor 2) & Florack, L. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
Automatic parameter selection for linear scale space image enhancement
Author: Sengers, H., 31 Aug 2018Supervisor: Florack, L. (Supervisor 1)
Student thesis: Master
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Cerebral blood flow during hypoglycemia in type 1 diabetes and impaired hypoglycemic awareness measured with arterial spin labeling
Author: Becker, K., 31 Aug 2015Supervisor: Nicolaij, K. (Supervisor 1), Heerschap, A. (External person) (External coach), van der Graaf, M. (External person) (External coach), Wiegers, E. (External person) (External coach), Rooijackers, H. (External person) (External coach), Florack, L. (Supervisor 2) & van Osch, M. (. (External person) (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master