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Oktoberfest

Oktoberfest 27 September 2024 17:30 till 20:00 - By: Communication | Add to my calendar Get ready for the ultimate Oktoberfest celebration at X, where fun and tradition come together for an unforgettable day! Dress up in your best Oktoberfest outfit and enjoy activities like hula hoop throwing, beer keg rolling and musical chairs, along with tasting a variety of beers. Your ticket includes an authentic German dinner, at least two free beers, and you get to take home your own beer stein! Plus, everyone in costume gets a free specialty beer! Join us at X as we celebrate the rich traditions of Germany at our vibrant Oktoberfest! Immerse yourself in an authentic festive atmosphere filled with the sounds, tastes and excitement of a true Bavarian celebration. Indulge in delicious German cuisine, including sausages and Kartoffelsalat, and savor a variety of traditional beers that capture the essence of the season. To make the festivities even more special, those who come dressed in their best Oktoberfest attire—whether it’s lederhosen, dirndls, or anything festive—will be rewarded with a complimentary special beer, adding an extra touch of joy to the celebration. Your ticket includes a hearty serving of sausage and Kartoffelsalat and a refreshing beer, making it a true taste of Oktoberfest. Come ready to enjoy, celebrate, and make memories as we honor the timeless traditions of German festivity! Enrolment: Friday 27 September | 17:30 - 20:00 | Exhale | Students €11 Employees €12 Others €13

Practical information

The TPM building is open Monday to Friday from 08:00 to 22:00, the faculty is closed on Saturdays and Sundays. Service Desk The Service Desk is the first source of assistance for students and employees regarding questions about educational or student affairs, IT facilities or services. The Service Desk is located in the foyer on the ground floor. The people at the Service Desk can help you with: questions about education; questions about NetID and ICT; requesting a certified list of grades; handing in forms; reporting defects in the building; reserving a projectroom in the A-0 wing ground floor; via the service point you can borrow an HDMI cable and markers, among other things; lost and found (with the exception of clothing and water bottles, which are collected in a blue crate in the hall near room A). The building The faculty of TPM is located in a U-shaped building. It is divided into 4 wings, A, B, C and D. Wing A is the left wing (from the front entrance), Wing C is the wing on the right. Wing B connects A and C. Wing B has 4 floors, Wings A and C have 3. Wing D comprises most of the student facilities and is located above the parking area. Room numbers Room numbers are constructed like this: wing floor, room number. Study Spots TPM Study spots are available during the opening hours of TPM (from 08:00-22:00). The study spots are mainly found in the "Studielandschap" on the ground floor and on the 1st floor in wing D. In addition, a separate project room on the first floor of Wing A can be reserved via the Service Desk on 3 different time slots per day. When lecture rooms are not reserved for teaching activities, the lecture rooms within the TPM building are also free to use as self-study spots. For the above, at all times, a room must be left properly with the furniture in its original condition and no disturbance is caused. When a lecture room is reserved for teaching activities, the room must be empty 15 minutes before the lesson begins. First Aid In case of emergency always contact the Service Desk (2789801). Lockers A limited number of lockers is available in the D-wing. You can use these lockers with your campus card. There is an instruction attached to the lockers. You can use the locker during a week (Monday up to and including Friday). Every Friday the lockers will be emptied and released. The remaining stuff will be left at the Service point in the main hall of the faculty. Smoking policy TU Delft supports the ambition of achieving a ‘smoke-free generation’ in the Netherlands. For this reason the TU Delft Campus is smoke-free. This means that staff, students and visitors of TU Delft are no longer allowed to smoke on a large area of the campus. Check out additional information about smoking policy XXL Weeks Prior to an examination period, days are set on which TPM has extended evening opening hours until 0:00. For the academic year 2024-2025, the following days have been set for TPM: Week 1.9: Monday 28 October, Tuesday 29 October, Wednesday 30 October Week 1.10: Monday 4 November, Tuesday 5 November, Wednesday 6 November Week 2.9: Monday 20 January, Tuesday 21 January, Wednesday 22 January Week 2.10: Monday 27 January, Tuesday 28 January, Wednesday 29 January Week 3.9: Monday 7 April, Tuesday 8 April, Wednesday 9 April Week 3.10: Monday 14 April, Tuesday 15 April, Wednesday 16 april Week 4.9: Monday 16 June, Tuesday 17 June, Wednesday 18 June Week 4.10: Monday 23 June, Tuesday 24 June, Wednesday 25 June The Echo, Pulse and Library buildings have more extended evening openings during the XXL weeks. Check the web pages of each building for this. Service Desk TPM 015 278 98 01 servicepunt-otbm@tudelft.nl Opening hours: Monday - Friday 8.00-17.30

