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ICSE 2026 – we’re going to RIO

Posted on September 10th, 2025 by Julia Janssen

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 →

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Winter School on Generative AI in Academia – Registrations are open!

Posted on September 10th, 2025 by Julia Janssen

The Network Institute is organizing a Winter School about the use of generative AI in Academia, VU researchers from any discipline and at any level are welcome to join it. We are going to explore how AI can be leveraged … Continue reading →

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Boost your research proposal with Nebula – our new AI platform

Posted on September 8th, 2025 by Julia Janssen

Are you preparing a Horizon Europe or NWO proposal? Strengthen it by including Nebula, the VU Network Institute’s dedicated computational facility for research with generative AI and large language models (LLMs). Nebula offers secure access to 1,500+ open-source LLMs, dedicated … Continue reading →

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  • Academy Assistants: End of the Year Event
  • Successful edition of ICSA 2026
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  • The Network Institute receives a VU Research Means Grant
  • Symposium media/environment: Screens and Streams in the Age of Climate Crisis
  • The institute is giving a full summer school in Leiden on the use of GenAI in Academia

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For over ten years, the Network Institute has been studying the digital society, in an interdisciplinary approach. The institute brings together a unique combination of scientists from informatics, social sciences and humanities.
Network Institute: The hub for interdisciplinary research on the digital society