ERCIM's scientific fields of competence

   
AARIT
CNR (ISTI)
CRCIM
CWI
FhG ICT Group
FNR
FNRS & FWO *
FORTH (ICS)
INRIA
IUA
NTNU
 PEG PLERCIM
SARIT
SICS
SpaRCIM
STFC
SZTAKI
VTT
Informatics                                   VTT
B. Hardware B.1 Control Structures and Microprogramming (D.3.2)         FIRST FNR FNRS & FWO (1)      TCD   SARIT          
  B.2 Arithmetic and Logic Structures       CWI     INRIA TCD, NUIM   PLERCIM SARIT          
  B.3 Memory Structures         (1)FNRS & FWO FORTH INRIA TCD   SARIT          
  B.4 Input/Output and Data Communications         FNRS & FWO (1) FORTH   TCD NTNU SARIT SICS       VTT
   B.5 Register-Transfer-Level Implementaion         FNRS & FWO (1) FORTH   TCD   SARIT          
   B.6 Logic Design     MUNI   FIRST FNR FNRS & FWO (2) FORTH   TCD NTNU PLERCIM SARIT          
   B.7 Integrated Circuit     MUNI   FIRST FNR FNRS & FWO (4) FORTH   TCD NTNU PEG SARIT         VTT
  B.8 Performance and Reliability (C.4)       CWI FIRST FNR FNRS & FWO (3) FORTH   TCD, NUIM NTNU SARIT          
C. Computer Systems Organization C.1 Processor Architectures     UTIA   FIRST, FOKUS FNRS & FWO (3) FORTH INRIA TCD, UCD NTNU PEG SARIT          
  C.2 Computer Communication Networks AARIT CNR MUNI CWI FOKUS, ITWM FNR FNRS & FWO (5) FORTH INRIA TCD, UCD NTNU PEG PLERCIM SARIT SICS   STFC SZTAKI VTT
  C.3 Special-Purpose and Application-Based Systems (J.7) AARIT CNR     FIRST, IAIS, FOKUS FNR   FORTH INRIA TCD, UCD, NUIM   PEG SARIT SICS        
  C.4 Performance of Systems AARIT CNR MUNI CWI FIRST, FOKUS, ISST, ITWM, IAIS FNR FNRS & FWO (4) FORTH INRIA UCD, UCD, NUIM NTNU SARIT SICS       VTT
  C.5 Computer System Implementation AARIT       FIRST, ISST FNRS & FWO (1) FORTH INRIA TCD, NUIM NTNU SARIT          
D. Software D.1 Programming Techniques (E) AARIT CNR MUNI, CS, UTIA CWI IESE, FIRST, IAIS FNRS & FWO (6) FORTH INRIA TCD, UCD, NUIM NTNU PEG PLERCIM SARIT SICS SpaRCIM   SZTAKI  
  D.2 Software Engineering (K.6.3) AARIT CNR MUNI, CS, UTIA CWI ISST, IESE, FIRST, FIT, FOKUS, IAIS FNR FNRS & FWO (8) FORTH INRIA DCU, UL, UCD, NUIM, TCD NTNU PEG PLERCIM SARIT SICS SpaRCIM STFC SZTAKI VTT
  D.3 Programming Languages AARIT   CS CWI FIRST, IAIS FNRS & FWO (6) FORTH INRIA UCD, UCD, UCD, NUIM NTNU PEG PLERCIM SARIT SICS SpaRCIM   SZTAKI  
  D.4 Operating Systems (C) AARIT   CS   FIRST FNR FNRS & FWO (2) FORTH INRIA TCD, UCD NTNU PEG PLERCIM SARIT SICS SpaRCIM   SZTAKI  
E. Data E.1 Data Structures AARIT CNR CS CWI IESE, FIRST, IAIS FNR FNRS & FWO (5) FORTH INRIA UCD, NUIM NTNU PEG PLERCIM SARIT SICS SpaRCIM      
  E.2 Data Storage Representations AARIT CNR MUNI, CS CWI  IAIS FNR FNRS & FWO (2) FORTH INRIA TCD, UCD, TCD, DCU NTNU PEG PLERCIM SARIT SICS SpaRCIM      
