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April 19 2024
ERC Advanced Grant for Peter Grünwald of the CWI >
Peter Grünwald, senior researcher at the Machine Learning group of CWI and part-time full professor of Statistical Learning at Leiden University, has been awarded an ERC Advanced Grant for his research on developing a new, revolutionary theory of statistics.
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April 18 2024
COIN-3D: collaborative innovation in 3D VLSI reliability >
The Parallel Computing Systems (PCS) team at the Informatics Institute of the UvA has secured funding for the EU Horizon CSA project "COIN-3D: Collaborative Innovation in 3D VLSI Reliability".
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April 16 2024
Podcast: The Good Conversations #26: Responsible Digital Transformations >
Tune into the latest episode of "The Good Conversations" on Spotify, which delves into the ethical, legal, and societal aspects of digital technologies.
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April 15 2024
How AI Can enhance ecosystems >
Sander Klous, a professor at UvA and a partner at KPMG, discusses in a recent article how artificial intelligence can be utilized to enhance data-analysis ecosystems.
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April 15th 2024
Report: ‘Generative AI in Journalism’ >
A new report titled ‘Generative AI in Journalism,’ produce in collaboration with The Asdsociated Press has been published by Ai, Media and Democracy. This comprehensive study surveys news industry professionals on their current use and future desires for generative AI, exploring the ethical and practical issues surrounding its responsible deployment.
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April 10 2024
AI in healthcare: ethical issues >
In an opinion piece from De Telegraaf, three medical researchers from Amsterdam UMC argue that the integration of artificial intelligence in healthcare is not only promising but also raises significant ethical and legal questions.
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April 5 2024
NWO funding for VU's DoPredict Project led by VU professor >
On March 26, 2024, the DoPredict research project, led by Professor of Biophotonics and Medical Imaging Marloes Groot at Vrije Universiteit (VU), received funding through the NWO's Open Technology Program. This project focuses on developing a system for quickly and easily predicting the outcomes of lung treatments by testing combinations of drugs on a small piece of patient tissue.
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April 5 2024
NWO AiNed Fellowship grant awarded to Filip Ilievski >
On March 21, 2024, Assistant Professor of Artificial Intelligence Filip Ilievski was awarded a 900k€ AiNed AI Fellowship for his project "Human-Centric AI Agents with Common Sense". The AiNed AI Fellowships are a competitive program by NWO designed to attract international AI talent to the Netherlands. This grant, along with internal and external co-funding, will enable Ilievski to assemble a team of six young researchers.
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April 3 2024
Gravitation grant for challenges in cyber security >
On March 26, 2024, it was announced that UvA scientists Christian Schaffner, Zoltan Mann, Francesco Regezzoni, Kostas Papagiannopoulos, and Karst Koymans from the Informatics Institute (IvI) are involved in an ambitious project aimed at tackling challenges in cyber security. This project is one of three consortia that have received a Gravitation Grant from the Ministry of Education, Culture, and Science.
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November 28
AI captures Wildlife in the Amsterdamse Waterleidingduinen >
Scientists from the Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED) at the University of Amsterdam are collaborating with Waternet on an innovative AI-driven monitoring system. This system uses smart cameras and species identification to map wildlife in the Amsterdamse Waterleidingduinen 24/7.
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14 November 2024
The City of Amsterdam - AI Agenda 2025 >
In its new policy, The Amsterdam Vision on AI , the city outlines how artificial intelligence (AI) should be integrated into urban life and how it should influence the city according to its residents. This vision was developed through months of conversations and dialogues with a wide range of Amsterdammers—from festival-goers to schoolchildren, experts to novices—who shared their thoughts on the future role of AI in Amsterdam.
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14 November 2024
Interview: KPN Responsible AI Lab with Gianluigi Bardelloni and Eric Postma >
ICAI's interview appeared this time with Gianluigi Bardelloni and Eric Postma, they talk about the developments in their ICAI Lab.
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November 14
AI pilots TLC Science: generative AI in academic education >
The University of Amsterdam has launched a new project through its Teaching & Learning Centre Science, exploring how Generative AI, like ChatGPT, can enhance academic education. This pilot program at the Faculty of Science tests and evaluates various applications of GenAI in higher education.
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13 November
Did you know that 13 AI pilots were at the FNWI this year? >
The rise of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) has a significant impact on academic education. That’s why the Teaching & Learning Centre Science launched a project integrating GenAI, specifically ChatGPT, into the teaching process.
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