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Spider Webs inspire State-of-the-Art Sensor Design
For the past two years, quantum sensing technology specialist Richard Norte (Department of Precision Microsystems Engineering) has been working intensively with machine learning expert Miguel Bessa (Department of Materials Science & Engineering) - a collaboration that has led to a real breakthrough in science.
An all-time high for far-infrared space exploration
Next year, a helium balloon the size of a soccer stadium will bring a NASA telescope to the edge of space. This project is called GUSTO, and it will help scientists understand galactic evolution by probing interstellar gas. Its most important payload are three detectors developed by Jian Rong Gao and his teams at TU Delft and SRON, without which the telescope would be blind as to its mission purpose.
Using artificial intelligence to eye the quantum computer
Imagine if we could find an alternative to plastic by using a quantum computer and artificial intelligence, to help us decide on all the best ideas that chemists have?
Engineering the evolution of the Internet
Many of us don’t realise that the internet is under great pressure. This network of networks is becoming increasingly complex, almost to the point of being unworkable. Human configuration errors are causing more and more major disruptions – far more than even those caused by hackers, for example. Added to that is the pressure of climate change, and extreme weather that can damage networks. The answer lies in making the internet more flexible and robust. Fernando Kuipers, Professor of Internet Science, sees part of the solution coming from a self-regulating internet, in which artificial intelligence (AI) determines the network’s configuration and evolution.
The human factor in software testing – from curse to blessing
Our lives heavily depend on software, from the cars we drive to the bank cards we use to pay. And if that software is solid – that is, well tested so that few bugs reach the user – then our lives are mostly better for it. "But the reality is, unfortunately, that developers are not always willing or able to test their software, and neither are their executives," explains Andy Zaidman. As a professor of software engineering, he is therefore researching better and more robust ways of testing software, taking into account both the technical and the human factor. The goal: simply better software.
Human-Centered Multimedia: making remote togetherness possible
After two years of COVID-19 we all know that communicating through a flat screen is exhausting. Since long before that, professor Pablo Cesar has been focussing his research on highly realistic volumetric video conferencing which will allow smooth, natural, communication and collaboration – making remoteness a thing of the past.
Paint robot Bob Rob serves Delft Blue apprenticeship
Painting is something that we see as an exclusively human skill - a combination of manual dexterity and creativity. Yet researchers at the Faculty of Industrial Design are investigating how far a robot can get in the art of painting. Painting Delft Blue tiles is the latest robotic highlight.
Heritage planning and public participation using AI
Artificial intelligence can lend a hand in heritage conservation. It can analyse the opinions of the public and those of scholars, and determine whether these are reflected in policy documents. In her doctoral research, Mahda Foroughi developed a methodology for doing so. “It is a valuable tool for achieving inclusive heritage planning and can also come in handy in the context of the future “Omgevingswet” – the Environment Act,” she says.
Smart data collected from grandmother’s living room
Chatting with family via a hologram or selecting your own camera angles for your favourite club’s football match. Computer scientist Pablo Cesar is researching how we can make these kinds of applications possible.
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