News

"Interferometry in space" project granted

• Monday, 9 March 2026

Together with the Netherlands Space Office (NSO), NWO is funding three projects within existing knowledge networks to continue and renew their collaboration. The projects fall under the Partnerships for Space Instruments & Applications Preparatory Programme (PIPP). 

The SPIN (SPace-based Interferometry Network) project, led by Raj Rajan (SPS), brings together scientists and industry to develop breakthrough technologies for space-based radio telescopes. Focusing on low-frequency radio waves (0.1–80 MHz), SPIN targets the last unexplored region of the cosmos—unobservable from Earth due to atmospheric interference. The network builds on the successful PIPP-BITS project and aims to coordinate multiple satellites into one powerful space-based interferometer. This will enable unprecedented studies of the early universe, solar storms, and distant planets. SPIN strengthens the Netherlands’ leadership in space science and technology, while supporting innovation in navigation, communication, autonomy, and multi-satellite mission design.

Take-off grant for Justin Dauwels

• Friday, 6 February 2026

DataCore: The Agentic Data Engine for Physical AI

New postdoc: Patricio Guerrero

• Friday, 23 January 2026

Starting Feb 2026, we welcome dr. Patricio Guerrero as a new postdoc at SPS. Patricio obtained his PhD in France, and was a postdoc at KU Leuven before joining us. His expertise is on inverse imaging problems and numerical optimization. He will be working with Richard Hendriks on beamforming for hearing aids.