Alice & Eve 2020: A Celebration of Women in Computing
This is the first time the event was held in the Netherlands and nearly 100 participants registered to attend the event. The day featured talks from prominent computer scientists in the Netherlands, including CWI’s Stacey Jeffery, who gave an introduction to quantum algorithms.
As well as the talks and poster presentations, the day featured the opening of an exhibition which portrays twenty women in computing and their most important contributions. Some highlights of the exhibition included:
- Grace Hopper who created the world’s first workable compiler.
- Ada Lovelace who is known for her work on the design of the ‘Analytics Machine’, the first ever general-purpose computer, and the first published algorithm.
- Rosalind Picard and her work on Affective Computing which is a combination of Computer Science, Psychology, Physiology and Cognitive Sciences.
- Frances Brazier who helped establish the first Internet Service Provider (ISP) in the Netherlands and Europe.
- Lynda Hardman, Amsterdam Data Science Director, who’s work includes ‘LinkedTV’ and ‘K-Space’.
Check out the online booklet of the exhibition. Otherwise you can see the exhibition at the University of Twente in the Zilverling building for the coming month.
Read More
-
Recap Knowledge Session on urgent questions about ChatGPT
Pascal Wiggers, Frank Kresin and the Digitial Society School recently organized a knowledge session to discuss the possibilities and dangers of ChatGPT for education with teachers.
-
ROBUST AI programme receives additional €25 million in funding from Dutch Research Council
ROBUST, a new initiative by the Innovation Center for Artificial Intelligence (ICAI).
-
UvA Impact Stories presents first edition on Smart Cities
UvA’s new segment called Impact Stories just released its first edition which will focus on Smart Cities. Learn more about cameras, AI and the use of your data in the smart city here. In this piece, UvA researchers Cees Snoek and Heleen Janssen are examining the massive potential, pitfalls and impact of all this knowledge on our society.