Course on environmental philosophy, with emphasis on Norwegian philosopher Arne Naess's concept of deep ecology

An illustrative non-technical review was published on Towards Data Science regarding our recent Journal paper “Automatic crack classification and segmentation on masonry surfaces using convolutional neural networks and transfer learning”. While new technologies have changed almost every aspect of our …

After its invention in 1907, the production of plastic quickly surpassed all other manmade materials till a point where a society without plastic is now unthinkable. Now, over 100 years later, problems with plastic have been growing progressively. This thesis identified sustainable packaging solutions …

Tijdens de onrust en rellen van vorige week speelde het jongerenwerk een bijzondere rol, op het grensvlak van veiligheid en welzijn. Hoe deden ze dat nu precies, en hoe moeten we hun inzet begrijpen? Duidelijk is dat hun rol de komende tijd niet is uitgespeeld.

In the context of education, ‘presence’—a state of alert awareness, receptivity and connectedness to what is happening in class—is related to depth of insight into the situation, and to more opportunities for action⁠. Presence is mainly conceptualized in philosophical and theoretical terms and idealistic …

by using the design thinking method research is done to find out how audio impacts the user experience and what ways there are for the implementation of audio. A prototype, featuring an Augmented Reality will be built and used as a way of testing. The results indicate that for the implementation of audio …

The Proactive Experience Center is a practice within Atos, that focuses on proactive workplace management to measure the employee experience of customers. They do this for the following reasons: • Improving the digital workplace; • Creating digital inclusion; • Caring for employee well-being; • Enhancing …

The research report dives deep into a leader's wellbeing identifying reasons that can enhance or decrease it in a virtual environment. With the use of the Job-Demand-Support-Control model the researcher identifies ways that the well-being is affected and proposes ways to enhance it especially under stressful …

Na een flinke schare mediawetenschappers, zijn de laatste tijd ook overheden en techreuzen doordrongen van het risico van hoaxes en deep fakes voor democratie en verdienmodellen. In de afgelopen maanden, waarin het nieuws beheerst werd door Covid-19 en de Amerikaanse verkiezingen, werd duidelijk hoe …

Not KnowingIn light of the crisis which is currently in the making, we are all confronted with uncertainty. Unexpectedly, we are face to face with a reality that previously seemed so easy to escape via plans, calculations and predictions. As we rediscover our situations and at times drown in the deep …