On March 13, 2015, George Lakoff held a guest lecture at the VU entitled: “Why linguists are needed: The severe limitations big data analysis of linguistic corpora.” His lecture is now available online here: http://av-media.vu.nl/VUMedia/Play/81ed312e243a4cd4aa1101bb3dab80a41d

The Marie Curie funded COGVIM project has just kicked off, led by dr. Marianna Bolognesi (UvA), and supervised by prof. Gerard Steen (UvA). The aim of the project is to compare structure and functioning of the visual and the verbal … Continue reading →

The Metaphor Lab Amsterdam, headed by Prof. Gerard van Steen is now established as a formal affiliation of the Network Institute. All Metaphor Lab members will be members of the Network Institute, with the same rights and duties and access … Continue reading →

The Network Institute is proud to announce that its director, prof. Frank van Harmelen,  has been appointed as member of the oldest “learned society” of The Netherlands, the Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities (KHMW). The KHMW has 450 … Continue reading →

One of the research groups of the Network Institute, the Eep Talstra Centre for Bible and Computer, has been nominated for the prestigious DH Awards 2014 in the category “Best DH Tool or Suite of Tools” for its project SHEBANQ. … Continue reading →

       In the spring of 2015 the Network Institute will organize a networking session between researchers and the Tech Labs of the university and companies and CSOs from outside the academic world. The aim is to facilitate and … Continue reading →

Prof. dr. Marleen Huysman and Hans Berends (ILI) together with a consortium of researchers from KIN research (Fleur Deken, Maura Soekijad, Frans Feldberg) and Industrial Design, TU Delft (Dirk Snelders, Gerda Gemser and Maaike Kleinsmann), received an NWO grant as … Continue reading →

Network Institute mini-workshop with Prof. Ken Forbus on Reasoning by Analogy this Friday (12th December), 15h-17h, C6.16, FEW building, VU Campus. Prof Ken Forbus has been one of the leading figures in Artificial Intelligence research for over 30 years, dating … Continue reading →

On Monday 6 October 2014, 15h30-17h00, Cultuurcentrum Griffioen, Uilenstede 106, 1183 AM Amstelveen VU scientist and prominent Network Institute member Johan Hoorn will speak on his reseach at the VU, including the SELEMCA project. Participants will discuss the involvement of … Continue reading →

Prominent Netwerk Instituut lid Peter Kerkhof is benoemd tot hoogleraar Sociale media. Zijn onderzoek gaat over het gebruik van sociale media door organisaties. In zijn onderzoek wil hij de voor- en nadelen van het gebruik van sociale media voor organisaties … Continue reading →

Patricia Lago has started a new Sustainability Urban Lab with OMALA and Green IT Amsterdam. OMALA, VU University Amsterdam and Green IT Amsterdam are developing a sustainability urban lab to strengthen the innovative and sustainability vision and plans of the … Continue reading →

NWO Smart Disaster Governance project The proposal is called “Enhancing smart disaster governance: Assessing the potential of the net-centric approach.” The main applicant and coordinator of the project is dr.ir. Kees Boersma (he is a member of the NI, faculty … Continue reading →

He will be part of a select group of researchers who have all been chosen based on their research achievements. Prof. Frank van Harmelen has been admitted as member of the prestigious association of leading European scientists Academia Europaea (the Academy … Continue reading →

Professor Rob van der Mei (mathematics) is nominated for the Huibregtsen Prize 2014. The Huibregtsen Prize is granted for scientific research in the Netherlands that is remarkably innovative and has a high societal impact. The winner will be announced on … Continue reading →

Prof. Jane Hunter (Director of the eResearch Lab at the University of Queensland, Australia) is visiting VU for 6 months till early Dec 2014. Contact: j.hunter@uq.edu.au Room: U356 Background: http://staff.itee.uq.edu.au/jane/         Current/recent projects include the following: e-Social … Continue reading →

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR BUSINESS ANALYTICS & DIGITAL INNOVATION VU University Amsterdam, the Netherlands, invites applications for an Assistant Professor of Business Analytics and Digital Innovation (tenure track), in the Department of Information Systems, Logistics and Innovation at the Faculty of Economics … Continue reading →

The Network Institute is sponsoring a number of PhD students to participate in this years Web Science Summerschool, to be held 20-26 July in Southampton, UK. The Network Institute will pay your participation fee, which covers all your local expenses: … Continue reading →

Advance vacancies for 2 Academy Assistants The Eep Talstra Centre for Bible and Computer (ETCBC) and the Computational Lexicology and Terminology Lab (CLTL) of the Faculty of Arts have a vacancy for a 2 Academy Assistants (5 months, 0.2 rte) for … Continue reading →

