{"id":4719,"date":"2023-09-12T16:32:25","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T15:32:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mecatron.rma.ac.be\/?page_id=4719"},"modified":"2025-03-31T09:30:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T08:30:20","slug":"kasper-cools","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mecatron.rma.ac.be\/index.php\/people\/kasper-cools\/","title":{"rendered":"Kasper Cools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-346486 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-852198 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-316674\" style=\"height: 20px; clear: both; width:100%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-605449 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-158369 kc_col-sm-4 kc_column kc_col-sm-4\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-234053 kc_shortcode kc_single_image\">\n\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mecatron.rma.ac.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Kasper_Cools.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" \/>    <\/div>\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-687604 kc_text_block\"><\/p>\n<h4>Research scientist\u00a0<\/h4>\n<p>Research Unit Robotics &#038; Autonomous Systems\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Department of Mechanics<\/p>\n<p>Royal Military Academy<\/p>\n<h4>Address<\/h4>\n<p>Av. De La Renaissance 30, 1000 Brussels, Belgium<\/p>\n<h4>Contact Information<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Call<\/strong>: &#8211;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Email<\/strong>: <a href=\"mailto:Kasper.Cools@mil.be\">Kasper.Cools@mil.be\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-268997 kc_col-sm-7 kc_column kc_col-sm-7\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-508201 kc_text_block\"><\/p>\n<p>Kasper Cools is an AI researcher at the Robotics &amp; Autonomous Systems unit of the Department of\u00a0<span style=\"font-style: inherit;\">Mechanics of the Belgian Royal Military Academy. His research focuses on developing adversarial\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\">approaches to counter the effectiveness of most commonly used Artificial Intelligence techniques for\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\">detection, tracking, classification, and identification.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>He initially earned his Bachelor&#039;s degree in applied Computer Science as a working student, balancing\u00a0<span style=\"font-style: inherit;\">professional responsibilities with academic pursuits. Transitioning into academia, he started working as\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\">a Computer Science lecturer, after which he earned his Master&#039;s degree in Computer Science via\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\">distance learning, specialising in data science management at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ou.nl\/\">Open University<\/a>\u00a0(OU).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>He participated in several research projects throughout his career, including <a href=\"https:\/\/mobiz.vives.be\/\">MoBiZ<\/a> (focused on\u00a0<span style=\"font-style: inherit;\">optimising transportation for individuals with disabilities in the healthcare sector), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kuleuven.be\/english\/education\/leuvenlearninglab\/learning-analytics-1\/edtechconference2018\">Multidimensional Skill\u00a0<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\">Models within an educational game, and <a href=\"https:\/\/northsearegion.eu\/reframe\/about\/\">REFRAME &#8211; a regional Food Framework initiative<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Kasper has been an active member of the steering committee for <a href=\"https:\/\/devoxx.be\/\">Devoxx Belgium<\/a> for the last decade, an\u00a0<span style=\"font-style: inherit;\">annual technology conference organised by developers for developers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-285891 kc_col-sm-1 kc_column kc_col-sm-1\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-378017 kc-raw-code\"><script src=\"https:\/\/kit.fontawesome.com\/5feed4ac07.js\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.rawgit.com\/jpswalsh\/academicons\/master\/css\/academicons.min.css\">\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 36px; color: Dodgerblue;\">\r\n<center>\r\n<a href=\"mailto:kasper.cools@mil.be\"> <i class=\"fas fa-envelope fas-3x\"><\/i><\/a><br><br>\r\n<a href=\"\"> <i class=\"fab fa-skype fab-3x\"><\/i><\/a><br><br>\r\n<a href=\"#\"> <i class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i><\/a><br><br>\r\n<a href=\"\"><\/i><\/a><br><br>\r\n<a href=\"\"> <i class=\"ai ai-cv-square ai\"><\/i><\/a><br><br>\r\n<\/center>\r\n<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 36px; color: Dodgerblue;\">\r\n<center>\r\n<a href=\"\"><\/i><\/a><br><br>\r\n<a href=\"\"><i class=\"fab fa-researchgate\"><\/i><\/a><br><br>\r\n<a href=\"#\"><i class=\"fab fa-mendeley\"><\/i><\/a><br><br>\r\n<a href=\"#\"><i class=\"ai ai-researcherid-square ai\"><\/i><\/a><br><br>\r\n<a href=\"#\"><i class=\"ai ai-orcid-square ai\"><\/i><\/a>\r\n<\/center>\r\n<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-784867 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-106735 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-585559\" style=\"height: 