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Category Archives: Research lunch

Research Lunch – October 2025

Posted on October 1st, 2025 by Julia Janssen

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 →

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Research Lunch – September 2025

Posted on September 17th, 2025 by Julia Janssen

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 →

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Academy Kick-Off Lunch

Posted on September 17th, 2025 by Julia Janssen

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!

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Research Lunch – July 2025

Posted on June 30th, 2025 by Radu Nicolae

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 July 10th, Camilo Vieira, assistant professor in the Department of Education at Universidad del Norte (Colombia), … Continue reading →

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Research Lunch – June 2025

Posted on June 4th, 2025 by Lara Baseggio

The Network Institute would like to invite you to the next Research Lunch, organised to facilitate exchange among researchers at the VU across faculties and disciplines. When: Thursday, June 19th 2025 – 12:00-13:30 Where: NU-4A06, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Registration form: https://forms.gle/LHp3UPsCwGiuZT9f7 This month’s … Continue reading →

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Research Lunch – May 2025

Posted on April 28th, 2025 by Lara Baseggio

The Network Institute would like to invite you to the next Research Lunch, organised to facilitate exchange among researchers at the VU across faculties and disciplines. When: Tuesday, May 13th 2025 – 12:00-13:30 Where: NU-4A67, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Registration form: … Continue reading →

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Research Lunch – April 2025

Posted on March 25th, 2025 by Lara Baseggio

The Network Institute would like to invite you to the next Research Lunch, organised to facilitate exchange between researchers at the VU across faculties and disciplines. We will have the pleasure of listening to a talk from Pia Sommerauer, discussing interdisciplinary … Continue reading →

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Research Lunch: Integrating AI in Local Newsrooms

Posted on September 17th, 2024 by Lara Baseggio

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 →

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Research Lunch: AI in Local Journalism- Potential and Pitfalls

Posted on June 5th, 2024 by Max Miller

We would like to invite you to the upcoming Research Lunch organised by the Network Institute, with a talk by Reshmi Pillai (Department of Communication Science, VU) to facilitate exchange between researchers at the VU across disciplines and institutions. When: … Continue reading →

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Research Lunch: Religion on Social Media & Metaphors in Tech Communication

Posted on November 2nd, 2023 by Max Miller

Dear VU Researchers and Colleagues, Hereby we would like to invite you to the upcoming Research Lunch organised by the Network Institute to facilitate exchange between researchers at the VU across disciplines and institutions. When: 9th of November, 12.00-13.30 Where: … Continue reading →

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Research Lunch: Human-Interactive Agent Learning

Posted on October 4th, 2023 by Max Miller

We would like to invite you for the next monthly NI Research Lunch on Thursday, October 12th from 12h-13.30 in room NU-4A06, on the topic of Human-Interactive Agent Learning. Our topic this time builds upon the fruitful discussions on the previous Human-Robot … Continue reading →

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June research lunch: Social Science and Computer Science

Posted on May 16th, 2023 by Ivano Malavolta

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 →

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Research lunch on Human-Robot Interaction

Posted on April 5th, 2023 by Ivano Malavolta

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 →

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