DANIELLE VANHOENACKER-JANVIER received the degree of Electrical Engineer in 1978, and the Ph. D. degree in Applied Sciences from the Université catholique de Louvain (U.C.L.), Belgium, in 1987. She is Professor since 2000, at the Microwave Laboratory. She is head of the Laboratory since September 2001. She is involved in the study of atmospheric effects on propagation above 10 GHz for more then 25 years. She extended her research activity in the field of analysis and modelling of the mobile propagation channel, indoor and outdoor, and in the evaluation of its impact on communication systems. The channel modelling group is specialised in the multiple input multiple output systems (MIMO) and is involved in ESA and EEC projects (COST, MEDEA+) and Networks.
She has authored more than 120 technical papers and is co-author of a book. D. Vanhoenacker-Janvier is reviewer for various international conferences and IEEE and IEE journals. She is chairperson of the Belgian chapter AP/MTT.