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One week count-down for our workshop at the DRS2024 Boston! If you believe in data as design research and love to walk around the city, the workshop "The human-centric isochrone: redefining the study area" is for you. With this workshop, we will challenge a data-driven method to map temporal dimensions of accessibility (isochrones) through the critical lens of our own experience of the urban space. We will invite participants to explore the surroundings of Ruggles station, near the event venue. Save the date: Mon 24th of June, from 2:00-5:30pm. 🚉In the (re)design of user-friendly stations - so relevant for the decarbonization of the built environment - walkability is a very important factor. However, the established data-driven approaches to design, using buffers or isochrones, fail to model human perception of distances. 🧠Alongside with Assistant Professor Dr. Manuela Triggianese and Post-doc Saba Golchehr, PhD, we will introduce you to these concepts in urban analysis, then bring you along a playful mission to collect human experience data. We will wrap up the day with an engaging session for the co-creation of our version of the human-centric isochrone. 👐🏽We expect to collectivelly discover an alternative perspective on how to define the study area prioritizing the human experience, combining the use of geospatial data for strategic and tactical methods with more visceral ways of thinking and working. After all, we are creative designers ;) Looking very much forward to it! #DesignResearchSociety #DRS Design Research Society (DRS) #NortheasternUniversity #HarvardGSD #MIT Center for Design

#WorldSpaceWeek 2024 This week, at the University of Düsseldorf's first semester welcoming event, the #UNIVERSEH booth took off! 🌍🔭 In celebration of #WorldSpaceWeek, the stand provided a unique opportunity to explore how space connects us all, beyond borders and disciplines. UNIVERSEH offers students the chance to engage with the future of space exploration through international programs, mobility opportunities, and interdisciplinary studies.🛰️ The display emphasized that space is not just the domain of scientists and engineers—it’s a field that invites students from all backgrounds, whether they’re interested in technology, business, law, or the arts, to contribute to this expanding frontier. 🚀✨ UNIVERSEH is creating pathways for students to become part of this global space community, helping them develop the skills, knowledge, and networks they need to succeed in this dynamic field. With events like this, the message is clear: space is for everyone, and the future is brighter when people from different walks of life come together to dream big. #UNIVERSEH #WorldSpaceWeek #SpaceForEveryone #EuropeInSpace #InnovationInSpace #SpaceExploration #NextGenPioneers #InterdisciplinaryEducation #GlobalCollaboration

SPACEMAKING, OR WHY WE NEED ART OUTSIDE THE ART WORLD (AND HOW TO GET IT THERE) With our project SUSTAIN, a joint project of De Haagse Hogeschool / The Hague University of Applied Sciences and Avans University of Applied Sciences, we researched the role of so-called #Spacemakers. Spacemakers are parties that aim to contribute to system change by making space for art in unusual places, such as within the economy, science, or technology. The objective: have art play a meaningful role in the transition to a sustainable and just society. Six Spacemakers were part of the SUSTAIN research: Art Partner, Circus Andersom (Circus the other way Around), Future of Work, In4Art, Stichting V2-Organisatie, Instituut voor de Instabiele Media , and Waag Futurelab. Through this practical research, SUSTAIN provides more insight into the precise role, methods, and added value of Spacemakers in the necessary transition. With our research we aim to contribute to the further development of this field. SUSTAIN has resulted in two outcomes: * The Spacemaker Toolbox, a practical tool for Spacemakers to explore and professionalize their work from within. * The Spacemaker Stories, a series of booklets (‘cahiers’) in which we look at Spacemakers’ practices from a bit of a distance and help Spacemakers better articulate what they do, why they do it, how they do it, and what value/impact they create with it. In the weeks to come, we will be highlighting some of the key elements of our Spacemakers research. But do feel free to download the toolbox and cahiers in one go! The research was conducted by Jacco van Uden (professor of Change Management), Godelieve Spaas (professor of Economy in Common), Olga Mink, Marga Rotteveel, and Kim Caarls. Kindly supported by Nationaal Regieorgaan Praktijkgericht Onderzoek SIA Lija Groenewoud van Vliet Rodolfo Groenewoud van Vliet Sandra Boer Jetske Freeve Zeynep Birsel Lucas Evers Michel Van Dartel Martijn Engelbregt Esmé Calis Margot Custers Kenniscentrum Digital Operations & Finance Luca de Boer

Dear all, May I bring your attention to the following: Hybrid Conference "Clean Oceans and Mapping our seas - using advanced 3D digitisation technologies for preserving our cultural heritage." Date: June 19th, Birgu, Malta The conference's main sections will cover mainly: 1. The European Vision for 3D Digitised Cultural Heritage 2. Reuse and Sustainability: Covering the Latest Digitisation Methodologies and Standards 3. Case Studies from Cyprus, Malta, and Norway: Showcasing how each country is digitising traditional boats. 4. Challenges and Methods in Digitizing Underwater Cultural Heritage, Underwater digitisation from Malta and Norway 5. Horizon-funded digitisation projects where Heritage Malta is a key partner. 6. "Revitalizing Maritime Museums: Connecting with Modern Audiences through Contemporary Themes. These topics will be of great interest to museologists, cultural heritage experts, and practitioners in multimedia, digital tools, digital outreach and interpretation, audience development, and digitization. We encourage you to register for FREE and participate in the online event. Registration is free https://lnkd.in/e4NScjW4 hashtag #HeritageMalta hashtag #3D hashtag #Culturalheritage hashtag #Oceans hashtag #climatechange hashtag #TwinIT! hashtag #Europeana hashtaghashtag #UNESCO hashtag #MUST hashtag #StavangerMaritimeMuseum hashtag #CleanOceans https://lnkd.in/e4NScjW4

