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After obtaining her EngD in 2022, Nienke Bakx continued her research work on the use of AI for the treatment of breast cancer at the Catharina Ziekenhuis. She received her PhD for her research on September 19.
Medical engineer in training talks to Lieven Scheire about how she uses AI in the treatment of breast cancer patients.
Five promising young TU/e researchers will receive an NWO Veni grant of 280,000 euros to further develop their own research ideas over the next three years.
The Raad voor Cultuur has started an advisory process on the impact of AI on the cultural and creative sector, chaired by Prof. Dr. Martijn van der Steen. The research focuses on what AI means for the position and earning capacity of makers, and for the role of the cultural sector in dealing with AI in society. An advisory report with recommendations for both the sector and the government will be published in early 2026.
On April 10, NOLAI's teachers in residence Annelies de Mol and Kilian Geryszewski told us all about the difference between generic AI and educational AI in their webinar. More than 80 interested parties watched and listened. Watch the webinar here.
In the PersOn project, AI expert Johan Kwisthout is working on an artificial intelligence that helps doctors and cancer patients make difficult choices about treatments.
Developing artificial intelligence that detects the dangerous properties of chemicals and predicts which toxic effects they cause in humans. That is the goal of an international research project in which researchers from the Innovative Testing in Life Sciences & Chemistry professorship are participating. Specifically, the effects of chemicals on the liver, kidneys and developing brain are examined. The development of artificial intelligence contributes to the reduction of animal experiments. According to the researchers, toxicological research based on artificial intelligence is also more accurate and future-proof than research with laboratory animals. The project receives funding of more than 17 million euros from the European Commission's Horizon 2020 programme.
AI Month ends this year, but the activities do not. Together with our partners, we offer varied activities all year round.
Two projects conducting research into how AI is used in healthcare, among other things, have received a grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO).
Thom Badings developed a new method that incorporates uncertainty into predictive algorithms so they can still produce a safe outcome. He will defend his PhD thesis at Radboud Universiteit on 27 March.
On 17 and 18 March 2025, as part of his visiting professorship, Danny Busch gave several guest lectures at the Faculté de droit et science politique – EUR LexSociété of the Université Côte d’Azur in Nice.
Alumna Marjan Bahari chose to study psychology and ended up as a technical specialist AI. In this interview we speak to her about her career path, current role and next challenges.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is getting better at solving complex problems, but how well does an AI model actually understand the logic behind its answers? New research tested the “analogy skills” of GPT models—or their ability to recognize patterns and connections and apply them to new situations. GPT models fall short when the problems are modified, revealing important weaknesses in their reasoning capabilities.
The 10-year initiative (2022-2032) NOLAI, with Nationaal Groeifonds financing, transforms primary and secondary education in collaboration with schools and companies. Serge Thill, co-lead of the AI team explains how his team helps teachers.
The Rijksmuseum has launched an AI-driven visual search function in its online collection. With one click, visitors can discover works of art that match in shape, colour, style and object type based on visual associations. The feature makes the collection of more than 800,000 works of art more accessible and was made possible by KPN, Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Mondriaan Fonds.
Former science student Bram founded a medtech company focused on AI innovation.
Yuliya Shapovalova is a researcher and university professor in Data Science and uses AI and machine learning to solve social problems.
The project 'Checking open questions with the help of AI' has officially started after the kick-off on September 17. Interesting for teachers to keep an eye on, because this ambitious project aims to make time-consuming marking easier.
Although artificial intelligence is widely discussed among entrepreneurs, it still feels remote to many SMEs, says Dirk van Schaijk, manager of MKB Datalab-Oost at Radboud Universiteit.
This publication from the project “Machine learning in science: bridging the gap between data and understanding”, by Kristian González Barman, Sascha Caron, Tom Claassen and Henk de Regt, sheds light on how AI can generate scientific understanding.
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In this episode of the Radboud Science Podcast, Bob Stienen and Sophie Schot talk to Tom Heskes.
MKB Datalab-Oost is a collaboration between Radboud Artificial Intelligence and Universiteit Twente in which students work on AI and data challenges faced by SMEs in the eastern Netherlands.
‘The heart of academic education is engaging critically with knowledge and using it to create new knowledge. That takes effort. Without that effort, development stalls. Of course, an AI-generated essay or thesis may earn a decent grade, but ultimately the only person you are really disadvantaging is yourself.’ Rector Han van Krieken reflects on ChatGPT.