Network Institute
Nebula is a new Network Institute initiative that aims to provide researchers from all departments with safe, seamless access to open-source large language models (LLMs). Nebula is one of the first fully-localized Large Language Model (LLM) deployments in the Netherlands—and likely … Continue reading
Join us at the KINtalk with Nicholas Fredriksz, Manager Security Testing at Cyber Defence Center (CDC) of UWV (Dutch Benefits Agency). Fredriksz will offer an inside look at the organization that protects one of the most frequently visited government … Continue reading
The Research team of the Network Institute is starting to organize the next edition of the workshop IWDS 2026, that will take place in Spring. We will share more info about it and its call for participation to all of … Continue reading
We would like to invite you to the next Research Lunch, organised by the Network Institute to facilitate exchange between researchers at the VU across faculties and disciplines. On November 13th, the team behind Civinc will give a talk … Continue reading
We would like to invite you to a talk on October 21st by our visiting researcher Fabian Stiehle: Can the EU Digital Markets Act Guide Ethical Platform Design? Abstract:The early internet promised a world of openness and shared knowledge. … Continue reading
In September, we partnered with Mondragon University (Spain), Universita degli Studi del Sannio (Italy), Simula Research Laboratory (Norway), Oslo Metropilitan University (Norway), University of Malaga (Spain), and Zurcher Hochschule Fur Angewandte Wissenschaften (Switzerland) to host a mini hackathon challenge on … Continue reading
With the summer holidays over, we want to welcome you back with two new models available on Nebula: GPT-OSS:20B and Gemma3:12B. Along with the new models we also want to present some of our favourite features of Nebula. OpenAI API … Continue reading
Earlier this year, we launched Nebula, a private, locally-hosted, open-source, large language model (LLM) platform. Since the launch we have been running around telling everybody about how nice Nebula is, and how much it can help you with research. Today, … Continue reading
As our Nebula user base is expanding, more and more people look for more information about what Nebula is and what it can do. As a result, we have updated and greatly expanded the scope of the Nebula page on … Continue reading
The ETCBC has a long history of developing digitals tools to study the text of the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament). In the meantime, Cognitive Linguistic methods are increasingly applied to the study of Biblical Hebrew. A variety of these approaches … Continue reading
Guest Researcher Lianying Zhao (Associate Professor from Carleton University) hosted the Network Institute’s monthly Research Lunch on September 25th, and gave a talk on his research as well as his collaboration here. The meeting was chaired by Lea Krause and … Continue reading
We would like to invite you to the next Research Lunch, organised by the Network Institute to facilitate exchange between researchers at the VU across faculties and disciplines. On October 16th, Swarupa Hardikar will give a talk about Concept Mining … Continue reading
Are you an artist curious about AI technologies and the future of human–machine collaboration? The Hybrid Intelligence Centre is launching its first Artist-in-Residence program (Spring 2026). We invite artists of all disciplines to explore new intersections between art, science and … Continue reading
The faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities has introduced the LUCE funding scheme, a new initiative aimed at fostering innovative and interdisciplinary research within the School of Humanities. While the funding is restricted to researchers affiliated with the School of … Continue reading
We would like to invite you to the next Research Lunch, organised by the Network Institute to facilitate exchange between researchers at the VU across faculties and disciplines. On September 25th, Dr. Lianying Zhao, associate professor in the Computer Science … Continue reading
Interested in what our Academy program has to offer to students and researchers? Come to our kick-off lunch on October 2nd (12:30-13:30) in room HG-05A16 (main building) and see what this years’ teams are up to! Lunch will be provided!
The 2nd CEPIS International Conference on Digital Skills and IT Professionalism (ICODSIP) will be hosted by Universidad de Alcalá (UAH), Spain, on 6th and 7th November 2025. Submission deadline for full papers, short papers and project presentations has been extended … Continue reading
We congratulate Network Institute researcher Dr. Ellen Droog, who is part of the BIO-COMPaSS consortium (BIOlogical age-driven, COMmunal, Personalized System for Sustainable health promotion) that has been awarded a €6.8 million grant from the NWA-route Sport en Bewegen. The project addresses one of the … Continue reading
Last year, the Network Institute helped with a study on the energy efficiency of LLM-generated code. This year, we are thrilled to announce that the study was accepted for the main track of the International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), … Continue reading
The Network Institute is organizing a Winter School about the use of generative AI in Academia, VU researchers from any discipline and at any level are welcome to join it. We are going to explore how AI can be leveraged … Continue reading
Are you preparing a Horizon Europe or NWO proposal? Strengthen it by including Nebula, the VU Network Institute’s dedicated computational facility for research with generative AI and large language models (LLMs). Nebula offers secure access to 1,500+ open-source LLMs, dedicated … Continue reading
We’re excited to invite you to an engaging afternoon of talks, tech, and networking centered around the latest developments in the Wolfram Language and its powerful ecosystem. Jon McLoone, Technical Director of Wolfram Research Europe, will share an update on … Continue reading