For all colleagues interested in #3D, #museums, #maritime and #underwater #Culturalheritage - pencil 19th June in your diaries and register for a #free #online conference! Registration and full details on https://lnkd.in/dzSJ6X-N This #HeritageMalta event brings to you yet another European forum with the #TwinIT! label. The conference will cover several topics: 1. The European Vision for 3D Digitised Cultural Heritage 2. Reuse and Sustainability: Covering the Latest Digitisation Methodologies and Standards 3. Case Studies from Cyprus, Malta, and Norway: Showcasing how each country is digitising traditional boats. 4. Challenges and Methods in Digitizing Underwater Cultural Heritage, Underwater digitisation from Malta and Norway 5. Horizon-funded digitisation projects where Heritage Malta is a key partner. 6. "Revitalizing Maritime Museums: Connecting with Modern Audiences through Contemporary Themes. If you are a museologist, cultural heritage expert, or practitioner in multimedia, digital tools, digital outreach and interpretation, audience development, and digitization, this event will definitely offer useful insights to you! Hear about the work of Anthony Cassar, Marinos Ioannides, Valentine Charles, Maja Pace Sausmekat, Andrew Pace and many other experts! #Oceans #climatechange #TwinIT! #Europeana #UNESCO #MUST #StavangerMaritimeMuseum #CleanOceans

While the 'actual' work (research and innovation activities) is being done in the other work packages, it is exhilarating to be part of this EU-funded consortium, driving impactful change together. Our collective hard work, creative thinking, and continuous refinement have culminated in the draft V4SAFETY framework. This draft is intended to foster further discussion within the consortium and advisory board, as well as with a wider group of external stakeholders. Curious? Check out our intermediate results » https://lnkd.in/eGZh86An #collaboration #scicomm #safetyassessment #scientificresearch SWOV | Ragnhild Davidse Govert Schermers

Doctoral researcher Lucas van der Meer from Z_GIS - Department of Geoinformatics, University of Salzburg presented the CITWIN project last week at the #mobilTUM2024 in Munich. This is a conference organized by the Chair of Urban Structure and Transport Planning at the Technical University of Munich (TUM openLAB Urban Mobility), focusing on the future of mobility and urban space. Special attention was paid to the concept of the 15-minute city, and its implementation in practice. Lucas talked about the potential and challenges of urban digital twin technology in the context of 15-minute cities. Can urban digital twins be more than just a hype? Can they be of practical use in the planning process of human-centred cities when we are aware of their limitations, and honest about them in our interpretation and communication? What questions can we actually ask them? And where do humans fit in? These are all questions that we aim to address within the project, moving towards a socio-technical perspective on urban digital twins with explicit human involvement in all phases of the feedback loop. Interested in the project? Follow this page on LinkedIn and reach out to us if you have comments, questions, ideas, or more. A big thank you to the organizing team at TU Munich for creating such an interesting and enjoyable event!

🌊 Exciting News! 🌊 From July 8th to 19th, Rui Prieto was honoured to be a guest speaker at the Marine Robotics Summer School, engaging with 26 talented MIT Portugal Program and Portuguese university students. These bright minds share a passion for marine robotics, oceanography, ocean observation, marine biology, ecology, and ecosystem mapping. Rui shared his insights on technological approaches to studying and protecting whales, dolphins, and their habitats. One of the key case studies highlighted was the development of solutions for reducing ship strike risk as part of the OCEAN project. This includes: 🌊Development of Passive Acoustic Monitoring solutions by our partner Teledyne RESON Technologies Incorporated. 🌊Our partner Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya automated the detection of whales and containers in satellite images. Check out more about this event here: https://lnkd.in/eTpjeaBA To find out more about the OCEAN Project visit: https://lnkd.in/eQKfRg7f #MarineRobotics #OceanConservation #MIT

Annalisa Dominoni, Associate Professor at the Department of Design of Politecnico di Milano, is the author of “Design for Sustainability and Inclusion in Space. How New European Bauhaus Principles Drive Nature & Parastronauts Projects”, published by Springer Publishing. This three-chapter book offers a cutting-edge perspective of design for space and aims to increase astronauts’ wellbeing and performance creating a more sustainable and inclusive environment. An objective that is also supported and promoted by the European Community within the New European Bauhaus project (NEB). Thanks to design - a bridge between science, technology, and beauty - space opens up to new creative experiments, placing the human being at the center of the interplanetary exploration programs to ensure safer, more comfortable, and efficient extra-terrestrial habitats. The digital book is downloadable at the following link: https://shorturl.at/imuRZ #polimi #designpolimi #research #publication #spacedesign #wellbeing #sustainability

The use of composite structures in space applications is driven by the sucess in their use for aircrafts, as they demonstrate large reduction in weight, and consequently, lower energy consumption. Joaquín Alfonso Castro Cruces's work consists in developing a topological optimisation method for satellite structures with an innovating 3D-printing technology, whilst addressing additional constraints due to the criticality of the fibres orientation. #Space4ReLaunch #EarthObservation #ReusableLaunchers Wallonie - SPW Énergie Université catholique de Louvain Université libre de Bruxelles University of Liège Sirris | Innovation forward Multitel Cenaero Centre Spatial de Liège ULiège - RISE Pierre Duysinx