On 16 May 2014, the symposium “Perspectives on ICT for Development” (ICT4D) was held at VU University Amsterdam. The event featured international speakers from different backgrounds, who were asked to present their perspective on the principles, practice and scientific background … Continue reading →

Our Oceans Challenge is a global acceleration platform for new ocean ventures launching on June 3rd. With a coalition of corporate- and knowledge partners we want to make ocean opportunities happen by connecting people with brilliant ideas for clean and … Continue reading →

The book “From Text to Political Positions – Text analysis across disciplines” edited by Bertie Kaal, Isa Maks and Annemarie van Elfrinkhof, was recently published. From Text to Political Positionsaddresses cross-disciplinary innovation in political text analysis for party positioning. Drawing … Continue reading →

Speech technology for African languages: opportunities, challenges and recent progress Guest researcher talk: Prof. Dr. Etienne Barnard (North-West University, South Africa) Fri 09 May 2014, 14.30-15.30h, Intertain Lab Network Institute (WN-S111) Prof. Etienne Barnard is a partner in a research … Continue reading →

The Network Institute, Computer Science Department and International Office of VU organize a symposium on ICT4D, the quickly growing field of practice and study how Information and Communication Technologies influence and may contribute to social and economic development in the … Continue reading →

AmCAT workshops@VU: 9 April (beginner), 16 April (advanced) I will be giving two workshops for AmCAT users in April at the VU Amsterdam. The workshops are open to anyone interested, but please mail me if you want to attend either … Continue reading →

We are pleased to invite you to the CLUE-Network Institute Day on the 14th of February from 14:00 till 17:00 at 06A-10. Please register for this meeting at http://tinyurl.com/CLUE-NI-day before the 3rd of February 2014.

VISMET: a corpus of visual metaphors It is the aim of this project to investigate the actual possibility to create a repository of visual metaphors (still images) that can be accessed by academic researchers under specific regulations, for scientific and … Continue reading →

Meet your future: Green-IT networking event for students a success Students and industrial partners were enthusiastic about a networking event that was organized on November 14, 2013 by the Computer Science department (dr. Patricia Lago, Software and Services) in collaboration … Continue reading →

The Netwerk Instituut, Orange Labs, World Resources Institute and Reseau Marp Burkina Faso present “The Web of VOICES” at the European Development Days #EDD13 In Brussel, 26/11/13. Best practice on Voice-based mobile services for social development (FP7 project 2010-13) Mobile … Continue reading →

Hoe invloedrijk is een wetenschappelijk artikel? Sociale media zijn een serieuze aanvulling aan het worden op de traditionele manieren om te tellen hoe vaak een artikel wordt geciteerd. Lees het hele artikel.

Dear members of the Network Institute, We’re proud to announce the NI Academy Assistants Kick-off meeting, which will take place this Tuesday October 29, at 16.00 hrs in the “Tuinzaal” (W&N building V-002, left of entrance 1081). The meeting will … Continue reading →

The Network Institute sponsored 7 of its members to participate in the workshop “Innovation Management & Technology Entrepreneurship for Faculty: Innovation and entrepreneurship in the space between “magic” and “science” “ that was organised on Monday 7 October at the … Continue reading →

“World Wide Semantic Web”: the e-Data Magazine of DANS highlights some of the projects by Network Institute members working on Web infrastructure in Africa”. The Web Of Voices (english) from Synergique on Vimeo.

On September 19, 2013 the second international workshop on Downscaling the Semantic Web will be held in Geneva, Switzerland. If you want to attend or submit papers please visit the World Wide Semantic Web web site for more information. The … Continue reading →

TNO and The Network Institute of the VU University present The cutting edge of smart power grids A ONE-DAY INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR – 3 July 2013 VU University Amsterdam Free passes for SISK PhD Students working on Energy-related topics. Special rate … Continue reading →

The (EU-FP7 funded) VOICES project, in which the W4RA-group from the Network Institute participates together with 11 other international partners including Web Foundation, North West University (SA) and Sahel Eco (Mali) and France Telecom,  was covered in an article in … Continue reading →

You are invited to the annual Network Institute Event, on Thursday the 4th of July, 15h – 17h, De Tuinzaal (ground floor of the Faculty of Sciences)inFOLIO Research Group The event is one part content mixed with an equal part … Continue reading →

Under the new section About->Documents you will find the 2012 Annual Report of the Network Institute. Or just click here to view the report. Enjoy!

