Ben Gellaerts
PhD student
Ben Gellaerts is a PhD student at the B-PHOT (Brussels Photonics) research group of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB). His research focuses on laser-dynamics-based interrogation of Fiber Bragg Sensors in the context of structural health monitoring, which is part of the LADYBIRD project funded by the FWO. He works under the guidance of Prof. Martin Virte and Prof. Tigran Baghdasaryan from the optical fiber sensors and laser dynamics teams, respectively. Ben completed his Bachelor's degree in Physics in 2023 and his Master's degree in Photonics Engineering in 2024, both at VUB.