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Frank van Harmelen member of KHMW

Posted on February 20th, 2015 by Marco Otte

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 →

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Eep Talstra Centre nominated for the DH Awards 2014

Posted on February 19th, 2015 by Marco Otte

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 →

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Zorgrobot Alice in Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen

Posted on February 3rd, 2015 by Marco Otte

Alice is een zorgrobot, bedoeld voor de begeleiding van eenzame en dementerende ouderen. Maar kan een robot voor oprechte intimiteit zorgen? En leidt het gebruik van robots niet tot een vermindering van menselijk contact, en dus verdere eenzaamheid bij ouderen? … Continue reading →

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