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15 January 2024
Surgery? First your digital twin under the knife >
It seems like science fiction: on the 'digital twin' of a patient with a stroke or brain haemorrhage, testing what the best treatment is for this patient. For now, it is still future music.
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12 January 2024
Nanda Piersma stops as Responsible IT lecturer >
Nanda Piersma will step down as lecturer Responsible IT at the HvA from 1 January 2024, as she opts for a different work-life balance. Piersma will remain at the HvA as scientific director of the Centre of Expertise Applied Artificial Intelligence at the Digital Media & Creative Industries faculty.
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11 January 2024
Mohammad Rezazade Mehrizi and Wendy Günther receive NWO research grant >
The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded organizational scientists Mohammad Rezazade Mehrizi and Wendy Günther a research grant of one million euro.
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11 January 2024
Augmedit, Ellogon.AI, Kepler Vision and Layco to regional preliminary round Zorginnovatieprijs 2024 >
The four most promising innovative scale-ups in healthcare have been announced. These care innovators and representatives from the region have a chance to win a spot in the finals of the National Zorginnovatieprijs 2024: the award for the most innovative scale-up in the field of care and well-being.
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11 January 2024
How AI shook up education and took work out of healthcare last year >
It is not that often that a technology turns entire professions upside down in a year, or actually shows the potential for the years to come. 2023 was the year when a lot of people started to see the power of artificial intelligence (AI).
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8 January 2024
Amsterdam UMC-led consortium secures €6.1M for AI in medical imaging project >
The AI4AI project has been awarded €6.1M to develop AI with the aim to help alleviate the high demand for specialised healthcare personnel by making the collection and interpretation of medical imaging more accessible.
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7 January 2024
How AI is increasingly influencing elections >
Marietje Schaake, director of technology policy at US university Stanford, outlines what the rise of AI means for elections.
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5 January 2024
Experts surprised at police use of AI techniques >
Police are experimenting with facial recognition technology while there are hardly any rules for it yet. This surprises experts.
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4 January 2024
Working at KPN through AI >
Seven companies, including KPN, have founded the Arbeidsmatchplatform. A social start-up that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to look for untapped potential in the labour market. This is important for the energy transition but also for the rollout of fibre optics.
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10 September 2024
ICAI Announces Strategic Collaboration with 18 Dutch Knowledge Institutions >
As of September 1st, the Innovation Center for Artificial Intelligence (ICAI) has officially become a collaboration between 18 Dutch knowledge institutions. With the signing of the agreement by these institutions, a nationwide ecosystem of knowledge institutions is now involved, enhancing the governance of the ICAI network.
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6 September 2024
CuspAI Introduces Itself at LAB42 >
On September 5, 2024, Max Welling and Chad Edwards, founders of CuspAI, presented their innovative company during the IvI coffee & cake gathering.
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5 September 2024
Advanced AI for Surveillance Robots: A Collaborative Project by Dutch Institutions >
A consortium of leading Dutch research institutions and government agencies, including TU Delft, the University of Amsterdam, TNO, and the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee, has launched an ambitious project aimed at developing advanced artificial intelligence (AI) for surveillance robots. Officially initiated on September 4, the OpenBots consortium focuses on creating AI systems designed to assist human security officers in various security settings.
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September 5, 2024
NeuroAI: Charlotte Frenkel explores the future of AI inspired by the human brain >
With the award of an AiNed Fellowship grant, Dr. Charlotte Frenkel from TU Delft delves into neuromorphic computing, pioneering research aimed at creating energy-efficient and powerful AI systems inspired by the human brain. This research bridges AI and neuroscience to develop faster, more energy-efficient, and smarter computing systems.
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September 5, 2024
Essay: humans as principals: by Nando Piersma >
In an essay published by Nanda Piersma, Scientific Director of the Centre of Expertise Applied Artificial Intelligence at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, she discusses the importance of humans as principals in the development of AI systems. Piersma takes a critical look at the current hype surrounding AI and advocates for a more responsible and practical approach to technological innovation.
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