Author Sieuwert van Otterloo
Dr. Sieuwert van Otterloo is a court-certified IT expert with interests in agile, security, software research and IT-contracts. He is a also an ISO 27001 and NEN 7510 auditor and AI researcher.
Our wishes for 2026: more fairness less presents
The people of ICT Institute are grateful for all the many opportunities we had this year. We had the freedom to pursue our interest and were given opportunities to work for some of the best companies. We want to thank our clients for their trust by donating some of our profits to good causes.
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GDPR, AI and ethics requirements for research
Scientific research must be done carefully and responsibly, with limited use of AI and respect for privacy regulations. This is especially true for applied computer science where researchers collect and analyse personal data. This article explains for which rules apply and how to implement them in practice.
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ISO 27001 auditor training
ICT Institute offers a dedicated “ISO 27001 auditor” training. The training is accessible for anyone who is already familiar with ISO 27001 and wants to become an ISMS auditor, for instance to do ISMS internal audits.
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Summerschool in Human Centered AI
Every year Utrecht University and Utrecht University of Applied Sciences organize a series of summer course for international student that want to learn more about an advanced topic and also visit Utrecht. One of the most popular courses is the one week course “Introduction to AI and Machine Learning” led by Sietske Tacoma, Pavlo Burda…
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Fairness definitions explained and illustrated with examples
Burda, P. and Van Otterloo, S 2025. Fairness definitions explained and illustrated with examples. Computers and Society Research Journal (2025), 2 DOI: https://doi.org/10.54822/PASR6281 Abstract Algorithms are increasingly used to make or support decisions, such as recruitment and selection, loan approval, fraud detection, classification and prediction. This has raised important questions on how to assure the…
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