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July 18 2023
Call for Nominations is Open – Amsterdam AI Thesis Awards >
The Amsterdam AI Thesis Awards aim to promote excellence in AI and Data Science from students at the Bachelor and Master level in Amsterdam-based Amsterdam-AI university partners (HvA, UvA, and VU).
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July 13, 2023
Education Day UvA IvI / ILLC 2023 >
For the third year Paola Grosso (Graduate School of Informatics) and Jacobijn Sandberg (College of Informatics) organized the education day at the University of Amsterdam.
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July 6, 2023
Data Science Center launches pioneering research programme on AI with all 7 UvA faculties >
The UvA Data Science Centre announces a pioneering research programme to align artificial intelligence (AI) for video data interpretation with human values and ethical principles. Within the project, a unique laboratory will be set up to study video AI from a multidisciplinary perspective - the research team will consist of researchers and PhD students from all 7 UvA faculties.
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July 4, 2023
University Pride lecture: creating an AI rainbow code >
On Thursday 3 August, during University Pride, UvA student Jimena Lara will give the lecture 'Creating an AI rainbow code' at the Social Hub. In this interview, Jimena previews her lecture.
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July 2, 2023
COR's continued focus on workload and ChatGPT >
The Central Works Council (COR) defends the interests of all employees and does so through constant consultation with the Executive Board (CvB) through advice, consent, unsolicited opinions and by participating in many committees. But the COR also defends employees' interests outside those appropriate paths.
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May 31 2023
Merger gives push to responsible AI >
The merger of the Smart Health Amsterdam initiative with Amsterdam AI became a reality on May 31st, 2023! All partners and collaborating companies celebrated the merger at the mayor's residence in the capital.
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26 May 2023
Santeon hospitals in the Netherlands are the first to roll out artificial intelligence in the ICU >
OLVG hospital in Amsterdam is the first to use AI decision support for safe ICU discharge
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May 22, 2023
Make the Netherlands a frontrunner in responsible AI >
Investing in talent, a joint agenda and a strong infrastructure are key elements for the Netherlands to take a leading role in responsible AI. That was the message from the Amsterdam AI coalition to Minister for Digitalisation Alexandra van Huffelen and Alderman Alexander Scholtes during their working visit to LAB 42.
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May 2, 2023
€19.6 million Gravity Grant for research on stress >
Stress-in-Action: new methods for measuring and reducing stress in everyday life.
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19 March 2024
An empowering collaboration: Netherlands AI Coalition (NL AIC) partners with Women in AI >
Women in AI recently conducted an insightful interview with Miriam Veronesi, shedding light on the transformative potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the collaborative efforts between the Netherlands AI Coalition (NL AIC) and Women in AI. As Chair of Start-ups and Scale-ups for the NL AIC and a prominent figure at TNO, where she focuses on the societal, economic, and ethical aspects of AI, Miriam has been at the forefront of tech innovation for years.
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19 March 2024
Amsterdam hospitals will share data >
'Health Data Space Amsterdam' enables (re)use of medical data to improve care and keep it accessible
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15 March 2024
AiNed MIT AI call for SMEs launched to boost AI innovation power in the Netherlands >
Are you working with other SME entrepreneurs to develop or innovate products, production processes or services in the field of AI? Then the MIT scheme may be for you.
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March 9 2024
Mapping stress with AI: The DESTRESS initiative >
Amsterdam UMC, in collaboration with a consortium of partners, is taking a significant leap forward with the innovative DESTRESS project. Spearheaded by Professor Christiaan Vinkers, a renowned expert in Stress and Resilience, DESTRESS focuses on employing Artificial Intelligence (AI) to revolutionize the way organizations manage stress and bolster resilience. At a time when stress-related absenteeism results in 2.9 million days lost and over one billion euros in costs annually, such an initiative couldn't be more timely.
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March 8 2024
Nominate your AI application for the Dutch Applied AI Award >
Is your AI application a beacon of innovation? Nominations are now open for the Dutch Applied AI Award! This year marks the fifth anniversary of the award, presented at the annual Computable Awards. The Centre of Expertise Applied AI at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, alongside ICT platform Computable and the podcast De Dataloog, is calling for entries that showcase practical and innovative uses of artificial intelligence.
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