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Join us for the KINTalk with Tim Vermeulen from Alliander (Liander). Tim will talk about the evolution of AI and the ethical safeguards needed to manage the Dutch power grid responsibly. We’ll discuss: Efficiency vs. fairness in automated decisions Avoiding … Continue reading
We want to inform you that we are taking a short break from the research lunches for now. They are meant to be a place where fellow researchers can be inspired, meet each other and connect. Lately, we have been … 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
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 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
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
📣 Starting today and for the rest of the week, every day a new post will feature one of the NIAA projects sponsored by the Network Institute. 🔍 Today’s spotlight is on “Mapping Missionaries in the Dutch Colonial Empire 1600-1960”, … Continue reading
We are excited 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 We will host a talk by Dr. Jeroen Klein Brinke from the University … Continue reading
With excitement and anticipation, we would like to invite you to the third meeting between the VU and Gerrit Rietveld Academie! When: 10:00 – 12:00 – 13th Februrary, 2025 Where: VU ART SCIENCE gallery, which can be found in the NU … Continue reading
Emma Beauxis-Aussalet is giving a talk on “Use your brAIn”, tonight, at the art academy in the Hague. More details: 📅 Mark your calendar: 21.01.25, 18.00-20.00 📍 Location: KABK, The Hague 🎙️ Two engaging talks on AI & the Arts … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
We would like to invite you to the next Research Lunch organized by the Network Institute to facilitate exchange between researchers at the VU across faculties and disciplines. When: 14th of March, 12-13:30pm Where: NU-2B05 Register here This time, the Academy Assistants will … Continue reading
Emotion contagion in groups via virtual representatives Emotions are known to be infectious when people meet in person. By interacting with each other, a group tends to become more similar in the emotions they express, resulting in the display of … Continue reading
The Network Institute is looking for staff members (postdoctoral level included) interested in undertaking the tasks below 32 hours per week, over 15 months. The NWO prefers hiring someone for the project who is already employed at the VU. So … Continue reading
James Cameron’s “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” will be screened at the VU’s Rialto cinema in the NU building at 18:30 on Thursday 12th October Professor Guszti Eiben will introduce the classic. He is a full professor of Artificial Intelligence at … Continue reading
The “Virtual Reality Symposium: Let’s Get Virtual!” was hosted on the 22nd of June by the XR community and Network Institute at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. The public event gathered researchers from the XR community who presented their cutting-edge work over … Continue reading
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
The Neurofilament Light (NfL) online application developed by the Tech Labs of the Network Institute together with Eline Willemse and Lisa Vermunt of the Amsterdam UMC, is gathering momentum as more doctors are using this tool in diagnosing neurodegenerative diseases. … Continue reading
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
On 6th July 2022, we had the Network Institute End-of-the-Year Event 2022. The event was chaired by Victor de Boer. The event started off by introducing various initiatives, and vision of the Network Institute. All the events and activities of NI … Continue reading
In the beginning of October the Network Institute Tech Labs will finally open its doors at its new location in the NU-building. At our new location we are proud to present two brand new lab spaces and a workspace for … Continue reading
Many individuals experience problems understanding and preparing for low-probability impact risk, like natural disasters and pandemics – unless they experience these events, yet then it is often too late to avoid damages. Individuals with recent disaster risk experience are, on … Continue reading
Several years ago our Tech Labs collaborated with researchers (lead by Claire Nee) at the University of Portsmouth in building one of the first ever Burglary simulations in Virtual Reality. This year we decided to reuse that virtual environment and … Continue reading
The Network Institute’s VR group invites to to join our morning symposium on VR in research and education at the VU. We have an interesting list of speakers introducing you to their take and use on Virtual Reality in academia. … Continue reading
On December 14, 2018 the University of Twente organised a short conference on the use of XR-technology by anyone working at legal organisations like the Justice department, police, probation offices, criminology and law researchers, etc. The goal was to exchange … Continue reading