Explainability of AI systems is branded as a solution to the black box problem. The EU AI Act introduces AI explainability as a requirement for high-risk AI systems, including a right to explanation. However, understanding the wording of the requirements and the related provider and deployer obligations …

Deze white paper beschrijft de ontwikkeling en eerste evaluatie van Beleef het verhaal, een narratief doelgroepenkaartspel dat beginnende ontwerpers ondersteunt bij het ontwerpen van digitale diensten voor minder digitaal vaardige gebruikers, met een focus op mensen met een licht verstandelijke beperking …

The increasing penetration of renewable energy (RE) and hydrogen technologies is reshaping the operational requirements of modern decarbonised energy systems, necessitating advanced control strategies to coordinate renewable generation, hydrogen storage, and heterogeneous end‐use demands. This paper …

Lignocellulose represents an abundant repository of renewable carbon. Derived from various plant sources, it holds tremendous potential as a renewable and sustainable feedstock for the production of valuable chemicals and fuels. However, its solid fermentable compounds, cellulose and hemicellulose, are …

In an increasingly globalized world challenged by multiple social problems, global social identifications (GSIs, e.g., with all humanity) are concepts of growing interest. Although such identifications can be affected by the cultural contexts in which they are manifested, research on them remains largely …

Futsal has become a prominent research focus, both as an individual sport and due to its unique potential for coaches enhancing football Talent Development (TD). This paper explores connections between game formats and the potential benefits of futsal to football through semi-structured interviews with …

Faults silently degrade HVAC performance, wasting energy and diminishing indoor well-being. How can artificial intelligence help us diagnose them? This paper shares insights into challenges of large-scale practical HVAC diagnostics and presents efforts from the Brains4Buildings project, specifically …

This white paper introduces the foundations of industrial automation and explains why it matters in modern production environments. It clarifies what industrial automation is and what industry cares about, such as reliability, safety, productivity and maintainability. It also explains how automation …

Background: Game-making has the potential to foster cultural participation and empowerment, yet its role as a form of culture- making remains underexplored. Existing approaches to cultural engagement often overlook the creative and participatory pos- sibilities of game-making for addressing pressing …