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  • December 10, 2025
    PhD research explored how trust and reliance on AI systems develop over time through repeated interactions

    Trust in Algorithms: How Does It Evolve?

    Patricia Kahr earned her PhD with research on how trust and reliance in AI systems dynamically evolve across time and context, vital for…

  • Miguel Dias Castilho, Sandra Loerakker, Roy van der Meel and Benjamin Sanderse. Photos 2&3: Angeline Swinkels
    December 9, 2025

    ERC Consolidator grant of two million euros for four researchers at ¹û¶³´«Ã½

    These European grants stimulate new and unexpected scientific and technological discoveries.

  • December 9, 2025
    ¹û¶³´«Ã½ researchers explore the link between metabolism and cognitive functions in everyday life

    How Glucose Shapes Our Thinking

    ¹û¶³´«Ã½ researchers and partners study how daily blood sugar fluctuations affect memory and attention in people living with type 2 diabetes

  • December 4, 2025

    Advancing predictive tools for hydrogen combustion stability in large-scale industry

    Dario Passato defended his PhD thesis at the Department of Mechanical Engineering on December 3rd.

  • December 2, 2025

    Making deep learning reliable for adaptive radiotherapy

    Medical images are essential for accurate diagnosis and treatment, such as surgery and radiotherapy. To make these images useful, they often…

  • December 1, 2025
    Helping computers see the eye Like a human expert

    Using retina imaging to study the eye and protect sight

    Nicky van den Berg developed methods to help computers read images of the retina with the same clarity as human experts. These methods can…

  • Céline Budding. Photo: Leoni Andriessen
    November 26, 2025
    PhD Research

    Homestretch | ChatGPT knows a lot, but does it have real knowledge?

    PhD Researcher Céline Budding devised a method to investigate what large language models learn from the vast amount of data they are trained…

  • Tim Schoonbeek. Photo: Angeline Swinkels
    November 20, 2025
    PhD Defense

    Innovative technologies make the industry safer and smarter

    PhD researcher Tim Schoonbeek investigated how AR and AI improve the quality of industrial processes.

  • November 20, 2025

    How machine learning is transforming electric machines

    Abhishek Chandra defended his PhD thesis at the Department of Electrical Engineering on November 19th.

  • November 19, 2025
    Harmonizing models to power the next generation of digital twins

    Designing smarter digital twins for engineering and industry

    David Manrique Negrín developed methods to simplify the creation of digital twins, improve their reliability, and enhance their ability to…

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    November 17, 2025

    The food-water-energy challenge in growing cities

    Ke Yang defended her PhD thesis at the Department of Built Environment on November 5.

  • November 17, 2025
    Tools that guide smarter and fairer AI systems

    Making machine learning more transparent and trustworthy

    Linhao Meng developed visual analytics tools that allow experts to see and understand how machine learning models work – making AI systems…