Admission and application

If you want to be admitted to the MSc programme Technical Medicine, you have to meet the admission requirements. These requirements depend on your Bachelor's degree. Admission BSc degree from a Dutch university in Clinical Technology (Klinische Technologie/Technische Geneeskunde); Dutch and English Language requirement : the theoretical MSc programme will be taught in English, while the skills training and communication in the clinic will be in Dutch. Note that it is not possible to take courses in technical medicine in the Master’s programme if you are not registered as a Msc Technical Medicine full-time student. Enrolment You can enroll for the programme via Delft University of Technology ( Studielink ). All programmes start in September. There is a specific deadline for enrolment. Read more information on the administrative process . Possibilities for admission without a BSc degree in Clinical Technology Dutch-speaking students with limited deficiencies can apply for a bridging programme for the master Technical Medicine. Those students can apply via the selection procedure Bridging Programme Technical Medicine. Bachelor students with a degree of a Dutch University of Applied Sciences (HBO) are not admissible. The procedure is explained in Dutch below. Schakelprogramma Toelatingseisen Aanmelding & selectieprocedure Tijdlijn Schakelprogramma’s Overige informatie Om deel te kunnen nemen aan de selectieprocedure voor het schakeljaar van de master Technical Medicine aan de TU Delft, dien je te voldoen aan de volgende toelatingseisen: Je hebt één van onderstaande bacheloropleidingen afgerond of rondt deze af vóór 31 augustus in het jaar waarin het schakelprogramma start: Biomedische Technologie; Bewegingswetenschappen; Biomedische Wetenschappen; Medische Natuurwetenschappen. Je hebt jouw bacheloropleiding, of indien van toepassing de daarop volgende masteropleiding of het promotietraject, op het moment van de start van het schakeljaar, niet langer dan 5 jaar geleden afgerond; Je hebt, wanneer Nederlands niet je moedertaal is, een certificaat NT2-II. Dit is nodig, omdat de voertaal van het schakeljaar Nederlands is. Je hebt maximaal één keer eerder meegedaan aan de selectieprocedure voor het TM schakelprogramma. Je voldoet vóór 1 september aan de algemene toelatingseisen voor schakelstudenten van de TU Delft. Gezien de gelimiteerde beschikbare plekken in het schakelprogramma is het schakeljaar naar Technical Medicine alleen bedoeld voor kandidaten met de ambitie om daadwerkelijk daarna fulltime door te stromen naar de Master Technical Medicine. Ook is het volgen van het schakeljaar niet bedoeld voor kandidaten met ambities om een andere master naast Technical Medicine te volgen. Alleen studenten die binnen één jaar het schakelprogramma succesvol afronden, worden toegelaten tot de master Technical Medicine. Het voltooien van het schakelprogramma geeft geen recht op het Bachelordiploma Klinische Technologie. Aanmelding Kandidaten die aan de toelatingseisen voldoen kunnen zich tijdens de periode van 15 november 2024 t/m 15 januari 2025 via het aanmeldformulier aanmelden voor het TM schakelprogramma 2025-2026. Aanmeldformulier Schakelprogramma Technical Medicine 2025-2026 Op het inschrijfformulier worden o.a. de volgende zaken uitgevraagd: Persoonsgegevens Behaalde diploma’s Toelichting motivatie om te schakelen naar TM Toelichting oriëntatie op tracks binnen TM Toelichting oriëntatie op de master TM en het toekomstperspectief na het afstuderen Selectieprocedure De toelatingscommissie controleert aan de hand van het aanmeldformulier of een kandidaat geschikt is om te kunnen schakelen naar de master Technical Medicine. De toelatingscommissie beoordeelt de volgende aspecten: Voldoet de kandidaat aan de toelatingseisen zoals benoemd onder het kopje “Toelatingseisen”? Heeft de kandidaat al eerder meegedaan aan de selectieprocedure? Kan de kandidaat op tijd de bacheloropleiding afronden? Is het inschrijfformulier duidelijk en compleet ingevuld? Is de motivatie voor en inzicht in de master voldoende om succesvol het schakelprogramma af te ronden en in te stromen in de master? Indien er meer aanmeldingen zijn dan beschikbare plekken, zal er tussen alle geschikte kandidaten worden geloot wie een plek krijgen in het schakelprogramma. Uiterlijk 15 april 2025 horen kandidaten per mail of ze zijn toegelaten tot het schakeljaar, dan wel op een reservelijst worden geplaatst. Voor studiejaar 2025|2026 zijn 18 plekken voor het schakeljaar beschikbaar. 15 november - start aanmeldperiode schakelprogramma 15 januari - eind aanmeldperiode schakelprogramma 15 april - uiterlijke datum informeren toelating/afwijzing aan kandidaten 15 april tot eind juni - Kandidaten geven aan of ze hun plek in het programma accepteren 30 juni - uiterlijke datum aanmelding in Studielink voor geaccepteerde kandidaten Hieronder vind je de schakelprogramma’s van studiejaar 2024|2025. Meer informatie over de vakken binnen het schakelprogramma zijn te vinden in de studiegids . Er kunnen wijzigingen plaatsvinden in de schakelprogramma’s van dit jaar ten opzichte van de programma’s van komende jaren. De schakelprogramma’s worden elk studiejaar uiterlijk in juni definitief vastgesteld. Schakelprogramma's 2024|2025 Vrijstellingen Aangezien geneeskunde en techniek zijn geïntegreerd binnen zowel de vakken van de bachelor Klinische Technologie (en dus het schakeljaar) en de vakken en stages van de master Technical Medicine is het niet mogelijk om vrijstellingen te verkrijgen vanwege eerder behaalde vakken of stages. FAQ schakelprogramma TM Toelating en aanmelding TU Delft Vragen? Voor vragen kun je mailen naar de Toelatingscommissie Technical Medicine via toelating-ME@tudelft.nl .