On July 3, 2013 TNO and the Network Institute present “The Cutting Edge of Smart Power Grids” seminar at the VU University. Top-level international smart grid experts gather in Amsterdam for a symposium on the cutting edge of Smart Power … Continue reading →

NWO bekroont beste wetenschappers van Nederland 10 juni 2013 Natuurkundige Michail Katsnelson, chemicus Bert Weckhuysen en taalwetenschapper Piek Vossen ontvangen de hoogste wetenschappelijke onderscheiding in Nederland: de NWO-Spinozapremie. Dat maakte Jos Engelen, de voorzitter van de Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk … Continue reading →

Patricia Lago, leader of the Software and Services (S2) research group, has been awarded a research grant to carry out research on making software work in a more energy efficient manner in ‘greener’ data centers. The project is funded by … Continue reading →

Onderzoekers van het Centre for International Corporation (CIS) ontwikkelden verschillende telefoonapplicaties waarmee boeren op grote schaal kunnen communiceren. Ad Valvas interviewde Anna Bon van het CIS hierover. Klik hier voor het hele artikel.

The New Scientist wrote about the VU’s project to develop speech-based web-services for rural areas in Africa, making it easier for illiterate people in Mali and other West African nations to use the internet. A paper on the same work … Continue reading →

Major funding acquisition from NWO’s Creative Sector programme Members of the Network Institute have been extremely succesful in NWO’s Creative Sector funding programme. A team from Organisational Science (Irma Borst, Marcel Veenswijk) got 300k€ for research into crowd funding, and a … Continue reading →

A new research group has joined the Network Institute. The “Eep Talstra Centre” has been using computer-based linguistic and literary analysis as the basis for Bible Studies for over 3 decades now, and has established a world-leading position in this … Continue reading →

The following workshop is organised at the VU by one of our member groups. Workshop “Maps and Visualization Techniques in the eHumanities” Kickoff Event GLAMMap 3rd of May 2013 This workshop has three aims: i) present ongoing research in the … Continue reading →

There is a nice article on the VOICES project in New Scientist today: Voice-based web access helps illiterate get online A new internet system is giving a voice to people in Africa who cannot read or write or who lack … Continue reading →

On 15th April VU and the Network Institute hosted Crowdfunding Day 2013. Crowdfunding Day 2013 was an event visited by about 200 persons ranging from crowdfunding platforms and consultancies, start-ups, innovation managers from the public and private sector, academic researchers, … Continue reading →

The Dept. of Organisation Sciences is organizing two workshops on social network analysis. Both of these are hands-on workshops where you will acquire practical skills in social network analysis using state of the art software: Social Network Analysis: Key Player … Continue reading →

  Last week, at the Eurosys conference, Asia Slowinska was awarded the Roger Needham prize for best PhD thesis in computer systems in Europe. Incidentally, this is the third time the VU university has won this award! No other university … Continue reading →

A physical location, with a postcode and a number, is the heart of companies and families. There is a lot of public information relevant to this particular building such as the market value (WOZ), the rental location value, the energy … Continue reading →

In een samenwerking tussen de UvA (Fac. Geesteswetenschappen), KNAW, VU (Fac. Letteren) en het Netwerk Instituut zijn beurzen beschikbaar voor jonge onderzoekers die als “embedded researcher” een kort-lopend project uitvoeren op het gbied van Creatieve Industrie en Digitale Geesteswetenschappen. In … Continue reading →

Natalia Levina will deliver her paper titled, “Dealing with newly tainted work in an occupational online community:  A story of bankers dealing with new moral taint following the financial crisis of 2008.” This seminar starts at 15.00, and is located … Continue reading →

The Network Group in the Department of Organization Sciences invites you to a special workshop on the analysis of key players in social networks on Tuesday 14 May in the Metrogebouw, Z-305. This workshop will introduce the concept of identifying … Continue reading →

As a result of the recent speed-date event between the Network Institute and industry, a number of researchers have been involved in small collaborative projects with industrial partners. Dr. Irma Borst has performed a literature study for Morpheus, on how online communities can complement … Continue reading →

Computer Science Prof. Herbert Bos on Dutch youth television programme Klokhuis. Network Insitute member Prof. Herbert Bos appears on the most famous Dutch TV programme for kids, Klokhuis. Six minutes into the programme Herbert hacks his way into the laptop … Continue reading →

The Network Institute has a double representation in the Volkskrant’s campaign on “True Science”. The Volkskrant’s campaign is aimed at highlighting best practices of verifiable science and at investigating the relationship between journalists and scientists (see http://www.volkskrant.nl/vk/nl/12587/Ware-Wetenschap/article/detail/3407903/2013/03/13/Waarom-ware-wetenschap.dhtml). After an internal call … Continue reading →

