Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en en Fri, 26 Apr 2024 06:32:13 +0200 Thu, 25 Apr 2024 11:24:00 +0200 Utrecht leads research on misinformation and deepfakes https://www.uu.nl/en/background/utrecht-leads-research-on-misinformation-and-deepfakes With the arrival of Federica Russo at Utrecht University, the coordination of the European SOLARIS project has also come under Utrecht's control. 140059 Thu, 25 Apr 2024 11:24:00 +0200 Nieuws “Music is not an extra, it's a basic necessity” https://www.uu.nl/en/news/music-is-not-an-extra-its-a-basic-necessity Music and computer science are the two passions of Anja Volk. By connecting these two fields, the professor of Music Information Computing hopes to unlock the fundamental role of music in our lives. 139923 Mon, 22 Apr 2024 15:19:00 +0200 Nieuws NWO grants for AI research on privacy-preserving cancer studies and virtual harassment https://www.uu.nl/en/news/nwo-grants-for-ai-research-on-privacy-preserving-cancer-studies-and-virtual-harassment Twee projecten van Utrechtse onderzoekers krijgen een subsidie vanuit het Nationaal Groeifonds-programma AINed. 139814 Thu, 18 Apr 2024 16:07:00 +0200 Nieuws Call: Open Cities Reading Circles https://www.uu.nl/en/background/call-open-cities-reading-circles If you are starting a new research project and want to read specific scholarship, we invite you to suggest a reading circle within our Open Cities events. 139199 Tue, 02 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0200 Nieuws KLM Royal Dutch Airlines joins AI & Mobility Lab https://www.uu.nl/en/news/klm-royal-dutch-airlines-joins-ai-mobility-lab KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will collaborate with Utrecht University in the AI Labs in the field of artificial intelligence. 139173 Thu, 28 Mar 2024 12:00:00 +0100 Nieuws Call for Papers: Innovative Methods for Video-on-Demand Research https://www.uu.nl/en/news/call-for-papers-innovative-methods-for-video-on-demand-research We invite papers that propose, modify, elaborate, demonstrate or reflect on innovative methods for studying video-on-demand services (VODs) 138788 Tue, 19 Mar 2024 11:28:00 +0100 Nieuws “Empathetic computers can bring people closer” https://www.uu.nl/en/news/empathetic-computers-can-bring-people-closer If a computer learns to better understand human emotions, it could in turn teach humans to be more empathetic and mindful of ‘the other’. An end to loneliness, exclusion and other such woes? In his inaugural lecture, Professor Egon van den Broek outlined a future in which ‘sensitive machines’ bring humans closer together. 138395 Fri, 08 Mar 2024 09:00:00 +0100 Nieuws Major DNA changes important in colorectal cancer https://www.uu.nl/en/news/major-dna-changes-important-in-colorectal-cancer A multidisciplinary research team led by professor Sanne Abeln has used AI technology to discover the importance of major changes in the DNA of cancer cells. 138382 Thu, 07 Mar 2024 10:22:00 +0100 Nieuws Bus driver and Assistant Professor: a unique double position https://www.uu.nl/en/news/bus-driver-and-assistant-professor-a-unique-double-position An interview with Marcel van Kooten Niekerk, Assistant Professor at Information and computing sciences AND bus driver. 137700 Wed, 14 Feb 2024 09:00:00 +0100 Nieuws “We are witnessing the development of a new scientific discipline: Process Science” https://www.uu.nl/en/news/we-are-witnessing-the-development-of-a-new-scientific-discipline-process-science On Friday, 19 January, Hajo Reijers held his inaugural lecture in the Academiegebouw of Utrecht University. Since 2019, Reijers has been Professor of Business Process Management & Analytics in the Department of Information and Computing Sciences. 137032 Fri, 19 Jan 2024 10:25:00 +0100 Nieuws Call for Papers: Power in a Digitalized World and Modern Bigness https://www.uu.nl/en/news/call-for-papers-power-in-a-digitalized-world-and-modern-bigness We invite papers for a Utrecht Law Review Special Issue titled: Power in a Digitalized World: Evolving Perspectives on Competition Law, Regulation and Beyond. 136323 Wed, 13 Dec 2023 12:23:00 +0100 Nieuws Outpacing fraudsters with AI https://www.uu.nl/en/news/outpacing-fraudsters-with-ai Stories from the Lab: an interview Ioana Karnstedt-Hulpus from the AI Lab for Sustainable Finance 136304 Tue, 12 Dec 2023 11:09:00 +0100 Nieuws Computer scientist Tim Baarslag appointed fellow of the Netherlands Academy of Engineering https://www.uu.nl/en/news/computer-scientist-tim-baarslag-appointed-fellow-of-the-netherlands-academy-of-engineering The NAE is a new initiative that brings together Dutch leading experts and innovators in science. It receives financial support from the Dutch Ministries of Education, Culture, and Science, as well as the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate. 135163 Thu, 02 Nov 2023 14:41:00 +0100 Nieuws Back to the Future. Sustainable Innovations for Ethical Food Production and Consumption https://www.uu.nl/en/news/back-to-the-future-sustainable-innovations-for-ethical-food-production-and-consumption Call for Abstracts for congress EurSafe 2024 "Back to the Future. Sustainable Innovations for Ethical Food Production and Consumption". Submission deadline is 1 December 2023. 135027 Mon, 30 Oct 2023 14:16:00 +0100 Nieuws Two grants for Frans Adriaans’ research on computer models of language development https://www.uu.nl/en/news/two-grants-for-frans-adriaans-research-on-computer-models-of-language-development Linguist Frans Adriaans is a recipient of both the Dynamics of Youth Invigoration Grant and the Human-centred Artificial Intelligence Grant. 131274 Tue, 06 Jun 2023 13:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Eight new AI Labs open at Utrecht University https://www.uu.nl/en/news/eight-new-ai-labs-open-at-utrecht-university Since 11 May, Utrecht University has added another eight AI labs. They all officially opened at the Utrecht AI Labs event, bringing the number of AI Labs in Utrecht to a total of 14. 130799 Mon, 22 May 2023 11:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Over 400 visitors for second Utrecht AI Labs Event https://www.uu.nl/en/news/over-400-visitors-for-second-utrecht-ai-labs-event During the Utrecht AI Labs Event 2023, Utrecht AI Labs researchers and partners from business, policy and civil society discussed the application of AI and data science in daily practice. 130582 Fri, 12 May 2023 13:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Five professors appointed at Information and Computing Sciences https://www.uu.nl/en/news/five-professors-appointed-at-information-and-computing-sciences Each of the professorships involves an internal candidate. The appointments are part of a growth programme with extra attention to diversity. 130067 Mon, 01 May 2023 14:53:00 +0200 Nieuws Hoogleraar in het Academiegebouw van de Universiteit Utrecht Sanne Abeln appointed Professor of AI Technology for Life https://www.uu.nl/en/news/sanne-abeln-appointed-professor-of-ai-technology-for-life Abeln and her research group will focus on developing technology in the field of artificial intelligence to gain more insight into complex biological systems. 129125 Thu, 30 Mar 2023 14:00:00 +0200 Nieuws NWO grant for research on tackling subversive crime in port of Rotterdam https://www.uu.nl/en/news/nwo-grant-for-research-on-tackling-subversive-crime-in-port-of-rotterdam Researchers, government organisations and companies will work together to tackle cocaine trafficking, human smuggling and corruption in and around the port of Rotterdam. 129002 Tue, 28 Mar 2023 09:40:00 +0200 Nieuws