Recommender systems are widely used in today’s society, but many of them do not meet users’ needs and therefore fail to reach their full potential. Without careful consideration, such systems can interfere with the natural decision-making process, resulting in the disregard for recommendations provided. …

The ever-increasing electrification of society has been a cause of utility grid issues in many regions around the world. With the increased adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in the Netherlands, many new charge points (CPs) are required. A common installation practice of CPs is to group multiple CPs …

The central thesis of this book is that access to information represents a vital aspect of contemporary society, encompassing participation, accountability, governance, transparency, the production of products, and the delivery of services. This view is widely shared, with commentators and scholars agreeing …

Basic human rights, like freedom of expression, freedom of the press, and privacy, are being radically transformed by new technologies. The manifestation of these rights in online spaces is known as “digital rights,” which can be impeded or empowered through the design, governance, and litigation of …

Presentatie over de opbrengst van drie deelsessies met toeleiders tot digitaal kwetsbaren (wonen, werk, welzijn) en onderzoeksactiviteiten. Presentatie gegeven tijdens de tweede regionale bijeenkomsten van de Digitale Academie Noord-Nederland op 8 december 2023

Testing chatGPT checkersDe opkomst van AI-technologie voor het genereren van teksten heeft in het afgelopen jaar een enorme vlucht genomen. De invloed van deze ontwikkeling begint op vele vlakken van de maatschappij steeds duidelijker te worden.Ook voor het onderwijs leidt dit tot vragen in hoeverre …

NORTHERN MARITIME SECTOR BECOMES FRONTRUNNER AS GREEN MARITIME COALITION ADOPTS ‘GREEN’ SHIPS.The maritime sector in the Northern Netherlands presented the promising results of the Green Maritime Coalition’s ‘Green and Digital Maritime Innovation Ecosystem Northern Netherlands’ (GDMIEN-NL) project at …

Een presentatie gehouden op uitnodiging van SamenwerkingNoord over de gevaren van AI en hoe eenvoudig het is geworden om mensen te overtuigen met behulp van gegenereerde materialen.

Obesity is a complex problem worldwide. This chronic condition has many different causes. One of them is emotional eating. In about 40% of overweight people, emotional eating plays a major role. Emotional eating is the tendency to (over)eat in response to negative emotions such as stress or irritability. …