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  • Amsterdam knowledge institutions invest €1 billion in AI

    The knowledge institutions of Amsterdam have joined forces and are investing €1 billion in the development of responsible AI technologies over the next 10 years, by setting up research programmes, attracting top scientists and educating students with state-of-the-art knowledge of AI.

  • Amsterdam Data Science Reveals New Strategy for 2020-2024

    Amsterdam Data Science (ADS), the academic and industry network for Data Science and AI in the Amsterdam region, has released its new Strategy for 2020-2024, unveiling new initiatives including the ADS Blog and a White Paper report.

  • Alfons Hoekstra Appointed as Director of IvI

    Starting 1 January 2020 Alfons Hoekstra will be the new director of the Informatics Institute (IvI) of the University of Amsterdam.

  • UvA Selected as Centre of Excellence For The Retention of AI talent

    The University of Amsterdam has been selected by the European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems (ELLIS) as an ‘ELLIS Unit’ to keep talent in Machine Learning and related AI research fields in Europe. The unit will be based at the Amsterdam Science Park.

  • Amsterdam Partners Focus on Life Sciences & Health and AI

    Five partners signed a Memorandum of Understanding for Smart Health Amsterdam in the presence of Economic Affairs Councilor Victor Everhardt. This was a follow-up to the earlier agreement signed on 25 September 2019.

  • Master Thesis Fairs for UvA Students

    University of Amsterdam Master students from Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Computer Science and Logic will be starting their thesis projects soon. The Thesis Fairs helped them to discover the perfect company to complete their final research project.

  • UvA Inclusive AI initiative takes Mentees to BNAIC/BENELEARN 2019

    Six mentors from the Inclusive AI initiative at the University of Amsterdam Institute for Informatics (UvA-IAI) took their mentees on a field trip to the BNAIC/BENELEARN 2019 conference in Brussels, with financial support from a Grassroots Science4all grant.

  • ADS Event: Sport Data Challenge

    Amsterdam Data Science joined forces with its Bronze Partner Faculty of Physical Activity, Sport and Nutrition (AUAS) for a first Challenge on Dutch Sport Data.

  • Prosus Opens New Global Headquarters in Amsterdam

    ADS Bronze Partner Prosus welcomed Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte at its new global headquarters in Amsterdam.

  • UvA & TomTom Open New ICAI Lab

    University of Amsterdam and TomTom will be opening a new research lab for autonomous driving. The Atlas Lab will use AI for developing HD maps for self-driving vehicles.

  • Databricks Invests €100 million in Amsterdam

    ADS Partner, Databricks has announced it will be investing €100 million over the next three years to support growth in its Development Center headquartered in Amsterdam.

  • ADS Meetup: Quantum Computing in Banking & Finance

    Quantum computing is not a new innovation area, but it is a research field that will change the world as we know it. In collaboration with Big Data Alliance, we showcased the recent developments in quantum computing for banking and finance.

  • S2Group wins Facebook Testing and Verification Research Award

    A joint project of the S2Group at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam was awarded with the Facebook Testing and Verification Research Award.

  • ADS Meetup: A-Z of Data Science

    Ever wondered how Data Science can be applied to every-day problems? In A-Z of Data Science we heard from three Data Scientists about the work they’ve carried out, from identifying the problem to how they used Data Science to solve it.

  • Tech Talks in Data Science, AI and Machine Learning

    How do you implement information extraction from images and free text? Can you apply advanced machine learning techniques to real-world scenarios? Can a machine ever learn to identify the base-level in knowledge graphs?

  • CWI & UvA Sign Partnership for Meaningful Control of Autonomous Systems

    Together with TNO, the University of Amsterdam and CWI initiate a new research collaboration to study the impact of autonomous systems in society, as well as the adoption of AI-based systems. On 1st October 2019, the three members signed a letter of intent, called Meaningful Control of Autonomous Systems (MCAS).

  • ADS Drinks & Data: Data Science on Human Interaction

    Pablo Cesar (CWI), Lars Lischke (VU) and Emma Beauxis-Aussalet (HvA) joined Amsterdam Data Science to talk about Data Science on Human Interaction for our latest Meetup.

  • Memorandum of Understanding on Smart Health in Amsterdam

    The City of Amsterdam together with the Amsterdam University Medical Centers (AUMC), the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the NKI/Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Sanquin, the University of Amsterdam and the Amsterdam Economic Board have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on smart health in Amsterdam.

  • AI4Science Lab at UvA Kicks-Off

    The University of Amsterdam's new AI4Science lab starts off this month with the appointment of Patrick Forré as Lab Manager and Assistant Professor.

  • AMdEX: The Challenge of Sharing Data

    A brand new interview from Amsterdam Economic Board with Axel Berg, manager of the SURF Open Innovation Lab: 'How do we create a trusted environment for sharing our data?'

  • Hybrid Intelligence Centre Launched

    A consortium of leading Dutch AI researchers is launching the Hybrid Intelligence Centre supported by a €20 million grant from the NWO Gravitation program.

  • Summer School on Autonomous Driving and Artificial Intelligence

    The University of Amsterdam, Vrije Universiteit and TomTom are hosting a Summer School on AI, data science and autonomous driving from the 26-30 August 2019.

  • Digital Challenges in Open Science

    The Netherlands eScience Center will host its 6th annual National eScience Symposium on 21 November 2019 at the Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam. The theme of this year’s edition is ‘Digital Challenges in Open Science’ and will focus on the ways that innovative digital technologies can be used to advance Open Science.

