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KINTALK: Can AI be ethical in practice – not just on paper? (February 12)

Posted on February 4th, 2026 by Julia Janssen

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 →

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Seminar: Forty-Four Esolangs, The Art of Esoteric Code

Posted on February 4th, 2026 by Julia Janssen

As part of the master’s course on Software Language Engineering, we have a special guest lecture from artist + programmer Daniel Temkin on February 13, 11:00-12:45. You are all kindly invited to join the seminar. Abstract: In his new book, … Continue reading →

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Coming up: the 5th Interdisciplinary Workshop on the Digital Society

Posted on February 4th, 2026 by Julia Janssen

We’re excited to have received so much interest in the upcoming Interdisciplinary Workshop on the Digital Society. The number of submissions shows a strong engagement with the workshop’s topics, and we’re grateful to everyone who sent in their work. This … 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