The Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel (UZB) and Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) are seeking a highly motivated PhD candidate to join the interdisciplinary FWO-SBO funded project ANTICIPATE (Artificial Intelligence and Epidemic Modeling to Prepare Hospitals for the Next Respiratory Pathogen with Pandemic Potential). Project Overview The COVID-19 pandemic exposed critical gaps in our ability to detect and...Read More

Are you an experienced researcher looking to make a significant impact in the field of AI to stand better prepared for the next pandemic? Join our FWO-SBO project ANTICIPATE, starting in October 2025, to help hospitals detect respiratory viruses early and optimize pandemic response strategies. Your profile: PhD in computer science, with a specialisation in...Read More

Do you want to be at the forefront of using computer science to make us better prepared for future pandemics? Are you excited to use reinforcement learning (RL) algorithms to learn new things and to help experts with their decisions? Join our FWO-SBO project ANTICIPATE, a collaboration between VUB and UA, starting in October 2025....Read More

Are you passionate about coming up with new reinforcement learning (RL) algorithms to support real-world problems? Do you want to contribute to early detection of respiratory viruses and optimize pandemic response strategies? Then we are looking for you! Join our FWO-SBO project ANTICIPATE, a collaboration between VUB, the University of Antwerp, and the Brussels University...Read More

Tim Brys published this article in De Standaard. Generatieve AI zit in de eerste fase van enshittification. Vandaag mag ze soms nog naar rozengeur ruiken, morgen zal dat heel anders zijn. Denk maar niet dat u er dan uw neus voor zult ophalen. Dan begrijpt u het proces van enshittification niet: zelfs als het stinkt, zult u naar...Read More

Prof. Tom Lenaerts and his colleagues, in the first place Inês Terrucha, recently published an experimental study on how delegation to AI/agents may affect outcomes in a social dilemma in the prestigious PNAS journal. Read more in Dutch here, or in English here.Read More

Joost Vennekens published this article in De Standaard. Woorden zijn belangrijk. Zeker als het gaat over dingen die fout lopen, en hoe verantwoordelijk we ons daarvoor voelen. Zo zeggen computerwetenschappers niet: “Oei, ik heb een fout gemaakt bij het programmeren”, maar ontdekken we een “bug” in de code. De oorsprong van deze uitdrukking is letterlijk:...Read More

Overview We are seeking a highly motivated and talented Postdoctoral Researcher to join our interdisciplinary team working at the intersection of artificial intelligence and epidemiology. The successful candidate will focus on the development and application of reinforcement learning (RL) techniques to inform pandemic mitigation strategies using advanced epidemic modeling frameworks, including individual-based (agent-based) models. A...Read More

Project Description We are glad to announce the launch of a new research project based on the collaboration between the Mathematics and Data Science (MADS) research group at Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and the Centre for Reproductive Medicine at UZ Brussel (Brussels IVF). This project aims at helping the field of assisted reproductive technology (ART)...Read More

Tim Brys published this article in De Standaard. Met AI haalt de realiteit stilaan de sciencefiction in. Dat kan ons verblinden voor de aanstormende werkelijkheid, die we wegzetten als “iets uit de films” en dus, per definitie, niet realistisch. In 2013 kwam de film Her uit, over een man die een romantisch-seksuele relatie ontwikkelt met zijn artificieel-intelligente...Read More