  E.3 Data Encryption AARIT CNR MUNI, CS CWI IGD, IESE, FIRST FNR FNRS & FWO (2) FORTH INRIA DCU, TCD, UCD, NUIM NTNU PLERCIM SARIT SICS SpaRCIM   SZTAKI  
  E.4 Coding and Information Theory (H.1.1) AARIT   MUNI, UTIA CWI IGD FNR FNRS & FWO (3)   INRIA UCD, NUIM NTNU PEG PLERCIM SARIT SICS SpaRCIM   SZTAKI  
  E.5 Files (D.4.3, F.2.2, H.2) AARIT CNR MUNI, CS CWI  IAIS FNRS & FWO (1)   INRIA TCD   SARIT          
F. Theory of Computation F.1 Computation by Abstract Devices AARIT   MUNI, CS CWI   FNRS & FWO (2) FORTH INRIA TCD, UCD, NUIM   PEG PLERCIM SARIT SICS        
  F.2 Analysis of Algorithms and Problem Complexity (B.6, B.7, F.1.3) AARIT CNR MUNI, CS CWI  IAIS FNR FNRS & FWO (6) FORTH INRIA NUIM NTNU PEG PLERCIM SARIT SICS     SZTAKI  
  F.3 Logics and Meaning of Programs AARIT CNR CS CWI   FNR FNRS & FWO (4)   INRIA DCU, TCD, UCD, UCD, NUIM NTNU PLERCIM SARIT SICS SpaRCIM      
  F.4 Mathematical Logic and Formal Languages AARIT   MUNI, CS CWI   FNR FNRS & FWO (8) FORTH INRIA DCU, TCD, UCD, UCD, NUIM NTNU PEG PLERCIM SARIT SICS SpaRCIM   SZTAKI  
G. Mathematics of Computing G.1 Numerical Analysis (MSC 65, 33-35) AARIT   MUNI, UTIA CWI SCAI, ITWM FNR FNRS & FWO (7)   INRIA UCD NTNU PEG PLERCIM SARIT   SpaRCIM   SZTAKI  
  G.2 Discrete Mathematics (MSC 05, 06) AARIT   MUNI, CS, UTIA CWI SCAI, ITWM FNR FNRS & FWO (4) FORTH INRIA UCD   PEG PLERCIM SARIT SICS SpaRCIM   SZTAKI  
  G.3 Probability and Statistics (MSC 60, 62) AARIT CNR MUNI, CS, UTIA CWI FIRST, ITWM, IAIS FNR FNRS & FWO (6) FORTH INRIA DCU, TCD   PEG PLERCIM SARIT SICS SpaRCIM   SZTAKI VTT
  G.4 Mathematical Software     MUNI, CS CWI ITWM, SCAI FNR FNRS & FWO (5)   INRIA UCD, UCD NTNU SARIT SICS SpaRCIM   SZTAKI VTT
H. Information Systems H.1 Models and Principals AARIT CNR CS, UTIA CWI FOKUS, IESE, ITWM, IAIS FNR FNRS & FWO (4)   INRIA DCU, UCD NTNU PEG PLERCIM SARIT SICS SpaRCIM STFC SZTAKI  
  H.2 Database Management (E.5) AARIT CNR MUNI, CS CWI FIRST, FIT, ITWM, IAIS FNR FNRS & FWO (5) FORTH INRIA DCU, TCD, DCU NTNU PEG PLERCIM SARIT   SpaRCIM STFC SZTAKI VTT
  H.3 Information Storage and Retrieval AARIT CNR MUNI, CS, UTIA CWI FIRST, FIT, IAIS FNR FNRS & FWO (5) FORTH INRIA DCU, TCD, DCU, UCD NTNU PEG PLERCIM SARIT SICS SpaRCIM STFC SZTAKI VTT
  H.4 Information Systems Applications AARIT CNR MUNI, CS, UTIA CWI ISST, IESE, FIRST, FIT, FOKUS, IAIS FNR FNRS & FWO (5) FORTH INRIA TCD, DCU, UCD, NUIM NTNU PEG PLERCIM SARIT SICS SpaRCIM STFC SZTAKI VTT
  H.5 Information Interfaces and Presentation (e.g., HCI) (I.7) AARIT CNR MUNI CWI IGD, IOSB, IESE, FIT, FOKUS, IAIS FNR FNRS & FWO (4) FORTH INRIA TCD, UCD, NUIM, TCD NTNU PEG SARIT SICS SpaRCIM STFC   VTT
                                   
