Intelligent Systems group news

Fair solutions to power grid capacity problems

Our power grid is running into capacity problems. Brinn Hekkelman recently obtained a PhD on ways to fairly distribute the available capacity of the power grid among users.

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IT systems pollute and discriminate, but we can build responsible IT

Digital systems have grown and scaled tremendously in a relatively short period of time. This was accompanied by quick fixes - things we would do differently today. Yet we can create responsible …

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Shaping the technologies that impact our democracy

Misinformation is just one of many problems we face with the rise of artificial intelligence. Technology is impacting our democracy in an unprecedented way. That is why CWI, the university of Amsterdam …

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Best Paper at AAMAS conference 2022

Tim Baarslag and Thimjo Koça from CWI’s Intelligent and Autonomous Systems group have been awarded a best paper award at the AAMAS conference.

Best Paper at AAMAS conference 2022

Nanda Piersma (HvA/CWI) appointed as first HBO crown member of the Social and Economic Council

Hogeschool van Amsterdam lecturer and researcher at Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) Nanda Piersma has been appointed crown member of the Social and Economic Council (SER). The Council of Ministers approved her …

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2 million euros for human-centered AI research

CWI will focus on developing new AI tools that strengthen the democratic function of media.

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How can AI help to collect waste?

In the new edition of CWI/AG Connect podcast series Superscience, Thijs Doorenbosch discusses Responsible AI and Urban Analytics with CWI/HvA's Nanda Piersma.

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Have a computer negotiate for you

In complex negotiations – from the sale of a house to the formation of a coalition – it is often impossible for people to oversee all aspects. CWI’s senior researcher Tim Baarslag …

Tim Baarslag wins NWO-Vidi grant to study AI for better procurement negotiations