The built environment requires energy-flexible buildings to reduce energy peak loads and to maximize the use of (decentralized) renewable energy sources. The challenge is to arrive at smart control strategies that respond to the increasing variations in both the energy demand as well as the variable …

The increasing share of renewable production like wind and PV poses new challenges to our energy system. The intermittent behavior and lack of controllability on these sources requires flexibility measures like storage and conversion. Production, consumption, transportation, storage and conversion systems …

Wereldwijd trekken steden steeds meer mensen aan door de rijke geschiedenis, aanwezigheid van scholen, culturele activiteiten, de aanwezigheid van vele banen en meer. Helaas is het moeilijker om op deze plekken tussen de kantoren en hoogbouw ruimte te realiseren voor recreatie en groene plekken. In combinatie …

De potentie van maakplaatsen als een laagdrempelige publieke plek, ingebed in de lokale gemeenschap, is enorm. Niettemin blijken veel maakplaatsen na een enthousiaste start te stuiten op een gebrek aan personeel en expertise. Ook blijft het aanbod vaak beperkt tot educatieve activiteiten voor de jeugd, …

Concerns have been raised over the increased prominence ofgenerative AI in art. Some fear that generative models could replace theviability for humans to create art and oppose developers training generative models on media without the artist's permission. Proponents of AI art point to the potential increase …

This paper presents a comprehensive study on assisting new AI programmers in making responsible choices while programming. The research focused on developing a process model, incorporating design patterns, and utilizing an IDE-based extension to promote responsible Artificial Intelligence (AI) practices. …

In the aftermath of the systemic financial crises of 2007-9, several scholars argued that the problem of systemic financial crises is not well understood. At the same time, the introduction of digital technologies led to new threats and opportunities for the design of the monetary and financial system. …

Computational thinking (CT) has become a necessity in many professional domains. As such, scholars argue that the acquisition of CT and application should be embedded in existing school subjects. Within the CT literature, a tax-onomy distinguishes CT practices in STEM education into four categories: …

The European Commission aims for a full circular economy (CE), an economy that aims to reuse all resources in 2050. CE is a promising way to increase welfare and wellbeing while decreasing environmental footprints. Industrial symbiosis, in which companies exchange residuals for resource efficiency, is …