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HCAI-ep 2026: Human-Centered AI in Practice
The Human-Centered AI Education & Practice (HCAI-ep) conference focuses on how to design and evaluate AI systems that remain aligned with human values and real-world constraints. This is exactly where many organisations struggle today, especially in light of emerging regulation such as the EU AI Act. At HCAI-ep, we presented our work on fairness requirements…
Pavlo Burda
GDPR and ethics requirements for scientific research with personal data
Scientific research frequently involves collecting and analysing personal data, which brings researchers into direct contact with the GDPR and ethical responsibilities. Yet many researchers struggle to understand GDPR requirements for scientific research, which rules apply and how to implement them in practice.
Pavlo Burda
Call for companies: research projects for VU Business track 2026
For the upcoming 2026 edition of the VU’s Computer Science Bachelor Research projects, ICT Institute is again organising the Computer Science Business Track where we supervise a new cohort of student teams working on real-world, data-driven challenges. We are looking for innovative companies in the Netherlands (from scale-ups to public organisations) with substantial data, AI,…
Pavlo Burda
Computer Science research results
In 2025 more than 20 computer science students completed their thesis project with support from ICT institute. In this article you can find the titles and topics of the completed research projects as well as some main results. The projects ranged from data science e-health AI applications to software prototypes for cybersecurity analytics. Research approach…
Pavlo Burda
Understanding Social Engineering attacks at CHI 2025
This April, I’ll be presenting my research on social engineering attacks at the 2025 ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) in Yokohama, Japan. CHI brings together a global community of researchers, designers, and practitioners who explore the future of how humans interact with technology. As the premier conference on Human-Computer Interaction, this…
Pavlo Burda