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Willy Siegel: bounces and stretches technology

For long, the idea of automation was to replace people. But what if things go wrong? It’s still humans who need to anticipate, react and be flexible like a feather for things to end well. Willy Siegel states that humanity and technology cannot be separated. Rather, they need to interact. Willy has a name for it. It’s called resilience engineering.
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Vincent The: gets the ball rolling

Patients with chronic diseases see general practitioners, neurologists, physiotherapists, and the list continues. It would make sense for these experts to align their treatments to benefit the patient most. But Vincent The knows that reality can be different. His PhD focuses on information quality and decision-making in healthcare. In fact, motivating himself and others to be better is a common theme in his life.
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Vic van Dijk: ‘It’s all in the membrane’

Hardcore technology versus politics and fundamental research versus implementations in industry. Vic van Dijk has it all. Welcome to the mysterious world of silica coatings, beer and improving the position of students as inhabitants of Enschede.
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Csaba Daday: research like bridge and chess

Glow in the dark proteins sound artificial and futuristic. But they aren’t. Csaba Daday came all the way to Twente from Romania via Iceland to work on theoretical models that explain this natural phenomenon. So what are they? Why is it important? And also, how does it compare to chess?
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Niels Baas: 'we need to talk'

The Internet is where all the bad things happen. Grooming, sexting, cyber bullying, you name it. Our children are naive creatures who need to be protected from all of this. Or is it? Niels Baas strongly disagrees. ´Parents need to learn how to talk with their children again.´
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Mehmet Demirel: the Rhine man

Meet the Turkish man who cycled along the rhine, initiated Dutch toastmasters and already achieved his ‘nirvana’ publication before finishing his PhD. Mehmet Demirel will defend his thesis on low flows in the rhine this month. And yes, his short thesis presentation will be in Dutch.
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Fabienne van der Kleij: learning takes you places

Where other students can’t wait to see the day when they won’t have anything to do with tests anymore, Fabienne van der Kleij made it the topic of her PhD. Finishing 19 December, she has become an expert in how feedback in computer-based assessments can contribute to better learning results. It took her to Tel Aviv and Paris, and Brisbane awaits her.
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Annelies Geerts: champion of the double PhD’s

She is the first Phd to get a doctorate degree from the University of Twente and the catholic University of Leuven. she is also the first to get a Phd education certificate in the Innovation & entrepreneurship track of Twente Graduate school. annelies Geerts’ study on effective innovation strategies in established companies is innovative in itself.
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Shaun Lodder: 'I mimic neurologists'

What started out with an intention to replace doctors, resulted in a software program to help them instead. Shaun Lodder summarizes a tangle of data into a manageable frame to diagnose epilepsy faster and easier. Not afraid to take on an extra challenge, he wants to develop a business from it, too.
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Aidin Niamir: 'Politics impat nature'

Would it not be great to observe things like vegetation, temperature and elevation and know what species are near you? ITC PhD candidate Aidin Niamir collects this knowledge from experts to create a model on the distribution of species. But he is worried.
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Anthony Ohazulike: on his way with no regrets

His father taught him perseverance. That trait took Anthony Ohazulike from a small Nigerian town to a PhD position in Twente, winning many awards and honours on the way. Who is he? And what does he know about road pricing?
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Arjan Frederiks: 'Imagine this!'

Entrepreneurs see things. They recognize opportunities that others don’t, create solutions and have visions for the future. This describes the way many people look at the self-made businessmen. All those characteristics result from one thing: imagination. Arjan Frederiks studies how it works.
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