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ModelPlaza: an open platform for computer simulations of past socio-ecological systems

Posted on June 4th, 2024 by Max Miller

Network Institute researchers Philip Verhagen and Dries Daems will, in collaboration with the Netherlands eScience Center, develop a platform to host a library of computational models and algorithms for simulating the past, called ModelPlaza. The platform is aiming to redefine … Continue reading →

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The Cambridge Handbook of Gesture Studies published

Posted on June 4th, 2024 by Max Miller

Just published by Cambridge University Press, this handbook provides a snapshot of the rapidly developing field of gesture studies. Sections cover forms and functions of gestures, methods of gesture analysis, and the relation of gestures to language, cognition, and interaction. … Continue reading →

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Design the Web of the Future: MozFest 2024

Posted on June 3rd, 2024 by Max Miller

The Firefox Product team warmly invites students to attend Mozilla Festival House 2024! Mozilla Festival is a unique hybrid: part art, tech, and society convening, part maker festival, and the premiere gathering for activists in diverse global movements fighting for a more humane … Continue reading →

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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