A comparison between the cities of Amsterdam (the Netherlands) and Barcelona (Spain), two fast growing cities which have both approached the smart city concept in different ways, leading to contrasting results in the degree of smart city projects and their ability to upscale those projects.
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Unmanned systems & sustainability @Formula 1

Unmanned systems; Developments & challenges
<strong>Pieter Elands,</strong> Program Manager Unmanned Systems at TNO, is an experienced manager of people and complex research programs. Pieter will share insights into the latest developments and key challenges in the field of unmanned systems. With a strong background in Aerospace and Defence, responsibility for coordinating research on unmanned systems and extensive knowledge of how unmanned systems are deployed in today’s military operations, the talk will explore technological, organizational, and strategic challenges.
Sustainability at the F1 Heineken Dutch Grand Prix
Dimitri Bonthuis is director Media & Sports Development at SportVibes and currently involved in major events like ABN AMRO Open and F1 Heineken Dutch Grand Prix. At the Dutch GP he is responsible for sustainability. This evening, Dimitri will talk about his experiences with sustainability at the Grand Prix, exploring how he approaches the topic, which innovations have been key, the challenges of driving sustainable initiatives, and how these efforts fit into a broader strategic vision.
21.00 Networking with coffee/tea
Sensemakers workshop on open source LLM's

Michiel Bontenbal will give a practical update on running open source LLM’s locally
De workshop is in het Engels maar we spreken ook Nederlands!
Lezing generatieve AI en deepfakes (Dutch)

Kun je nog weten wat betrouwbaar is in tijden van generatieve AI en deepfakes?
Deze Nederlandstalige lezing is bedoeld voor iedereen die meer wil weten over de risico’s van deepfakes (denk aan stemklonen, plaatjes en chatgpt).
Wat is de globale werking, waar kom je het tegen, wanneer moet je extra voorzichtig zijn en wat kun je doen om jezelf te beschermen en manipulaties te doorzien.
@nancyzikken Thanks for the info! I've posted my thesis to the smart city academy :)
Hi Tijn, last week we opened a space on the Amsterdam Smart City platform where everyone can put online researches, investigations, tools and methodologies about the smart city. It is called the Smart City Academy. Would you like to add your research to this?
Please find the Academy here: https://amsterdamsmartcity.com/themes/smartcityacademy
You can add your contribution here: https://amsterdamsmartcity.com/academy/researches-and-theses. You can link to your research if you upload it on for instance Google Drive.
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