I. Computing Methodologies I.1 Symbolic and Algebraic Manipulation       CWI ITWM FNR FNRS & FWO (4)   INRIA UCC, UCD   PEG PLERCIM SARIT SICS SpaRCIM   SZTAKI  
  I.2 Artificial Intelligence AARIT CNR MUNI, CS, UTIA CWI FIRST, IESE, IAIS FNR FNRS & FWO (6) FORTH INRIA UCD, TCD, UCD, UCC, UCC, UCC, UCD, NUIM NTNU PEG PLERCIM SARIT SICS SpaRCIM   SZTAKI VTT
  I.3 Computer Graphics AARIT CNR MUNI, UTIA IGD, FIRST, FIT, IESE, IAIS, ITWM FNRS & FWO (4) FORTH INRIA TCD, UCD, UCD NTNU PEG PLERCIM SARIT   SpaRCIM STFC SZTAKI VTT
  I.4 Image Processing and Computer Vision AARIT CNR MUNI, UTIA CWI IOSB, FIT, IAIS FNRS & FWO (8) FORTH INRIA DCU, TCD, NUIM   PEG PLERCIM SARIT   SpaRCIM   SZTAKI VTT
  I.5 Pattern Recognition AARIT CNR MUNI, UTIA CWI IOSB, FIRST, IESE, IAIS, FNR FNRS & FWO (6) FORTH INRIA DCU, TCD, NUIM   PEG PLERCIM SARIT SICS SpaRCIM   SZTAKI VTT
  I.6 Simulatin and Modeling (G.3) AARIT CNR UTIA CWI ITWM, SCAI, IESE, FIRST, FIT, FOKUS, IAIS FNR FNRS & FWO (5)   INRIA DCU, NUIM NTNU PEG PLERCIM SARIT SICS   STFC SZTAKI VTT
  I.7 Document and Text Processing (H.4, H.5) AARIT CNR MUNI CWI FOKUS, ISST, IAIS FNR FNRS & FWO (3)   INRIA DCU, TCD, UCD   PEG PLERCIM SARIT SICS SpaRCIM     VTT
J. Computer Applications J.1 Administrative Data Processing AARIT       FOKUS, IAIS FNR FNRS & FWO (1)         PEG PLERCIM SARIT     STFC SZTAKI  
  J.2 Physical Sciences and Engineering AARIT   CS CWI ITWM, SCAI FNR FNRS & FWO (2) FORTH INRIA DCU, NUIM   PEG SARIT SICS SpaRCIM STFC    
  J.3 Life and Medical Science AARIT CNR MUNI, CS CWI SCAI, IESE, FIRST, FIT, ITWM FNR FNRS & FWO (6) FORTH INRIA DCU, TCD, UCD, NUIM NTNU PEG SARIT SICS SpaRCIM     VTT
  J.4 Social and Behavioral Science AARIT     CWI IAO, IAIS FNR   FORTH INRIA DCU, NUIM   PEG SARIT          
  J.5 Arts and Humanities AARIT CNR MUNI CWI IAO, IAIS FNR   FORTH       PEG PLERCIM SARIT SICS        
  J.6 Computer-Aided Engineering AARIT CNR     IGD, ITWM FNR   FORTH INRIA DCU   PEG SARIT     STFC SZTAKI VTT
  J.7 Computers in other Systems (C.3) AARIT       IESE FNR   FORTH INRIA NUIM   PEG SARIT SICS        
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K. Computing Milieux K.1 Computer Industry             FORTH       PEG SARIT          
  K.2 History of Computing AARIT       FNRS & FWO (1)     TCD   SARIT          
  K.3 Computers and Education AARIT CNR   CWI IESE, FIT FNR FNRS & FWO (3) FORTH   DCU, TCD, NUIM   PLERCIM SARIT   SpaRCIM      
  K.4 Computers and Society AARIT     CWI IAIS FNR FNRS & FWO (1) FORTH   TCD, NUIM   PEG SARIT SICS        
  K.5 Legal Aspects of Computing         IAIS FNR FNRS & FWO (1)         SARIT          
  K.6 Management of Computing and Information Systems   CNR     ITWM, FOKUS, IAIS FNR FNRS & FWO (2)     DCU, TCD   PEG SARIT SICS SpaRCIM      
  K.7 The Computing Profession                     PEG SARIT SICS        
  K.8 Personal Computing AARIT           FORTH       PEG SARIT SICS        
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Mathematics 00 General       CWI SCAI, ITWM FNR FNRS & FWO (2)         SARIT          
  01 History and biography                   PLERCIM SARIT          
  03 Mathematical logic and foundations     CS CWI   FNR FNRS & FWO (5)   INRIA TCD, UCD   PLERCIM SARIT   SpaRCIM      
  05 Combinatorics     MUNI, CS, UTIA CWI ITWM FNRS & FWO (2) FORTH INRIA     PLERCIM SARIT SICS SpaRCIM   SZTAKI  
  06 Order, lattices, ordered algebraic structures AARIT   MUNI     FNRS & FWO (2)   INRIA UCD   PLERCIM SARIT   SpaRCIM   SZTAKI  
  08 General algebraic systems AARIT   MUNI     FNRS & FWO (1)   INRIA     PLERCIM SARIT   SpaRCIM      
                                   
