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Berning, Sjoerd (author)Future ATM systems will rely on automation to make operations more efficient. Creating insight into the inner-workings of automation, also known as agent transparency, is expected to play an important role for effective human-machine collaboration. This research proposes an ecological approach to increase agent transparency in automated...master thesis 2021
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Simons, Robin (author)This thesis examines which materials are most used in memorials and what is the spectator’s expected emotional response to their material properties? First, is researched which materials are frequently used in memorials and what functional reasons lie behind them. The literature will be obtained from websites and internet...student report 2021
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Trakulwattanakit, Ponlawat (author)The city area is dense with business activities, public amenities, transport hubs and high-skilled people. Corporations prefer to be located in the city area to gain benefits from the location. However, annoyance occurs because of the real estate decisions of organisations as they neglect urban planning and context and results in inefficient,...master thesis 2021
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Han, C. (author), Zhao, Y. (author), Mazzarella, L. (author), Santbergen, R. (author), Bento Montes, A.R. (author), Procel Moya, P.A. (author), Yang, G. (author), Zhang, Xiaodan (author), Zeman, M. (author), Isabella, O. (author)The window layers limit the performance of silicon heterojunction (SHJ) solar cells with front and back contacts. Here, we optimized tungsten-doped indium oxide (IWO) film deposited by radio frequency magnetron sputtering at room temperature. The opto-electrical properties of the IWO were manipulated when deposited on top of thin-film silicon...journal article 2021
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Wagner, Ben (author), Kuklis, Lubos (author)This chapter provides an overview of the main problems associated with basing public regulatory decisions on unverified data, before sketching out some ideas of what a solution might look like. In order to do this, the chapter develops the concept of auditing intermediaries. After discussing which problems the concept of auditing intermediaries...book chapter 2021
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Ratz, Raphael (author), Conti, François (author), Müri, René M. (author), Marchal Crespo, L. (author)Neurorehabilitation research suggests that not only high training intensity, but also somatosensory information plays a fundamental role in the recovery of stroke patients. Yet, there is currently a lack of easy-to-use robotic solutions for sensorimotor hand rehabilitation. We addressed this shortcoming by developing a novel clinical-driven...journal article 2021
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Musto, Cataldo (author), Tintarev, N. (author), Inel, O. (author), Polignano, Marco (author), Semeraro, Giovanni (author), Ziegler, Jürgen (author)Adaptive and personalized systems have become pervasive technologies that are gradually playing an increasingly important role in our daily lives. Indeed, we are now used to interact every day with algorithms that help us in several scenarios, ranging from services that suggest us music to be listened to or movies to be watched, to personal...conference paper 2021
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Niemann, L.H.H. (author), Hoppe, T. (author)Since the 1990s, many countries have witnessed the emergence of organizations publishing environmental, social, and quality-of-life indicators at a city level in order to promote public aware-ness, democratic participation, and sustainability policies. Many such initiatives are short-lived, however, and reasons for their success and failure...journal article 2021
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Rikken, O.K. (author), Janssen, M.F.W.H.A. (author), Roosenboom-Kwee, Z. (author), Büttgen, Marion (author), Dicenta, Julia (author), Spohrer, Kai (author), Venkatesh, Viswanath (author), Raman, Rajalakshmi (author), Hoehle, Hartmut (author), De Keyser, Arne (author)As blockchain technology is maturing to be confidently used in practice, its applications are becoming evident and, correspondingly, more blockchain research is being published, also extending to more domains than before. To date, scientific research in the field has predominantly focused on subject areas such as finance, computer science, and...journal article 2021
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Wang, Changlin (author), Teo, Thompson S.H. (author), Dwivedi, Yogesh (author), Janssen, M.F.W.H.A. (author)Purpose: Citizen satisfaction with the government is a longstanding and continuous concern in public administration. However, past research did not investigate the effect on satisfaction with the government in the context of mobile government (m-government). The purpose of this paper is to evaluate how the social benefits of citizens using m...journal article 2021
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Ye, Hanting (author), Wang, Q. (author)We are now witnessing a trend of realizing full-screen on electronic devices such as smartphones to maximize their screen-to-body ratio for a better user experience. Thus the bezel/narrow-bezel on today's devices to host various line-of-sight sensors would disappear. This trend not only is forcing sensors like the front cameras to be placed...conference paper 2021
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Matheus, R. (author), Janssen, M.F.W.H.A. (author), Janowski, Tomasz (author)Under pressure to fight corruption, hold public officials accountable, and build trust with citizens, many governments pursue the quest for greater transparency. They publish data about their internal operations, externalize decision-making processes, establish digital inquiry lines to public officials, and employ other forms of transparency...journal article 2021
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Verhagen, R.S. (author), Neerincx, M.A. (author), Tielman, M.L. (author)Because of recent and rapid developments in Artificial Intelligence (AI), humans and AI-systems increasingly work together in human-agent teams. However, in order to effectively leverage the capabilities of both, AI-systems need to be understandable to their human teammates. The branch of eXplainable AI (XAI) aspires to make AI-systems more...conference paper 2021
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Wagner, Ben (author)What kinds of politics do export controls entail and whose rights do they enable? The following article will take a critical perspective on the governance challenges associated with export controls of dual-use technologies. After discussing challenges around transparency, the performance of human rights and export control havens, this article...journal article 2021
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Willemsen, Mark (author)Introduction: Smart Medics Company is a startup from the Delft University of Technology, looking to bring an affordable Video laryngoscope (VL) into hospitals in low-resource regions. This research aims to seek the best suitable transparent material to act as a lens, sealing off a compartment containing an endoscope, as well as, bring forth a...master thesis 2020
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Velea, A. (author), Vollebregt, S. (author), Hosman, T.B. (author), Pak, A. (author), Giagka, Vasiliki (author)This work aims to develop a smart neural interface with transparent electrodes to allow for electrical monitoring of the site of interest during optogenetic stimulation of the spinal cord. In this paper, a microfabrication process for the wafer-level development of such a compact, active, transparent and flexible implant is presented. Graphene...conference paper 2020
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Daswani, Siddharth (author)History has taught us that not all innovation is good innovation. Just take for example the ecological devastation the DDT and the carcinogenic asbestos have caused. The advancement in new technologies like AI, IoT, autonomous robots and big data brings with it plenty of uncertainties, risks and ethical questions that need answers to if we wish...master thesis 2020
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Vermeer, Jop (author)Ambient occlusion is a popular rendering technique that creates a greater sense of depth and realism, by darkening places in the scene that are less exposed to ambient light (e.g., corners and creases). Ambient occlusion measures how geometrically occluded each point in the scene is and modulates the ambient light accordingly. In real-time...master thesis 2020
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van Nimwegen, Bart (author)Historical monuments are one of the best-preserved memories of our past as human species. Despite this, the conservation of these monuments is slowly being put under pressure by rapid economic development and the desire to make as much profit as possible. This development has raised awareness through the world of conservation about the...master thesis 2020
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Stefanaki, Maria Iro (author)The current thesis aims to explore the potential of producing large-scale structural cast glass elements with the help of 3d printed sand moulds. Until now, mostly small blocks from structural cast glass have been generated in the building industry, revealing a research gap regarding massive components. Apart from the size, the unlimited shape...master thesis 2020