Centre for Meaningful Human Control

Leading the design & development of systems under meaningful human control Launch of the centre The official launch of the CMHC is on 1 October at Mondai | House of AI. More information and registration here ! Subscribe to our mailing list Why meaningful human control? When systems have autonomous capabilities, meaningful human control is an issue: these systems may act too fast, or act based on data or processes that are too complex to understand and monitor, making it unclear who is morally responsible in case of errors. This issue is exacerbated when these systems are powered by AI (e.g. machine learning algorithms). More and more decisions previously made by humans are being placed in the hands of artificial systems. The complexity and capabilities of these systems challenge our traditional notions of control and responsibility. This leads to increasing worries about the role and responsibility of relevant humans around these systems. The principle of meaningful human control is all about designing and engineering systems in a way that relevant humans (users, bystanders, designers, organisations, policy makers) have the right amount of knowledge, time, and responsibility to maintain appropriate influence over such systems with autonomous capabilities. Our mission The centre for meaningful human control connects academics and practitioners aiming to conceptualise, design, implement, and assess systems under meaningful human control. We strive to be a lighthouse for collaboration among multiple stakeholders, while leveraging interdisciplinary expertise, existing initiatives at TU Delft, and an international network of collaborators at the forefront of research and practice on meaningful human control. We consolidate TU Delft’s unique expertise on meaningful human control, including the AiTech and the NWO project “Meaningful Human Control over Automated Driving Systems” , and expand towards a broad network of collaborators and practitioners. News & Events Our activities Our team More on meaningful human control Lecture: How can we keep robots under control? By Filippo Santoni de Sio, Universiteit van Nederland Interview: Ensuring that humans don’t become a machine's moral crumple zone with David Abbink and Geert-Jan Houben Playlist: Past talks from the AiTech Agora seminar series Research Handbook on Meaningful Human Control of Artificial Intelligence Systems

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New LDE trainee in D&I office

Keehan Akbari has started since the beginning of September as a new LDE trainee in the Diversity and Inclusion office. What motivated him to work for the D&I office, what does he expect to achieve during this traineeship? Read the short interview below! What motivated you to pursue your LDE traineeship in Diversity and Inclusion office of the TU Delft? I completed both bachelor's and master's degrees in Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology at Leiden University. Within these studies, my main area of interest was in themes of inclusion and diversity. After being hired as a trainee for the LDE traineeship, and discovering that one of the possible assignments belonged to the Diversity and Inclusion office, my choice was quickly made. I saw this as an excellent opportunity to put the theories I learned during my studies into practice. What specific skills or experiences do you bring to the D&I office that will help promote inclusivity on campus? I am someone who likes to connect rather than polarize, taking into account the importance of different perspectives and stakeholders. I believe that this is how one can achieve the most in fostering diversity and inclusion. You need to get multiple parties on board to get the best results. What are your main goals as you begin your role here, and how do you hope to make an impact? An important goal for me this year is to get students more involved in diversity and inclusion at the university. One way I will try to accomplish this is by contributing to the creation of D&I student teams. By establishing a D&I student team for faculties, it will be possible to deal with diversity- and inclusion-related issues that apply and relate to the specific department. How do you plan to engage with different (student) communities within the university? Since I am new to TU Delft, the first thing I need to do is expand my network here. Therefore, I am currently busy exploring the university and getting to know various stakeholders. Moreover, I intend to be in close contact with various student and study organizations to explore together how to strengthen cooperation on diversity and inclusion. Welcome to the team Keehan and we wish you lots of success with your traineeship!

