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Public Engagement Fellows

De Amsterdam AI Public Engagement Fellows zijn voor iedereen die wil meepraten over de maatschappelijke impact van AI. Buiten de bekende cirkels, in echte gesprekken. Een gelijkwaardige dialoog tussen wetenschap en samenleving.

Sinds de opkomst van generatieve AI hoef je op een feestje niet meer uit te leggen waaraan je werkt. Of juist wel? Wat verwacht men van AI, zijn er zorgen of vragen en wat kan jij als onderzoeker bijdragen aan het gesprek? Als Public Engagement Fellow krijg je de handvatten die je nodig hebt om een gelijkwaardige dialoog te voeren over jouw onderwerp.

We bieden je:

  • Training op het gebied van Public Engagement
  • Een community van AI-onderzoekers uit heel Amsterdam
  • De mogelijkheid om op diverse inspirerende plekken in de stad het gesprek aan te gaan
  • Contact met mensen buiten je eigen bubbel
  • Waardevolle inzichten voor je eigen onderzoek (citizen science is mogelijk)

Wat ga je doen?

  • Data: Het hele jaar door
  • Locaties: Bibliotheken, buurthuizen en publieke ruimtes in Amsterdam
  • Toegang: Open voor alle Amsterdammers
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Ons team

Onze public engagement fellows

Erik van Zwol

Communicatiestrateeg

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Ezgi Dede

Fellow

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Ezgi is an multi-disciplinary researcher investigating Human-AI interactions and synthetic relationships. By combining her expertise in psychology, computer engineering, and communication science, she is interested in learning why individuals find artificial partners attractive and how humans augment their capabilities with AI.

Peter Powell

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Musician by training, entrepreneur by accident, Peter has founded 3 companies and realized 2 successful exits. He’s worked with companies like Nike, KPMG, The BBC and Deloitte and is now the co-founder if the AI for Impact Collective, a profit-for-good company that connects top level AI talent with social impact organizations and non-profits to accelerate positive change using responsible AI.

Hans Luyckx

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Founder of AI-advies en training, I support organizations in healthcare, legal, and education to adopt AI responsibly and effectively. We provide tailor-made training programs that empower employees to use AI tools in an ethical and practical way. My mission is to bridge technological innovation with human values in everyday professional practice.

Jan Pecka

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Student at the University of Amsterdam and co-founder of AISO, the largest student-led AI community in Amsterdam. Interested in helping students apply AI in their studies, careers, and daily lives, and in creating awareness of how AI is developing in society.
Roemer Wage

Roemer Wage

Communicatiemedewerker

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FIlip Ilievski

Fellow

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Jona Ruthardt

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In my PhD, I study large-scale foundation models, similar to ChatGPT. I focus on how well they can interpret and understand the world when given images. My goal is to create AI solutions that go beyond theory and help solve real-world problems.

David Graus

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I am an Assistant Professor at the University of Amsterdam and Lab Manager of the ICAI OpenGov Lab. My research focuses on AI for government transparency, and I teach on the societal impact of AI in UvA’s BSc AI program. After obtaining my PhD in Information Retrieval in 2017 I worked for in industry for a few years, building real-world AI-systems at Randstad and FD Mediagroep. My interest in enga

Zuhir Bodalal (Elkarghali)

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Zuhir Bodalal is a clinician-scientist passionate about using AI to bridge the worlds of imaging and tumour biology. He sits at a round table everyday with doctors, engineers, and biologists.

Vanja Skoric

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My research explores striking the right balance between artificial intelligence (AI) and algorithmic systems development and protecting and promoting human rights and freedoms, while embedding participatory methods to discuss, develop and deploy AI.

Bart Sjoerdsma

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As Education Manager for IT program at the University of Applied Sciences Inholland, I focus on curriculum innovation and preparing students for the rapidly changing digital landscape. I am particularly committed to integrating responsible AI use in education, ensuring future professionals are both skilled and ethically aware.

Sean Benson

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Sean Benson is an Assistant Professor in the Cardiology department of Amsterdam UMC, specialising in digital twin models and generative AI. Sean worked as a particle physicist for 9 years with the LHCb experiment at CERN, focusing on AI models to enhance statistical analyses, before joining the Netherlands Cancer Institute in 2020.

Caesar Pepijn de Keijzer

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I’m a Dutch AI engineer and researcher who likes the complexity of intelligent machines. Got questions or want a chat? I am always eager to ascend our common gradient!

Emma Beauxis-Aussalet

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I research how to make AI systems safe, fair, explainable and transparent — for example by modelling their errors and bias. Before becoming a researcher, I acquired a multidisciplinary expertise in the industry as a system designer and R&D engineer. The interplay between design, research, and engineering is what fuels my research on the multi-faceted impacts of AI on society.

Jiaqi Chen

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I’m currently active with AISO (AI Student Organisation Amsterdam) and DialogueTrainer, and recently completed a board year at the PLNT incubator in Leiden. My background is in AI and startups, and I’m both excited and concerned about the ways it is shaping society. I’m passionate about philosophy and dialogue, and I see the public engagement initiative, as an important bridge between critical thi

Ana Manzano Rodriguez

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PhD candidate at the University of Amsterdam and Amsterdam UMC, working at the intersection of artificial intelligence and surgery. With an engineering background, I explore how to build meaningful AI models and bridge the gap between technical and medical worlds. I’m passionate about people, technology, and how AI can make a real difference in society. Always happy to chat!

Stella Verkijk

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As an advocate of developing independent language technology, my research focuses on the development of domain-specific language models. Both in the medical sector and working with historical documents, I have seen how off-the-shelf models struggle. I would like to contribute to a more open and informed dialogue on what language models are, how they work, and how we can and cannot use them.
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AI Public Engagement Fellows

De Amsterdam AI Public Engagement Fellows zijn voor iedereen die wil meepraten over de maatschappelijke impact van AI. Buiten de bekende cirkels, in echte gesprekken. Een gelijkwaardige dialoog tussen wetenschap en samenleving.

Sinds de opkomst van generatieve AI hoef je op een feestje niet meer uit te leggen waaraan je werkt. Of juist wel? Wat verwacht men van AI, zijn er zorgen of vragen en wat kan jij als onderzoeker bijdragen aan het gesprek?

Wat ga je doen?

Als Public Engagement Fellow krijg je de handvatten die je nodig hebt om een gelijkwaardige dialoog te voeren over jouw onderwerp. We bieden je:

  • Training op het gebied van Public Engagement
    Een community van AI-onderzoekers uit heel Amsterdam
  • De mogelijkheid om op diverse inspirerende plekken in de stad het gesprek aan te gaan
  • Contact met mensen buiten je eigen bubbel

  • Waardevolle inzichten voor je eigen onderzoek (citizen science is mogelijk).

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Onze agenda

do 2
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Socratic Dialogue Session [CANCELED]

  • Marineterrein
do 16
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Art of Dialogue Training

  • VU Amsterdam
do 6
nov

Socratic Dialogue Session [Cancelled]

  • Marineterrein
do 4
dec

Socratic Dialogue Session

  • Marineterrein

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