ERCIM's scientific fields of competence

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