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Emma Schep door Jimena Gauna voor Waag

Emma SchepCommunicator

Emma Schep is a communicator with Waag's Smart Citizens Lab and Urban Ecology Lab within the research group Life.

In addition to her work at Waag, Emma works as a design researcher at KETTER&Co. She studied Language and Culture Studies at the University of Utrecht and followed the Master's in Gender & Postcolonial Studies. She obtained a master's degree in Information Design at the Design Academy Eindhoven.

Labs

Current projects

Human Values for Smarter Cities

Beveiligingscamera in de stad
Smart Citizens Lab
In Human Values for Smarter Cities, Waag Futurelab investigates the process of procurement when applying smart city technology in public spaces.

Imagining public connectivity

FabLearn onderwijsconferentie
Smart Citizens Lab
The lack of meaningful imaginaries about 5G and the knowledge concentration within industries are catalysts of public distrust. We aim to create a shared knowledge base among citizens and governments to include citizens in official local decision-making processes around 5G.

Thermo-staat

Thermo-staat
Smart Citizens Lab
Together with citizens, investigative journalists and scientists, Waag research heat stress in the Netherlands.

NWA Route Smart Liveable Cities

NWA route Smart Liveable Cities
Smart Citizens Lab
Waag organises the route management around public programmes relating to ‘Smart, liveable cities’, aiming to better connect science with society.

Hollandse Luchten

Woman with sensor
Smart Citizens Lab
Hollandse Luchten is a citizens science project where we involve citizens in measuring air quality in their environment in the Province of North Holland.