Credits
This website was created with the help of various open-source technologies and resources. I would like to acknowledge and thank the following:
Technologies
Framework & Core Libraries
- Astro - Static-first web framework with islands architecture
- React - Library for interactive islands
- TypeScript - Typed JavaScript
- Vite - Build tool and development server
Styling & UI
- Tailwind CSS - Utility-first CSS framework
- Lucide - Icon library
- astro-icon - Build-time SVG icon component
Security & Performance
- Rust - Systems programming language for WebAssembly
- WebAssembly (WASM) - High-performance email protection
- wasm-pack - Rust to WebAssembly compilation
- wasm-bindgen - Facilitating high-level interactions between Wasm and JavaScript
Search & Data Processing
- Fuse.js - Fuzzy search library
- Custom BibTeX parser - Built in-house for publication management
AI & Graphics
- Flux Kontext Pro - AI model used to generate team member avatars
Deployment & Hosting
- Netlify - Static site hosting with edge functions
- Google Analytics - Website analytics
- Netlify Edge Functions - Server-side meta-tag rewriting for social previews
Maps & Visualization
- Leaflet - Interactive map library
- Chart.js - Data visualization library for research impact dashboard
- NGI/IGN Belgium - Belgian National Geographic Institute
- CartoWeb.be - Official Belgian topographic map service (Terms of Use)
- OpenStreetMap - Open-source map data (fallback)
Resources & Inspiration
Special thanks to:
- The open-source community for creating and maintaining these excellent tools
- UCLouvain for institutional support
- Academic colleagues for feedback and suggestions
- All contributors to the research publications featured on this site
License Information
This website uses various open-source components, each with their own licenses:
- Astro - MIT License
- React - MIT License
- Tailwind CSS - MIT License
- Fuse.js - Apache License 2.0
- Chart.js - MIT License
- Leaflet - BSD 2-Clause License
- TypeScript - Apache License 2.0
- Vite - MIT License
- Rust - MIT/Apache 2.0 dual license
- wasm-pack - MIT License
- CartoWeb.be - NGI Terms of Use
Please refer to each project's repository for detailed license information.
Contributing
If you notice any issues with the website or have suggestions for improvements, please feel free to contact me at *******@pelsser.eu .
Acknowledgments
I would like to express my gratitude to all my collaborators, co-authors, and students who have contributed to the research presented on this website. Science is a collaborative effort, and their contributions have been invaluable.