The Network Institute’s Academy Assistant (NIAA) program is kicking off its 14th year on the 11th October!
When: 11th October 3:15-5:15pm
Where: NU4A67
The NIAA funds 10-15 research positions which undertake projects leading to a proposal or published paper in one year. These projects aim to give valuable and paid research experience for master students. They are always multidisciplinary, often tying together social science/humanities and computer science, in line with the NI’s vision. See for instance our NIAA spotlight about the “Protein Transformers” project which resulted in a paper published in Nature.
This year’s 6 selected projects will involve:
- Determining what visual elements attract viewers of paintings and Instagram photos
- An AI-driven chatbot enabling undocumented people to access healthcare
- Using a social robot to stimulate children’s reading motivation and comprehension
- Developing another social robot for personalised cooking instructions
- Making Amsterdam renewable energy cooperatives more inclusive
- Using computer vision to anticipate when protests turn violent
See a description of this year’s projects and their supervisors here
Kick-Off Event
On Wednesday, October 11, the project supervisors will briefly pitch their projects, followed by drinks and snacks:
- 15:15 Welcome & Intro
- 15:20 Meet the Network Institute
- 15:30 Practical information
- 15:45 Short project presentations by supervisors
- 16:30: Drinks and snacks
- 17:15 End