At the UGent department of Applied Physics, the research unit Nuclear Fusion (infusion) has been involved in fusion research since over forty years. Growing out of the long-standing expertise of the group in fusion diagnostics and experimentation on various fusion devices across Europe, the research presently concentrates on the rich area of fusion data science. We employ modern techniques from Bayesian inference and machine learning to study the fusion plasma and the technology of fusion devices. This combines two of the most topical and challenging issues of our time: sustainable energy supply and data science.