Researchers from TU Delft and Cambridge University collaborate on innovative methods to combat Climate Change

For over a year and a half, researchers from TU Delft and the Cambridge University Centre for Climate Repair have worked together on groundbreaking techniques to increase the reflectivity of clouds in the fight against global warming. During a two-day meeting, the teams are discussing their progress. Researchers at Cambridge are focusing on the technical development of a system that can spray seawater, releasing tiny salt crystals into the atmosphere to brighten the clouds. The team from TU Delft, led by Prof. Dr. Ir. Herman Russchenberg, scientific director of the TU Delft Climate Action Program and professor of Atmospheric Remote Sensing, is studying the physical effects of this technique. Prof. Russchenberg emphasizes the importance of this research: "We have now taken the first steps towards developing emergency measures against climate change. If it proves necessary, we must be prepared to implement these techniques. Ideally, we wouldn't need to use them, but it's important to investigate how they work now." Prof. Dr. Ir. Stefan Aarninkhof, dean of the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, expresses pride in the team as the first results of this unique collaboration are becoming visible. If the researchers in Delft and Cambridge can demonstrate the potential of the concept, the first small-scale experiments will responsibly begin within a year. This research has been made possible thanks to the long-term support from the Refreeze the Arctic Foundation, founded by family of TU Delft alumnus Marc Salzer Levi . Such generous contributions enable innovative and high-impact research that addresses urgent global challenges like climate change. Large donations like these enable the pursuit of innovative, high-impact research that may not otherwise be feasible, demonstrating how our collective effort and investment in science can lead to real, transformative solutions for global challenges like climate change. Climate-Action Programme

How system safety can make Machine Learning systems safer in the public sector

Machine Learning (ML), a form of AI where patterns are discovered in large amounts of data, can be very useful. It is increasingly used, for example, in chatbot Chat GPT, facial recognition, or speech software. However, there are also concerns about the use of ML systems in the public sector. How do you prevent the system from, for example, discriminating or making large-scale mistakes with negative effects on citizens? Scientists at TU Delft, including Jeroen Delfos, investigated how lessons from system safety can contribute to making ML systems safer in the public sector. “Policymakers are busy devising measures to counter the negative effects of ML. Our research shows that they can rely much more on existing concepts and theories that have already proven their value in other sectors,” says Jeroen Delfos. Jeroen Delfos Learning from other sectors In their research, the scientists used concepts from system safety and systems theory to describe the challenges of using ML systems in the public sector. Delfos: “Concepts and tools from the system safety literature are already widely used to support safety in sectors such as aviation, for example by analysing accidents with system safety methods. However, this is not yet common practice in the field of AI and ML. By applying a system-theoretical perspective, we view safety not only as a result of how the technology works, but as the result of a complex set of technical, social, and organisational factors.” The researchers interviewed professionals from the public sector to see which factors are recognized and which are still underexposed. Bias There is room for improvement to make ML systems in the public sector safer. For example, bias in data is still often seen as a technical problem, while the origin of that bias may lie far outside the technical system. Delfos: “Consider, for instance, the registration of crime. In neighbourhoods where the police patrol more frequently, logically, more crime is recorded, which leads to these areas being overrepresented in crime statistics. An ML system trained to discover patterns in these statistics will replicate or even reinforce this bias. However, the problem lies in the method of recording, not in the ML system itself.” Reducing risks According to the researchers, policymakers and civil servants involved in the development of ML systems would do well to incorporate system safety concepts. For example, it is advisable to identify in advance what kinds of accidents one wants to prevent when designing an ML system. Another lesson from system safety, for instance in aviation, is that systems tend to become more risky over time in practice, because safety becomes subordinate to efficiency as long as no accidents occur. “It is therefore important that safety remains a recurring topic in evaluations and that safety requirements are enforced,” says Delfos. Read the research paper .