The new call for the Network Institute Research Visits program is just open! The program offers scholars the opportunity to spend up to one month at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam to conduct research on the themes of digital society in … Continue reading
Author Archives: Ivano Malavolta
We are looking for new teammates
The institute is looking for new members for its operational teams, if you are interested in joining us, contact us at this email address: network.institute.beta@vu.nl. The profile we are looking for is: young researcher (from PhD candidate to associate prof) … Continue reading
White paper on Digital Nomadism in collaboration with Aurora
In June 2022 we organized a workshop on Digital Nomads – Living in a Society of Digital Employees for discussing how society, employers and employees can deal with the new way of working in the digital society, and how to … Continue reading
Append Us Apart, the 4th art installation of the Network Institute is live today!
The title of the art installation is Append Us Apart The use of Large Language Models has exploded since OpenAI provided access to their ‘ChatGPT’ model. This created a big wave of glorification of the model, but also criticism: makers … Continue reading
Great success for the Hack4Her event
Hack4Her is a tech event organized by Isabella Venancia Grdner (STORM), Katja Tuma (Assistant Professor at the Computer Science department), and Mylène Brown-Coleman (STORM). We happily sponsored the event, which turned out to be a great success! Hack4Her is a … Continue reading
Network Institute End-of-the-year Event – July 11 @ 15:00
Dear members of the Network Institute, You are invited to the annual, traditional, shiny, fun, and completely unmissable Network Institute end-of-the-academic-year event, taking place: *** Tuesday July 11th, 15.00 hrs, NU building – Room 3B05 *** The highlight of the … Continue reading
The reports of the 2022 research visits are available now
The research visits are our initiative for enabling interdisciplinary research across Universities worldwide. In October/November 2022 we hosted 7 research visitors from all over the world to collaborate with VU researchers. For those who are interested in the types of … Continue reading
The Phasescope, the 3rd art installation of the Network Institute is live!
The title of the art installation is Phasescope A phasescope (or goniometer) plots an audio signal on a two-dimensional area by displaying the amplitude of one audio channel on the x-axis, and the other channel on the y-axis. We achieved … Continue reading
The Fast-Art Machine, the 2nd art installation of the Network Institute is live!
The title of the art installation is The Fast-Art-Machine There are smart cameras all around us in the public space. From the police, the city government, big and small companies, and from residents. We may have become used to them … Continue reading
June research lunch: Social Science and Computer Science
Another research lunch is coming up, a special edition in the VU botanical garden with the aim of fostering collaboration between Computer Science and Social Sciences! We recognize the immense potential that lies at the intersection of these two disciplines. … Continue reading
Virtual Reality Symposium: Let’s Get Virtual!
We are organizing a Virtual Reality Symposium: Let’s Get Virtual! The morning of June 22 will be filled with speakers and conversations about VR research at the VU. Learn about what other scholars are doing and what facilities we have … Continue reading
Research lunch on Human-Robot Interaction
Hi all, hereby we would like to invite you to the next NI research lunch on human-robot interaction! Event Timing: 12:00-13:30, Thursday, April 13th Event Location: NU-4A06 Contact us at: t.karacic@vu.nl During this research lunch, we would like to connect … Continue reading
Call for NI Research Visits 2023
The new call for the Network Institute Research Visits program is just open! The program offers scholars the opportunity to spend up to one month at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam to conduct research on the themes of digital society in … Continue reading
Call for Network Institute Academy Assistant Projects 2023
The Network Institute’s (NI) Academy Assistants program (NIAA) is now entering its 14th year. Initially funded through a KNAW grant and aimed at combining social sciences and computer science research, it has since been adopted by the Network Institute and … Continue reading
Connected World conference on December 15
Connected World is one of four central profile themes of the VU. To promote research and education in this theme, we have now launched a series of events, workshops and opportunities for funding, projects and collaborations. Do you wish to … Continue reading
VU Amsterdam and UTwente jointly launched an internal call for proposals
VU Amsterdam and UTwente jointly launched an internal call for proposals. The aim is to stimulate the link between education and research and to give a boost to our collaboration. Applications can be submitted up until March 15. Read more … Continue reading
1st Interdisciplinary Workshop on the Digital Society
The call for papers of the 1st Interdisciplinary Workshop on the Digital Society is out! This workshop, organized by the Network Institute, aims to bring together researchers from different backgrounds interested in the Digital Society and to give them the … Continue reading
Best 2020 NIAA Presentation awarded!
This year, the Best NIAA Presentation Award was granted to students Kai Obendrauf (Artificial Intelligence) and Elena Maan (Communication Science), for the project “Designing Biofeedback & VR Technology for Supporting Relaxation“, and their supervisors Lars Lischke and Miguel Barreda-Ángeles. The … Continue reading
Best 2020 NIAA Project awarded!
As the 2020 Network Institute Academy Projects run to an end, the award for the Best 2020 NIAA Project was announced on July 7th at the End of the Year Event. The winner of this year’s award is the project … Continue reading