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Sign up for the IWDS’26 before March 20!

Posted on March 15th, 2026 by Julia Janssen

Just a friendly reminder that March 26 the Network Institute will organize the fifth edition of the Interdisciplinary Workshop on the Digital Society. We are happy to invite researchers, students, and practitioners from all disciplines to participate in the Interdisciplinary … Continue reading →

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The new research partner: how generative AI is reshaping Science – Utrecht UMC

Posted on March 6th, 2026 by Julia Janssen

Ivano Malatova, director at the Network Institute, and Radu Apsan, Scientific Software Engineer at the Network Institute,  visited the Plastic Surgery Department at Utrecht UMC to present and discuss how Generative AI can be successfully used in Science. The title … Continue reading →

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Looking back on VU & Waag event: Towards Digital Autonomy

Posted on March 6th, 2026 by Julia Janssen

How do we move towards a more inclusive and sustainable city where the technology we adopt is under our own collective control? What is needed to make progress on that journey and what is the role of academia, governments, societal … Continue reading →

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  • Call for participants of IWDS’26: application for Research Vouchers open
  • KINTalk: Digital Sovereignty — from strategy to practice? (May 19)
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  • Conference 15 April: Regenerative Leadership in the Age of AI
  • Wrap-up of the 5th Interdisciplinary Workshop on the Digital Society: Human Centered Data
  • Paper Accepted at ICSA Companion 2026: International Conference on Software Architecture

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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