About us

Welcome to the SUMO (SUrrogate MOdeling) Lab website.

SUMO Lab is part of the Internet Technology and Data Science Lab (IDLab), at Ghent University – imec, Belgium, and performs fundamental, applied, and contract research.

The SUMO Lab team focuses on the study of data-efficient machine learning techniques, with applications in science, engineering, and healthcare. Our software and algorithms are successfully used (and licensed) by academic, government, and business organizations worldwide to study, design, and optimize various complex engineering systems (e.g., electronics, photonics, mechanics, automotive & aviation, ...). If you are interested in joining our research group please use our Contact page.