Aris Ham door Jimena Gauna, Waag Futurelab

Aris HamProject Manager

Aris Ham is a project manager at Waag Futurelab, focusing on Future Internet Lab and Commons Lab projects.

Previously, Aris worked at film-oriented organisations, including a film distributor and an association for new image makers. Aris is trained as a marketer and media scientist. In 2022, he completed a master's degree in New Media and Digital Culture at the University of Amsterdam. Aris is specifically interested in the role of ethics and design as tools within a rapidly changing digital environment. How do we ensure that public values and private interests can co-exist?

Current projects

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Future Internet Lab

Human-AI Collaboration for Quantum Technologies

This project explores the collaboration between human and artificial intelligence for quantum systems and their scientific applications. It aims to create new research opportunities and contributes to both the development of quantum technology and broader societal knowledge on this topic.
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Commons Lab

Digit-Able

Digit-Able aims to strengthen the digital capabilities and skills of social enterprises
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Future Internet Lab

Data standards personal data

Waag Futurelab uses participatory methodology to develop a new standard for data sharing based on public values.
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Future Internet Lab

Mobifree

Mobifree aims to bring about change in the development and use of mobile software in Europe by citizens, businesses, non-profit organisations and governments.
Mensen die aan een tafel met een workshop bezig zijn. Ze praten met elkaar en op tafel ligt een vel papier met stiften ernaast.
Future Internet Lab

Responsible Business Models

In this project, Waag and HvA investigate the conditions for digital public spaces and the fundamental aspects of a responsible business model.
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Maker Education Lab

Quantum Inspire

The potential of quantum technology is enormous, but how do we get the conversation in society started about the impact?
CATRIN project, Waaag, 2022
Future Internet Lab

CATRIN

Controllable, Accountable, Transparent: the Responsible Internet. Waag is working on a foundation for a new internet to increase trust in the digital world.
PublicSpaces Conference 2024
Future Internet Lab

PublicSpaces

Waag is a co-initiator of the PublicSpaces Foundation, a coalition of now 70 public organisations working together on a digital ecosystem based on public values.