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18 January 2019

5.1 million euros made available for leading research in astronomy, computer science and mathematics

5.1 million euros made available for leading research in astronomy, computer science and mathematics

The NWO Domain Science Board has awarded 3 TOP grants for 2018 to the faculty of EEMCS.

11 January 2019

Marcel Reinders new director of Delft Bioengineering Institute

Marcel Reinders new director of Delft Bioengineering Institute

21 December 2018

Are we unravelling Alzheimer's disease in Delft?

Are we unravelling Alzheimer's disease in Delft?

As our average life expectancy rises, an increasing number of people are developing Alzheimer’s disease. In 20 years’ time, 500,000 people in the Netherlands are expected to be affected by this brain disease, which is still incurable.

11 December 2018

First books published in TU Delft Open Textbook project

First books published in TU Delft Open Textbook project

On 12 December 2018, the TU Delft Library will present the first open textbooks to be developed as part of the project of the same name. A wide range of educational material including lecture notes, old examinations and video recordings is already available as OpenCourseWare, as is the material in the MOOCs (free online courses).

10 December 2018

Cognizant and Delft University of Technology are stepping up to the next level of Cyber Physical Systems

Cognizant and Delft University of Technology are stepping up to the next level of Cyber Physical Systems

05 December 2018

The best tech idea of 2018 according KIJK is...

The best tech idea of 2018 according KIJK is...

...the solar battery charger for electric cars made by EEMCS’ Gautham Ram!

04 December 2018

Catholijn Jonker doet mee aan de Nationale Wetenschapsquiz

Catholijn Jonker doet mee aan de Nationale Wetenschapsquiz

Op zaterdag 29 december start weer de Nationale Wetenschapsquiz op televisie bij de VPRO.

03 December 2018

Top Grant Module 2 for Huijuan Wang

Top Grant Module 2 for Huijuan Wang

30 November 2018

Opening HollandPTC

Opening HollandPTC

On Friday 30 November, the festive opening celebration of HollandPTC will take place in the Prinsenhof museum in Delft. Recently patients are being treated with proton therapy, a new form of radiotherapy against cancer for the Netherlands, in the outpatient centre HollandPTC located on the campus of the TU Delft. Parallel to these treatments, TU Delft is working together in HollandPTC with the LUMC and Erasmus MC medical centres on innovations in the care of cancer patients. Treatment, education and research go hand in hand to achieve better and responsible care.

29 November 2018

Passionate about science communication? We’re looking for FameLab candidates!

If you think you can explain a scientific concept, on stage, to a general audience in just 3 minutes - or if you want to learn how to do this! - , then register for the TU Delft FameLab heat.

20 November 2018

New 3D echo technique improves diagnosis of vascular diseases

New 3D echo technique improves diagnosis of vascular diseases

EEMCS is involved in two research programmes that may start in the so-called 'Perspective for the Top Sectors' programme.

16 November 2018

Baljinnyam Sereeter wins drone at PowerWeb’s PhD poster contest 2018

Baljinnyam Sereeter wins drone at PowerWeb’s PhD poster contest 2018

On 13 November the PowerWeb PhD poster contest 2018 took place at X Delft. The judges subscribed all 20 posters as high level and great passion at every 2 minute pitch. The clarity to explain your research in such a short time is a challenge, but they all did very well. First prize winner is Baljinnyam Sereeter, second prize is for Nils van der Blij and last but especially according to the audience, not least: at third place Kaikai Pan.

15 November 2018

Arjan Cornelissen wins ASML graduation price for mathematics

Arjan Cornelissen wins ASML graduation price for mathematics

Arjan Cornelissen was nominated to the KHMW and has won the ASML graduation price for mathematics.

14 November 2018

Responsible Internet of Things Data Research

Responsible Internet of Things Data Research

Alessandro Bozzon and Christoph Lofi together with design researchers will investigate how human activity data can be used ethically and responsibly in research.

13 November 2018

Timisoara confers Honorary Professorship to Professor Pavol Bauer

Timisoara confers Honorary Professorship to Professor Pavol Bauer

On Friday 9 November, Pavol Bauer was appointed Honorary Professor at Polytehnica University Timisoara in Romania.