Guszti Eiben en Berend Weel (VU) zoeken het beste robotei. Een artikel over robotica onderzoek in de Volkskrant Ware Wetenschap. Het is leven, maar niet zoals we het kennen: aan de Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam werken hoogleraar Guszti Eiben en promovendus … Continue reading →

Excessive alcohol consumption is a major societal problem, especially in adolescence. This is reflected in impaired cognitive abilities, which may lead to academic under-performance and school dropout. Similarly, excessive (unhealthy) food consumption poses a major societal problem in youth. As … Continue reading →

Looking at the Future of Research Communication – Going Beyond the PDF Visual Cage The Future of Research Communications and eScholarship (FORCE 11) held their Beyond the PDF conference in Amsterdam at the Pakhuis de Zwijger from March 19 to 20, … Continue reading →

We kindly invite early career researchers (PhD candidates, post doctoral research and junior faculty) to participate in the 3rd KIN summer school to be held in Amsterdam, June 10 – 13, 2012. This year’s theme will be: Collaborating and Innovating with Technologies. This … Continue reading →

On Friday, March 8th, we organized a Verrijkt Koninkrijk Linked Data Hackathon at the Intertain Lab of VU Amsterdam. The event was co-sponsored by the Network Institute. The goal of the hackathon was to allow third party developers to produce (ideas for) innovative … Continue reading →

Please join us for a lunch seminar with Joe Walther who is discussing his research titled “Social Influence and Social Media: A Framework for Web 2.0 Effects. When: May 7, 2013 starting at 12 noon Where: BelleVUe 0H-38 Please inform … Continue reading →

A hands-on tutorial on analyzing and visualizing Linked Data on the Web, by members of the Network Institute, that is of interest for many people in the Network Institute. e-Humanities Group Workshop (New Trends in e-Humanities): 2.30-5.30 pm, 14 March 2013  You are cordially … Continue reading →

Members of the Network Institute (group of Prof. Treur) contribute to field-experiment that uses smartphones to treat depression. Wetenschappers van de Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam hebben een innovatieve zelfhulpbehandeling op smartphones ontwikkeld voor mensen met somberheidsklachten. De behandeling heet Moodbuster en … Continue reading →

A 3-day intensive workshop that “will equip both junior and senior scholars with the ability and skills to go digital”. This is an excellent opportunity to jumpstart your e-Humanities skills. Previous experience in either programming, statistics or data visualization is … Continue reading →

Does combining high computer skills with criminology research sound great? Take a look at this vacancy at the Nederlands Studiecentrum Criminaliteit en Rechtshandhaving (NSCR). Researcher in cyber-crime and cyber-security Check out the PDF for more info. image by andrej troha

Voor iedereen met een interesse in e-Humanities en het gebruik van digitale media daarvoor: SEMINAR AVA_NET 7 MAART 2013 IN DEN HAAG Hoe maak ik een nieuwe collectie met films of geluidsopnames? En hoe gebruik ik deze voor wetenschappelijk onderzoek? … Continue reading →

“Binoculars and Blinders” 21 February, 15:30-17:00 Dear colleagues, we would like to invite you to this year’s first seminar of the network group on Thursday 21 February 15.30 (Z-305).   We are happy to welcome Antoine Vernet from Imperial College, … Continue reading →

We cordially invite you to a seminar on reasoning over ontologies and data, organized at the VU University Amsterdam. The seminar is held in the context of the PhD defence of Szymon Klarman from the Knowledge Representation and Reasoning group. … Continue reading →

Marleen Huysman en Nima Amiryany (ILI) hebben een NWO Y MeerWaarde Plus-beurs ontvangen voor het onderzoeksproject ‘Ontwikkelen van een high tech overname capaciteit: een instrument voor het bedrijfsleven’. Samenvatting van het project In de high tech industrieën vinden steeds meer … Continue reading →

Johan Hoorn and Margo van Kemenade, both working on the Selemca project, were the guest curators at todays PhDO at the Waag Society in Amsterdam. Barely arrived at the SELEMCA lab or Alice and DARwIn had to perform for the … Continue reading →

Vanavond (7/2) in “De Wereld Leert Door” (Nederland 3, 22.30): Ivar Vermeulen van het Netwerk Instituut vertelt over zijn onderzoek. The interview is now on-line!

Prof. Martine Coene (Faculty of Humanities) receives a Marie Curie  grant. Martine Coene’s Marie Curie grant entitled “HEARING MINDS” wil start on March 1st. Below a brief description of the grant: Abstract: The regular use of an adequate hearing aid … Continue reading →

On Wednesday February 6, Robbert-Jan Merk (Computer Science) will give an interview about his PhD project. The interview will be broadcast between 8pm and 9pm on Radio 5 (747AM). If you can’t make it at the time, you can listen … Continue reading →