De generieke uitgaven aan de innovatiebox – een belasting­korting op winst uit innovaties – zijn niet in lijn met de gerichte missies die de Rijksoverheid voor ogen heeft. Ook komen de uitgaven slechts bij een klein deel van de bedrijven terecht, en stimuleren de overheidsmiddelen de innovatie niet als …

Het programma Volwaardig leven organiseert jaarlijks een congres voor mensen met een beperking, naasten en professionals werkzaam in de gehandicaptenzorg. Het congres geeft gelegenheid om samen het gesprek te voeren over de toekomst van de gehandicaptensector. Hier presenteren we de resultaten van de …

Key to reinforcement learning in multi-agent systems is the ability to exploit the fact that agents only directly influence only a small subset of the other agents. Such loose couplings are often modelled using a graphical model: a coordination graph. Finding an (approximately) optimal joint action for …

At the invitation of the Estonian Academy of Arts, I taught this three day intensive course in Lahemaa National Park in Estonia.

Presentation of Research program of the research group Art & Sustainability to IRAP master students of Minerva

This paper identifies some common and specific pitfalls in the development of sign language technologies targeted at deaf communities, with a specific focus on signing avatars. It makes the call to urgently interrogate some of the ideologies behind those technologies, including issues of ethical and …

The inclusive education debate is often framed as a choice between outmoded special schools and progressive inclusive general education schools. However, the rhetoric of ‘choice’ hides what is in reality a context of restricted resources, both in general education and in special congregated settings. …

Presentatie van openings-keynote op deze vijfde ClimateExistence conferentie in Zweden

This document combines four reports on existing regional business support programmes for inclusion or understanding of circular economy (CE) objectives, deliverable DT3.1.2 from the transform-CE project. Besides a general overview on national and regional level, the focus is on a selection of national …

Despite the efforts of governments and firms, the construction industry is trailing other industries in labour productivity. Construction companies are interested in increasing their labour productivity, particularly when demand grows and construction firms cope with labour shortages. Off-site construction …