08 November 2018

DIAM first and third posterprize winners - Woudschoten Conference 2018

DIAM first and third posterprize winners - Woudschoten Conference 2018

29 October 2018

EU awards ten million euro to European Quantum Internet Alliance to speed up development of Quantum Internet

EU awards ten million euro to European Quantum Internet Alliance to speed up development of Quantum Internet

Today, the European Commission announced that its Quantum Flagship Programme will contribute 10 million euro to the development of a blueprint for a future quantum internet.

03 October 2018

Finding the sweet spot for transparency and control in music recommendations

In music recommender systems, it’s important to design user control that hits the sweet spot between the perceived quality of recommendations and acceptable cognitive load, concludes TU Delft researcher Nava Tintarev. Together with colleagues from KU Leuven, and research with the Spotify API, she will present these findings at the ACM Conference on Recommender Systems in Vancouver, on Wednesday October 3rd.

29 September 2018

Student-built Delft exoskeleton wins international Cybathlon

Student-built Delft exoskeleton wins international Cybathlon

The new MARCH III by TU Delft student team Project MARCH has won the Cybathlon Experience in Düsseldorf, the international obstacle race for exoskeletons. Entrants from several countries competed in the test of robotic harnesses for people with paraplegia, ending on 29 September. Together with ‘pilot’ Sjaan Quirijns, who has had paraplegia since 2000, MARCH III achieved the fastest time and the highest number of points. Thanks to improvements to the suit and intensive training of its wearer, the team successfully completed a four-obstacle course in just under 9.5 minutes. Project MARCH gained particular plaudits for the independent functioning of its device.

27 September 2018

Start of UMO: in-depth research into urban mobility

Start of UMO: in-depth research into urban mobility

24 September 2018

KNAW selected Kofi Makinwa as a new member

Prof. Dr. Kofi Makinwa, Professor Electronic Instrumentation and chair of the Micro Electronic department to the faculty of EEMCS, is selected as a new member of The Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences (KNAW). Members of the KNAW, leading scientists from all disciplines, are chosen on their scientific achievements. The new academy members will be installed in September.

16 September 2018

Students win world championship with high-tech recumbent bike

Students win world championship with high-tech recumbent bike

Cyclist Lieke de Cock won the world championship for cycling in the Nevada desert in the US with a speed of 120 km/h.

12 August 2018

Van Leeuwenhoek lecture on Intimate Technology

Van Leeuwenhoek lecture on Intimate Technology

Intimate technology such as quantified self, mobile apps to share location, social media, high-tech clothing and behavior-supporting technology such as smart homes are getting "closer" in our daily lives. These digital technologies have many (potential) advantages, for example for improving our health, efficiency, safety and connection with other people.

09 August 2018

Energy for Refugees installs solar panels on Lesbos

Energy for Refugees installs solar panels on Lesbos

The goal of Energy for Refugees is to bring sustainable, reliable and cheap energy to the people who need it the most.

30 July 2018

Scientists to help Twitter gain insight into quality of online discussions

Scientists to help Twitter gain insight into quality of online discussions

An interdisciplinary team of researchers from Leiden University, Syracuse University, Bocconi University and Delft University of Technology has obtained a grant from Twitter to research and develop tools to help identify behaviors that threaten the quality of the discussions on that social media platform. In the team, TU Delft researcher Nava Tintarev (Delft University of Technology) will assess the presence of echo chambers.

25 July 2018

Professor Marcus Specht new Director Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Centre for Education and Learning

Professor Marcus Specht new Director Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Centre for Education and Learning

With effect from 1 September 2018, Professor Marcus Specht has been appointed Director at the Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Centre for Education and Learning (CEL) and Professor to the Chair of Digital Education at TU Delft’s Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science (EEMCS).

24 July 2018

More and more robots are helping children in the hospital

More and more robots are helping children in the hospital

In a hospital you are usually helped by a doctor or nurse, but in more and more hospitals you can now also expect a robot. For example, one that you entertained in the waiting room or one that teaches you everything about a disease.

22 July 2018

Artificial Intelligence; The computer as a brain

Artificial Intelligence; The computer as a brain

One of the biggest promises in the development of technology is artificial intelligence (AI). It seems far away, but there is a big chance that you use it more often in everyday life than you think. Searching in Google, talking to Siri on your iPhone or watching tips on Netflix are all forms of artificial intelligence. Interpreting data, recognizing patterns and matching data are the basis for this.

