Review of successful 'Food for Thought Inspiration Session'
18-11-2022
On November 17, our Digital Life research group gave two interesting Food for Thought presentations at the Amstel Campus: about the Modular Online Platform ánd the design of human-oriented AI systems of the future. All participants listened breathlessly while enjoying a tasty lunch!
This monthly lunch meeting of the Centre for Applied Research FDMCI and Center of Expertise for Creative Innovation (CoECI) is intended for researchers, lecturers and students. Two speakers will update you on current research, new inventions and their lessons learned.
Somaya Ben Allouch, lecturer at the Digital Life research group, opened the November session with a short introduction. She mentioned that the lectorate is engaged in applied research into the design, development, use, implementation and evaluation of digital technology within the domain of health and well-being from a human perspective.
Modular Online Platform: one platform, multiple applications
For the People in Movement (MiB) programme, research is being carried out within the triangle of nutrition, exercise and technology. Applications are regularly developed to stimulate behavioral change in the field of nutrition and exercise. Since the basic elements of these digital tools often correspond, a MiB platform has been developed that can be used as a starting point for new projects.
Michel Oey, a researcher at the Digital Life lectorate for five years, showed in this hands-on presentation, based on the 'SO-NUTS' case, how this platform can be used to optimize the lifestyle of participants.< p>
This project also raises the question of how participants from different backgrounds and lifestyles can be more easily involved in the research.
The modular online platform was developed from a seed money project, funded by CoECI.
Designing human-centered AI systems of the future
Within the EU project DCODE, the emphasis is on the design of AI systems for future society. One specific research project focuses on the question: 'What skills and competences do designers need to work and speculate with data and data-driven systems?'
During this Food for Thought meeting, Mugdha Patil, PhD student at the Digital Life research group, spoke in an intriguing way about this sub-project that focuses on developing prototypes of new professional roles and design practices for future digital societies. To make an adequate proposal, her research focuses on speculative design practices in relation to contemporary pedagogical views with the aim of arriving at new insights.
We look back on a successful Food for Thought meeting in front of a full room!