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The Network Institute sends a great thanks to Vere van Hal for the warm welcome at Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam and the opportunity for VU people to exchange ideas with our counterparts at the Rietveld Academie. We had the pleasure … Continue reading
Exploring the Future of Fairness and Privacy with Synthetic Data: Insights from Our Workshop Last Tuesday the Network Institute had the pleasure of hosting a Network Institute-awarded workshop in collaboration with Inclusive AI lab which brought together academics, industry professionals … Continue reading
Leiden University is offering a conference on how Extended Reality (XR) technologies are reshaping our interactions with digital media, demanding new ways of thinking about perception, embodiment, and sensory engagement. This symposium brings together an interdisciplinary group of researchers, artists, … Continue reading
The Network Institute is honoured to have hosted such an engaging and enjoyable event with two incredible speakers. Thank you to both our visiting researchers, who participated in today’s event: Dr. Anaïs Augé from Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium Dr. Joanna … Continue reading
We are excited to announce an extension to the deadline for submitting proposals for the Towards Resilient Communities Award! This change provides more time and opportunity for everyone to participate. The updated timeline is as follows: Submission proposal deadline: 2nd … Continue reading
The Network Institute is glad to invite all of you to the research symposium “Public Responses to the language of science communication: uptake, acceptance, resistance”. This event is part of Anaïs Augé’s (UCLouvain, Belgium) NI sponsored research visit, in collaboration … Continue reading
The Network Institute and Connected World invite you all to an engaging and timely event as we explore the impact and consequences of the 2024 U.S. elections. In this Connected World session, titled “The US Elections 2024: The Aftermath”, we … Continue reading
Connected World and the Network Institute cordially invite all VU researchers to submit their socially, culturally and/or scientifically oriented resilient communities projects for the calendar year of 2025. Submission proposal deadline: 18th November, 2024 Communication of winning proposals: 19th December, … Continue reading
The Network Institute and DISC (Digital Sustainability Center) are excited to invite all of you to the next research cocktail with four talks that will reflect on the societal, technical, and environmental sustainability of technology. Save the date: 15th November … Continue reading
Mechanisms of a Virtual Reality Respiratory Biofeedback Intervention: a Proof-of-Concept Randomized Controlled Trial Researchers: Elke Vlemincx & Gabriela Cortez Vazquez, Health Science VUApplication development and support: Marco Otte, Network Institute VU Mental health problems, such as anxiety, depression, and stress, … Continue reading
Shared Pathways to a Sustainable and Just Future: Navigating the Anthropocene The Network Institute and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam invite all scholars and societal stakeholders to contribute to the Connected World Winter Conference 2025. This conference aims to address the profound … Continue reading
As researchers, the primary means of communication to our scientific peers is via scientific publications. The Network Institute facilitates our researchers in this, either via direct funding, or by providing experimental equipment, organizing match-making events, etc. Click here if you are … Continue reading
The Network Institute invites its members and all VU students and staff to apply for the ECHO Academy Programme (https://echoeurope.eu/how-to-apply). The deadline is Sunday 22nd October. Starting in November 2024, ECHO kicks off its Academy in Amsterdam at Nxt Museum, … Continue reading
We would like to invite you to the upcoming Research Lunch organized by the Network Institute. Constanza Gajardo will present her research on Integrating AI in Local Newsrooms: Towards a global comparative approach to strategies, challenges, and insights. Constanza Gajardo … Continue reading
When: 1st October 3:30-5:30pm 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 … Continue reading
Code for humanity is a humanitarian initiative, powered by the Network Institute, led by Lara Baseggio and Radu Nicolae, with the assistance of Ivano Malavolta and Marco Otte. Our primary mission is to support humanitarian software projects in their development … Continue reading
The Network Institute is proud to announce six new Academy Assistant Projects for the 2024-2025 academic year. Each project is led by two researchers from different disciplines who can hire two Student Assistants (usually master’s students) to work on the … Continue reading