  11 Number theory     CS CWI   FNRS & FWO (2)         PEG PLERCIM SARIT       SZTAKI  
  12-22 Algebra     MUNI   ITWM FNRS & FWO (1)   INRIA DCU NTNU PEG PLERCIM SARIT   SpaRCIM      
                                   
  26 Real functions         ITWM FNRS & FWO (1)       NTNU PEG PLERCIM SARIT          
  28 Measure and integration         ITWM FNRS & FWO (1)   INRIA     PLERCIM SARIT          
                                   
  30 Functions of a complex variable         ITWM FNRS & FWO (3)       NTNU PEG PLERCIM SARIT          
  31 Potential theory         ITWM         NTNU PLERCIM SARIT          
  32 Several complex variables and analytic spaces         ITWM FNRS & FWO (1)   INRIA   NTNU PLERCIM SARIT       SZTAKI  
  33 Special functions       ITWM     INRIA   NTNU PLERCIM SARIT          
  34 Ordinary differential equations     MUNI, UTIA CWI ITWM FNRS & FWO (4)   INRIA DCU, IUA NTNU PEG PLERCIM SARIT       SZTAKI  
  35 Partial differential equations     MUNI, UTIA CWI ITWM FNRS & FWO (5)   INRIA DCU, TCD NTNU PEG PLERCIM SARIT       SZTAKI  
  37 Dynamical systems and ergodic theory     UTIA   ITWM FNRS & FWO (3)   INRIA   NTNU PLERCIM SARIT       SZTAKI  
  39 Difference and functional equations         ITWM FNRS & FWO (3)   INRIA     PLERCIM SARIT          
  40 Sequences, series, summability         ITWM         NTNU PEG SARIT          
  41 Approximations and expansions       CWI ITWM FNRS & FWO (1)   INRIA   NTNU PEG PLERCIM SARIT       SZTAKI  
  42 Fourier analysis         ITWM FNRS & FWO (4)   INRIA TCD, NUIM NTNU PEG PLERCIM SARIT       SZTAKI  
  43 Abstract harmonic analysis         ITWM FNRS & FWO (1)       NTNU PLERCIM SARIT       SZTAKI  
  44 Integral transforms, operational calculus         ITWM FNRS & FWO (2)         PEG PLERCIM SARIT          
  45 Integral equations         ITWM FNRS & FWO (1)   INRIA     PEG PLERCIM SARIT          
  46 Functional analysis     MUNI   ITWM FNRS & FWO (5)   INRIA   NTNU PEG PLERCIM SARIT          
  47 Operator theory     MUNI   ITWM FNRS & FWO (2)       NTNU PLERCIM SARIT          
  49 Calculus of variations and optimal control; optimization     UTIA CWI ITWM FNRS & FWO (4)   INRIA     PEG PLERCIM SARIT   SpaRCIM   SZTAKI  
                                   
