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Jikke van den Ende door Jimena Gauna

Jikke van den EndeProject Manager

Jikke van den Ende is project manager with Waag's Life group, focusing on the themes of citizen science, smart cities and ecology.

Jikke holds a master's in Artificial Intelligence at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and obtained her bachelor's degree in Beta Gamma studies at University of Amsterdam. She is specifically interested in the ethics of technology. Such as the role of algorithms, data and self-learning machines in making agriculture and horticulture more sustainable: how can these technologies be designed and used based on public values? In addition, Jikke likes to explore how raw data can be turned into an understandable data-analysis for everyone.

Labs

Current projects

boekenkast
Future Internet Lab

Balanced Choices

Waag develops a recommender application for libraries and other cultural institutions where values such as privacy and autonomy are central and the data is managed by the end-user themselves
Hackathon de groene stad
Smart Citizens Lab

The Energy Transition in the Amsterdam Metropolis

How can the position of social initiative be strengthened so that they can produce 33% of electricity and heat demand in the Amsterdam metropolitan region by 2050?
Webcambeelden van Tata Steel
Smart Citizens Lab

Spotting Toxic Clouds

In the project Spotting Toxic Clouds Waag Futurelab, the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and citizens work together on the development of an AI tool that can automatically detect toxic clouds from Tata Steel.
Screen with ChatGPT
Future Internet Lab

Social research agenda for AI

Making researchers in the field of AI more aware of the questions and concerns surrounding AI that exist in society.
Co-creatie public stack summit Waag
Smart Citizens Lab

Science in the Cloud

The project Science in the Cloud researches how online platform KennisCloud should be designed for scientists, citizen scientists and knowledge institutions to collaborate on social and scientific issues.
Beveiligingscamera in de stad
Smart Citizens Lab

Human Values for Smarter Cities

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

Imagining public connectivity

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.
Big Data
Future Internet Lab

Support NWA Route: Value creation through responsible AI and Big Data

Policy makers, private developers and researchers discuss questions about the National Research Agenda's big data.
NWA route Smart Liveable Cities
Smart Citizens Lab

NWA Route Smart Liveable Cities

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

Hollandse Luchten

Hollandse Luchten is a citizens science project where we involve citizens in measuring air quality in their environment in the Province of North Holland.

Closed projects

Mensen in een groene omgeving met op de achtergrond een kas met zonnepanelen
Smart Citizens Lab

Social Initiative in the Energy Transition

Commissioned by the Nationaal Klimaat Platform (NKP), Waag Futurelab worked on the design of a programme on Social Initiative in the Energy Transition.