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€3.8M Research project led by IvI Boosts Accessibility in Dutch Cities

An NWO-KIC grant led by Hamed Alavi from the Digital Interactions Lab has received €3.8M. The project explores a radically new approach to inclusive city-making, grounded in people’s lived experiences and powered by ...
Het unieke dier: zijn mensen echt zo anders dan dieren?

Wat onderscheidt de mens van andere dieren, en wat verbindt ons juist met ze? In zijn nieuwe boek 'Het unieke dier', dat deze week verschijnt, gaat hoogleraar Digital Humanities Rens Bod op zoek naar antwoorden op ...
SignLab Amsterdam launches sign language game for children

Nowadays, deaf children are increasingly attending mainstream schools instead of special needs schools. If all schoolchildren know some sign language, it will be much easier and more enjoyable for deaf children at ...
Templeton Foundation Grant awarded to Sebastian De Haro

Sebastian De Haro (ILLC and IoP) and his colleagues have been awarded a $1.5 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation for a project together with Nima Lashkari (Purdue University), Hong Liu (MIT) and Richard ...
DSC Member Spotlight: Matúš Solčány

Curious about the work of our Data Science Centre Affiliate Members? This month, we introduce Matúš Solčány, Data Visualisation Developer at the Humanities Labs, Faculty of Humanities.
Bernd Ensing appointed professor of Artificial Intelligence for Chemistry

Dr Bernd Ensing has been appointed professor of Artificial Intelligence for Chemistry at the University of Amsterdam’s Faculty of Science as of 15 August. Ensing aims to improve and apply AI to accelerate the ...
Veni grant for Siân Brooke

Siân Brooke of the Digital Interaction Lab (DIL) has received a grant of €320,000 for her research proposal entitled 'Human-Centered Code: Building Accessible IDEs for Neurodiverse Women in Computing Education'.
GroenLinks-PvdA Visits UvA & ICAI to Discuss AI's Societal and Economic Influence

Last Friday 27 June, Members of Parliament Barbara Kathmann and Luc Stultiens of GroenLinks-PvdA, along with digital policy officer Tijmen de Vries and Amsterdam municipal councilor Elisabeth IJmker, visited the ...
Joeri van de Sande won WSAA Best Poster Award

Joeri van de Sande, CSL (Computational Science Lab) has won the best poster prize at the WSAA Symposium (Werkgroep voor Syncope en Autonome Aandoeningen) for his work on data fitting methods for orthostatic ...
Celebrating 25 years of ICCS: A conversation with Peter Sloot

On the occasion of the 25-year anniversary of the International Conference on Computational Science (ICCS), Computational Science NL has interviewed Peter Sloot, (emeritus) professor at the University of Amsterdam ...
Save the Date: AI & Data Science Day on 30 October 2025

The flagship annual event of the UvA Data Science Centre returns on 30 October 2025 as AI & Data Science Day and will be hosted in the brand-new University Library in Amsterdam.
Funding from NWO SSH Open Competition for 11 UvA research projects

Eleven UvA researchers and their teams can start promising projects thanks to allocations within SSH Open Competition M 2025 of the Dutch Research Council. The projects will cover a diverse range of topic -such as ...
ELLlOT project launches to advance general-purpose AI under Horizon Europe

A new chapter in European Artificial Intelligence (AI) research begins with the launch of ELLIOT – European Large Open Multi-Modal Foundation Models For Robust Generalization On Arbitrary Data Streams.
Two paper awards for Digital Interactions Lab at CHI conference

The Digital Interactions Lab and the Socially Intelligent Artificial Systems group were well represented at the 2025 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), one of the top-ranked conferences in ...
Outstanding Chinese Postdoc Award for Yingjun Du

Yingjun Du, postdoc at the Informatics Institute has won a ‘2024 Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad’. This highly competitive award, established by the China Scholarship Council, ...

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€3.8M Research project led by IvI Boosts Accessibility in Dutch Cities

Het unieke dier: zijn mensen echt zo anders dan dieren?

SignLab Amsterdam launches sign language game for children

Templeton Foundation Grant awarded to Sebastian De Haro

DSC Member Spotlight: Matúš Solčány

Bernd Ensing appointed professor of Artificial Intelligence for Chemistry

Veni grant for Siân Brooke

GroenLinks-PvdA Visits UvA & ICAI to Discuss AI's Societal and Economic Influence

Joeri van de Sande won WSAA Best Poster Award

Celebrating 25 years of ICCS: A conversation with Peter Sloot

Save the Date: AI & Data Science Day on 30 October 2025

Funding from NWO SSH Open Competition for 11 UvA research projects

ELLlOT project launches to advance general-purpose AI under Horizon Europe

Two paper awards for Digital Interactions Lab at CHI conference

Outstanding Chinese Postdoc Award for Yingjun Du

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