  51 Geometry     MUNI   ITWM FNR FNRS & FWO (2)       NTNU PLERCIM SARIT       SZTAKI  
  52 Convex and discrete geometry       CWI ITWM           PLERCIM SARIT       SZTAKI  
  53 Differential geometry     MUNI   ITWM FNRS & FWO (2)       NTNU PLERCIM SARIT       SZTAKI  
  54 General topology         ITWM     INRIA     PLERCIM SARIT       SZTAKI  
  55 Algebraic topology AARIT       ITWM FNRS & FWO (1)   INRIA   NTNU PLERCIM SARIT   SpaRCIM   SZTAKI  
  57 Manifolds and cell complexes         ITWM FNRS & FWO (1)       NTNU PLERCIM SARIT       SZTAKI  
  58 Global analysis, analysis on manifolds         ITWM FNRS & FWO (2)       NTNU PLERCIM SARIT          
                                   
  60 Probability theory and stochastic processes     MUNI, CS, UTIA CWI ITWM FNR FNRS & FWO (5)   INRIA DCU, TCD NTNU PEG PLERCIM SARIT   SpaRCIM   SZTAKI  
  62 Statistics     MUNI, CS, UTIA CWI ITWM, IAIS FNR FNRS & FWO (6)   INRIA DCU, TCD NTNU PEG PLERCIM SARIT SICS SpaRCIM   SZTAKI  
  65 Numerical analysis     MUNI, CS, UTIA CWI ITWM FNRS & FWO (6)   INRIA TCD NTNU PEG PLERCIM SARIT   SpaRCIM   SZTAKI  
                                   
  70-86 Mathematical Physics       CWI ITWM FNR FNRS & FWO (1)       NTNU PEG PLERCIM SARIT     STFC    
                                   
  90 Operations research, mathematical programming     MUNI, UTIA CWI FIRST, ITWM FNR FNRS & FWO (5)   INRIA TCD   PEG SARIT SICS SpaRCIM   SZTAKI  
  91 Game theory, economics, social and behavioral sciences     UTIA CWI
CWI		 FNR FNRS & FWO (5)   INRIA     PEG PLERCIM SARIT       SZTAKI  
  92 Biology and other natural sciences       CWI ITWM FNR FNRS & FWO (3) FORTH INRIA DCU, NUIM,UCD NTNU PLERCIM SARIT SICS     SZTAKI  
  93 Systems theory; control AARIT   UTIA CWI ITWM FNR FNRS & FWO (5)   INRIA     PEG PLERCIM SARIT     STFC SZTAKI  
  94 Information and communication, circuits         ITWM FNRS & FWO (3)   INRIA   NTNU PEG SARIT          
  97 Mathematics education     UTIA   ITWM FNRS & FWO (2)         PLERCIM SARIT          

FNRS-FWO: The figures in brackets refer to the number of Belgian institutes active in this field:

UCL: http://www.ucl.ac.be
KUL: http://www.kuleuven.ac.be
CETIC: http://www.cetic.be
ULB: http://www.ulb.ac.be
VUB: http://www.vub.ac.be
UGent: http://www.ugent.be
UAntwerpen: http://www.ua.ac.be
ULg: http://www.ulg.be
LUC: http://www.luc.ac.be
FPMS: http://www.fpms.ac.be
UMH: http://www.umh.ac.be
FUNDP: http://www.fundp.ac.be