19 July 2018

Veni awarded to Robbert Krebbers

Veni awarded to Robbert Krebbers

19 July 2018

Veni awarded to Cynthia Liem

Veni awarded to Cynthia Liem

The VENI is awarded to her subject: Recommendations for perspective broadening.

16 July 2018

Seven Veni’s for TU Delft researchers

Seven Veni’s for TU Delft researchers

NWO has announced the Veni recipients for 2018. Amongst them are seven scientists from Delft University of Technology.

16 July 2018

TU Delft starts top research facility for energy system of the future

TU Delft starts top research facility for energy system of the future

The integration of new technologies in the energy system is a vital aspect of the energy transition. As yet there are no facilities for testing new components in the high-voltage grid. TU Delft is changing this situation by building the ESP Lab (Electrical Sustainable Power Lab, Powered by TenneT). This lab will be a unique facility for top-class research into system integration in the energy system. This research is needed to be able to develop the energy system of the future.

04 July 2018

Extreme sea levels predicted to increase along global coastlines

Extreme sea levels predicted to increase along global coastlines

Future global warming will lead to an increase in ‘extreme sea levels’, with consequent flood risks to coastal infrastructure and human populations. An international research team from Italy, Greece, the Netherlands (TU Delft / Deltares) and the UK published this new research in Nature Communications.

04 July 2018

Brand new workshop: Mathematics Applied in Transport & Traffic Systems

Brand new workshop: Mathematics Applied in Transport & Traffic Systems

Mathematicians and traffic engineers will be challenged to discover each other’s research field.

01 July 2018

Subsidy for making the ‘smartest part of the North Sea’

An advanced test area of 10 x 10 nautical miles (= about 185 football pitches) is planned for off the coast of The Hague, just outside the port of Scheveningen. This area is unique in the world. It is within this ‘smartest stretch of the North Sea’ that the likes of Delft Data Science (DDS) researchers Anna Vilanova and Elmar Eisemann will get the chance to further their research.

22 June 2018

Geurt Jongbloed elected as IMS Fellow

Geurt Jongbloed elected as IMS Fellow

The Institute of Mathematical Statistics has elected twenty new Fellows.

19 June 2018

Peter Palensky announced as the new editor in chief of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Magazine for 2019-2021

Peter Palensky announced as the new editor in chief of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Magazine for 2019-2021

15 June 2018

Start test in living lab: waterstofgas als alternatief voor aardgas

Start test in living lab: waterstofgas als alternatief voor aardgas

Geen aardgas meer binnen de bebouwde omgeving, maar groen waterstofgas. Of dat een praktisch bruikbare oplossing is, wordt met medewerking van netwerkbedrijven Alliander, Enexis Groep en Stedin onderzocht bij The Green Village. Vrijdag 15 juni lanceren zij in dit living lab bij de TU Delft hun plan voor de Waterstof-straat en kan een start worden gemaakt met de bouw ervan.

12 June 2018

TU Delft students head to Florida with autonomous vessel

TU Delft students head to Florida with autonomous vessel

From 18 to 24 June 2018, the ‘Trident Delft’ team will be battling against student teams from all around the world in the International RoboBoat Competition in Daytona, Florida.

07 June 2018

TU Delft helps develop digital ID for use on your phone

TU Delft helps develop digital ID for use on your phone

In addition to your passport and driving licence, a phone application that enables you to prove your identity quickly and securely and also offers even more privacy options could soon be possible. As part of the Dutch Blockchain Coalition, Delft University of Technology (TU Delft, The Netherlands) has joined forces with the Netherlands Identity Data Agency (RvIG), a division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Kingdom Relations (BZK), IDEMIA (the current manufacturer of Dutch passports) and law firm CMS, in developing an initial prototype for a digital stamp that could fulfil this purpose in the future. This digital identity is based on TU Delft’s innovative blockchain technology, known as Trustchain. The prototype was demonstrated at a BZK event held on 7 June. After the summer, a consumer trial of this technology will be launched in two Dutch municipalities.