Sewer pipe defects pose a serious challenge for municipalities, as delayed detection leads to costly repairs and service disruptions. Timely inspection is therefore essential, yet current practice relies on manual video review, which is labor-intensive and subjective. Computer vision offers automation, …

This paper explores how so-called ‘Web3’ blockchain projects are materially and socially constituted. A blockchain is an append-only distributed database. The technology is being hyped as applicable for a whole range of industries, social service provisions, and as a fix for economic disparities in communities …

By designing the built environment for people instead of cars, a contribution can be made to a softer city, which improves the quality of life for residents as well as their health. Important aspects of such an environment are social infrastructure stimulating encounters, as well as shops and other daily …

On Thursday, October 26, the Healthy Living as a Service project held a symposium with interesting speakers and workshops. The symposium was open to interested parties and took place in the Health Hub in Roden.

Electric vehicles have penetrated the Dutch market, which increases the potential for decreased local emissions, the use and storage of sustainable energy, and the roll-out and use of electric car-sharing business models. This development also raises new potential issues such as increased electricity …

Creating art with your wearables!29 september 2023Do you want to have an embodied dialog with the digital? Let your movements guide an artistic experience by interacting with sounds and visuals through wearable technology. Come by the Art & Technology LAB station at the Forum to experience a new-media …

The forthcoming research justification renders a lengthy explanation of how Somitra B.V. can bridge the gap between potential customers and their product solution within the German market. Somitra B.V. aims to determine the viability of their product "Smart Water Meters" directly with potential customers …

In the Netherlands, as in many other densely populated countries, home delivery is the dominant way of delivering online ordered parcels. This is mainly because big retail companies offer this delivery option for free. Due to the expansion of e-commerce, home delivery that typically makes use of diesel …

Exploring virtual assurance of a Partially Automated Driving System during car following conditionsTraditionally, driving simulators are used to investigate driver responses to manipulations in the driver-vehicle-environment triangle, such as adding distractors or introducing low visibility driving conditions. …

For organizations that use IT systems in their primary business or as support of their business processes, optimal alignment between the business strategy and their business information technology (BIT) is critical. However, achieving business information technology alignment remains challenging due …