  • ADS meets SIGMOD: Videos

    Videos of the talks given by Matei Zaharia (Databricks), Xin Luna Dong (Amazon) and Deep Kayal (Elsevier) at our last meetup ADS meets SIGMOD on Thursday 4th July 2019 are now available.

  • Applications Open for Companies to Participate in the UvA Thesis Fair

    The Informatics Institute at the University of Amsterdam, is organising its annual Thesis Fair, taking place on 21st November 2019.

  • ADS meets SIGMOD

    Thursday 4th July 2019 saw Amsterdam Data Science's largest ever Meetup with the ADS meets SIGMOD event. Approximately 500 people came to see talks from Matei Zaharia (Databricks), Xin Luna Dong (Amazon) and Deep Kayal (Elsevier).

  • UvA ranked 64th in 2019/20 OS World University Ranking

    The University of Amsterdam has come 64th in the QS World University Rankings. It is also in the top 20 universities in Europe according to the Times Higher Education Rankings 2019.

  • Women in Tech Netherlands: Kick-Off Event

    Women in Tech launched their Netherlands Chapter on Tuesday 18th June at an event co-hosted by Amsterdam Data Science and Elsevier. Over 150 women and men attended the event, with speakers from the University of Amsterdam, VHTO, TechConnect and companies including Microsoft, Uber, LinkedIn and Salesforce.

  • Innovation Award 2019: Registration Now Open

    Registration for the Amsterdam Science Innovation Award 2019 is now open. The deadline for registration is 9th September 2019.

  • ACE Incubation Program: Open for Applications

    The latest ACE Incubation Program is now open for applications. The deadline for applications is 14th October 2019.

  • ADS Meetup: Data Science and Behavioural Studies

    On Monday 8 April 2019, ADS hosted it's first ever Data Science and Behavioural Studies Meetup. Speakers from the University of Amsterdam faculties of Social & Behavioral Sciences and Economics & Business shared their latest research and insights.

  • Dutch Digital Women’s Roundtable

    On Monday 18 March 2019, ADS co-hosted the Dutch Digital Women's Roundtable, together with NWO, VHTO, Elsevier and Qualogy. The aim of the event was to develop recommendations to improve the female talent pipeline in data science and AI ahead of the European Gender Summit 2019 in the Netherlands.

  • Netherlands Innovation Mission to Silicon Valley

    From 24-28 March 2019 a delegation from the Netherlands, including Lynda Hardman, ADS Director and Maarten de Rijke, ICAI director, attended a mission to Silicon Valley on AI & robotics with Minister Sigrid Kaag.

  • Data Science for Social Good

    How can we use data science to make the world a better place? On Wednesday 27 March, Amsterdam Data Science and Qualogy hosted our first ever Data Science for Social Good Meetup. Speakers from Gemeente Rotterdam, Neurodiversity Foundation and DSW Zorgverzekeraar showcased their work on machine learning, data science and big data with a social impact.

  • Call for Proposals: High Performance Computing & Networking Fund for UvA Researchers

    The High Performance Computing and Networking (HPCN) Fund is open for applications from UvA researchers. Proposals can be submitted for any initiative that would contribute to the availability of HPCN facilities for generic applications. The deadline is 31 May 2019.

  • ICT.OPEN2019: Ethics in AI

    On Wednesday 20 March, ADS and CWI held an interactive panel discussion on AI ethics at ICTOPEN.2019. The session addressed the roles and responsibilities of individuals, companies and universities regarding practicing ethical thinking and conducting data-driven research, products and services.

  • An Honourable Mention at ACM SIGIR CHIIR 2019

    Tessel Bogaard, Laura Hollink, Jan Wielemaker, Lynda Hardman and Jacco van Ossenbruggen from Information Access at CWI received an Honourable Mention at the ACM SIGIR Conference on Human Information Interaction and Retrieval 2019.

  • ACE Presents Entrepreneurship in Informatics, Math & Logic

    Are you curious about entrepreneurship and do you want to know what it takes to start your own company? ACE Incubator presents a unique entrepreneurship program in collaboration with Innovation Exchange Amsterdam (IXA).

  • ADS & BDA Career Fair 2019 – Event Report

    On Monday 11 March 2019 ADS & BDA hosted their second Data Science Career Fair for Masters and PhD students.

  • ADS & BDA Career Fair 2019 Programme

    The programme for this year's Data Science Career Fair is now available.

  • New ADS Team

    We are pleased to introduce two new members to the ADS team. Giulia Donker is the new Business Developer and Jeanne Kroeger is the new Community Manager.

  • Get Involved with Girlsday

    VHTO’s Girlsday will be taking place on 11 April 2019. The national event aims to introduce girls to science, technology and ICT fields from an early age. In 2018, more than 11,000 girls from elementary and secondary schools visited companies involved in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM).

  • Amsterdam Data Science Career Fair 2019

    Join us at the Data Science Career Fair in Amsterdam, hosted by ADS and BDA. The Career Fair will take place on Monday 11 March from 15:00-19:30 at the VU, Amsterdam.

  • Elsevier’s New TechHub in Amsterdam

    Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte opened the new TechHub at Elsevier’s Amsterdam headquarters on 6 February 2019.

  • Elsevier AI Report Launched

    Elsevier's latest report, Artificial Intelligence: How knowledge is created, transferred and used, aims to clarify and explain the world of AI technology. With consultation from many of the world's leading AI experts, including ADS Director Lynda Hardman, it provides a detailed picture of global AI research and industry. 

  • Free Dutch AI course

    Did you always wanted to know the basic principles of Artificial Intelligence (AI)? This is your chance. After months of development, you can now participate in a free five hour Dutch course to get a better understanding of AI.