20px; clear: both; width:100%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-236484 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-288632 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\">\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-166619 kc-title-wrap \">\n\n\t<h2 class=\"kc_title\">Publications<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-136599 kc_text_block\"><\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"papercite\">2025<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"papercite_bibliography\">\n<li>    K. Cools, C. Maathuis, A. M. van Oers, C. S. H. &#8220;u, N. Deligiannis, M. Vandewal, and G. D. Cubber, &#8220;Vision transformers: the threat of realistic adversarial patches,\" in <span style=\"font-style: italic\">Artificial Intelligence for Security and Defence Applications III<\/span>,  2025, p. 136790P.    <br \/>   <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" id=\"papercite_0\" class=\"papercite_toggle\">[BibTeX]<\/a>         <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1117\/12.3070069\" title='Download PDF' class='papercite_pdf'>[Download PDF]<\/a>         <a href='http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1117\/12.3070069' class='papercite_doi' title='View on publisher site'>[DOI]<\/a>\n<div class=\"papercite_bibtex\" id=\"papercite_0_block\">\n<pre><code class=\"tex bibtex\">@inproceedings{10.1117\/12.3070069,\nauthor = {Kasper Cools and Clara Maathuis and Alexander M. van Oers and Claudia S. H{\"u}bner and Nikos Deligiannis and Marijke Vandewal and Geert De Cubber},\ntitle = {{Vision transformers: the threat of realistic adversarial patches}},\nvolume = {13679},\nbooktitle = {Artificial Intelligence for Security and Defence Applications III},\neditor = {Hugo J. Kuijf and Radhakrishna Prabhu and Yitzhak Yitzhaky},\norganization = {International Society for Optics and Photonics},\npublisher = {SPIE},\npages = {136790P},\nkeywords = {Adversarial Patches, Vision Transformers, Evasion Attacks, Attack Transferability},\nyear = {2025},\ndoi = {10.1117\/12.3070069},\nURL = {https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1117\/12.3070069},\nunit= {meca-ras},\nproject= {ARC}\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>    K. Cools, C. Maathuis, G. De Cubber, M. Vandewal, and N. Deligiannis, &#8220;Evaluation Techniques for Modern Military Camouflage,\" in <span style=\"font-style: italic\">Evaluation Techniques for Modern Military Camouflage<\/span>,  2025.    <br \/>   <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" id=\"papercite_1\" class=\"papercite_toggle\">[BibTeX]<\/a>         <a href=\"https:\/\/icmt2025.cz\" title='Download PDF' class='papercite_pdf'>[Download PDF]<\/a>\n<div class=\"papercite_bibtex\" id=\"papercite_1_block\">\n<pre><code class=\"tex bibtex\">@inproceedings{0a1d528b681b4dc7a81b6b8487df795e,\ntitle = \"Evaluation Techniques for Modern Military Camouflage\",\nauthor = \"Kasper Cools and Clara Maathuis and De Cubber, Geert and Marijke Vandewal and Nikos Deligiannis\",\nyear = \"2025\",\nlanguage = \"Nederlands\",\nbooktitle = \"Evaluation Techniques for Modern Military Camouflage\",\nnote = \"International Conference on Military Technologies 2025, ICMT2025 ; Conference date: 27-05-2025 Through 30-05-2025\",\nurl = \"https:\/\/icmt2025.cz\",\nunit= {meca-ras},\nproject= {ARC}\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>    C. Maathuis and K. Cools, &#8220;FHATMO: Feedback Model for Human-AI Teaming in Military Operations,\" in <span style=\"font-style: italic\">FHATMO: Feedback Model for Human-AI Teaming in Military Operations<\/span>,  2025.    <br \/>   <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" id=\"papercite_2\" class=\"papercite_toggle\">[BibTeX]<\/a>         <a href=\"https:\/\/icmt2025.cz\" title='Download PDF' class='papercite_pdf'>[Download PDF]<\/a>\n<div class=\"papercite_bibtex\" id=\"papercite_2_block\">\n<pre><code class=\"tex bibtex\">@inproceedings{7b6f43681fff433b80174d2a190df291,\ntitle = \"FHATMO: Feedback Model for Human-AI Teaming in Military Operations\",\nauthor = \"Clara Maathuis and Kasper Cools\",\nyear = \"2025\",\nlanguage = \"Nederlands\",\nbooktitle = \"FHATMO: Feedback Model for Human-AI Teaming in Military Operations\",\nnote = \"International Conference on Military Technologies 2025, ICMT2025 ; Conference date: 27-05-2025 Through 30-05-2025\",\nurl = \"https:\/\/icmt2025.cz\",\nunit= {meca-ras},\nproject= {ARC}\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>    C. Maathuis and K. Cools, &#8220;Risks and Control Measures for Building Trustworthy Autonomous Weapon Systems,\" in <span style=\"font-style: italic\">ICCWS &#8211; 20th International Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security<\/span>,  2025.    <br \/>   <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" id=\"papercite_4\" class=\"papercite_toggle\">[BibTeX]<\/a>\n<div class=\"papercite_bibtex\" id=\"papercite_4_block\">\n<pre><code class=\"tex bibtex\">@inproceedings{8087a20d04e3490ca837aa9b8f5d158c,\ntitle = \"Risks and Control Measures for Building Trustworthy Autonomous Weapon Systems\",\nauthor = \"Clara Maathuis and Kasper Cools\",\nyear = \"2025\",\nlanguage = \"Nederlands\",\nbooktitle = \"ICCWS - 20th International Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security\",\nunit= {meca-ras},\nproject= {ARC}\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>    C. Maathuis and K. Cools, &#8220;The Role of AI in Military Cyber Security: Data Insights and Evaluation Methods,\" in <span style=\"font-style: italic\">The Role of AI in Military Cyber Security: Data Insights and Evaluation Methods<\/span>,  2025, p. 191\u2013200.    <br \/>   <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" id=\"papercite_5\" class=\"papercite_toggle\">[BibTeX]<\/a>         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S1877050925004284\/pdf?md5=cb26bfdc1347c1719be794d52430711a&#038;pid=1-s2.0-S1877050925004284-main.pdf\" title='Download PDF' class='papercite_pdf'>[Download PDF]<\/a>         <a href='http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/j.procs.2025.02.078' class='papercite_doi' title='View on publisher site'>[DOI]<\/a>\n<div class=\"papercite_bibtex\" id=\"papercite_5_block\">\n<pre><code class=\"tex bibtex\">@inproceedings{2cd3f64017734a629399671997131f32,\ntitle = \"The Role of AI in Military Cyber Security: Data Insights and Evaluation Methods\",\nauthor = \"Clara Maathuis and Kasper Cools\",\nyear = \"2025\",\ndoi = \"10.1016\/j.procs.2025.02.078\",\nlanguage = \"English\",\npages = \"191--200\",\nbooktitle = \"The Role of AI in Military Cyber Security: Data Insights and Evaluation Methods\",\npublisher = \"Elsevier Science Publishers B.V.\",\nurl=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S1877050925004284\/pdf?md5=cb26bfdc1347c1719be794d52430711a&pid=1-s2.0-S1877050925004284-main.pdf\",\nunit= {meca-ras},\nproject= {ARC}\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"papercite\">2024<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"papercite_bibliography\">\n<li>    K. Cools, G. {Mailette de Buy Wenniger}, and C. Maathuis, &#8220;Modeling offensive content detection for TikTok,\" in <span style=\"font-style: italic\">IEEE Conference on Digital Platforms and Societal Harms 2024<\/span>,  2024.    <br \/>   <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" id=\"papercite_3\" class=\"papercite_toggle\">[BibTeX]<\/a>            <a href='http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1109\/DPSH60098.2024.10774634' class='papercite_doi' title='View on publisher site'>[DOI]<\/a>\n<div class=\"papercite_bibtex\" id=\"papercite_3_block\">\n<pre><code class=\"tex bibtex\">@inproceedings{7fe0105eb06648fb806e91e8fa3ceb66,\ntitle = \"Modeling offensive content detection for TikTok\",\nauthor = \"Kasper Cools and {Mailette de Buy Wenniger}, Gideon and Clara Maathuis\",\nyear = \"2024\",\nmonth = dec,\ndoi = \"10.1109\/DPSH60098.2024.10774634\",\nlanguage = \"English\",\nbooktitle = \"IEEE Conference on Digital Platforms and Societal Harms 2024\",\nunit= {meca-ras}\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>    K. Cools and C. Maathuis, &#8220;Trust or Bust: Ensuring Trustworthiness in Autonomous Weapon Systems,\" in <span style=\"font-style: italic\">IEEE Military Communication Conference 2024<\/span>,  2024.    <br \/>   <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" id=\"papercite_6\" class=\"papercite_toggle\">[BibTeX]<\/a>         <a href=\"https:\/\/milcom2024.ieee-milcom.org\/\" title='Download PDF' class='papercite_pdf'>[Download PDF]<\/a>         <a href='http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1109\/MILCOM61039.2024.10773908' class='papercite_doi' title='View on publisher site'>[DOI]<\/a>\n<div class=\"papercite_bibtex\" id=\"papercite_6_block\">\n<pre><code class=\"tex bibtex\">@inproceedings{b0d1d2ad7c7446dfbe873b15d4b3b337,\ntitle = \"Trust or Bust: Ensuring Trustworthiness in Autonomous Weapon Systems\",\nauthor = \"Kasper Cools and Clara Maathuis\",\nyear = \"2024\",\nmonth = dec,\ndoi = \"10.1109\/MILCOM61039.2024.10773908\",\nlanguage = \"English\",\nbooktitle = \"IEEE Military Communication Conference 2024\",\nnote = \"2024 IEEE Military Communications Conference ; Conference date: 28-10-2024 Through 01-11-2024\",\nurl = \"https:\/\/milcom2024.ieee-milcom.org\/\",\nunit= {meca-ras},\nproject= {ARC}\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-798674 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-289012 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-266211\" style=\"height: 20px; clear: both; width:100%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":250,"parent":3120,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4719","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mecatron.rma.ac.be\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4719","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mecatron.rma.ac.be\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mecatron.rma.ac.be\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mecatron.rma.ac.be\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mecatron.rma.ac.be\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4719"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mecatron.rma.ac.be\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4719\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5153,"href":"https:\/\/mecatron.rma.ac.be\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4719\/revisions\/5153"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mecatron.rma.ac.be\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3120"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mecatron.rma.ac.be\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/250"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mecatron.rma.ac.be\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}