✨☃️We want to wish you all happy winter holidays & a splendid new year!✨🥳

✨Learning by Experience: SCRUM with LEGO✨

On 26 & 27 November, 2nd-year bachelor's students from the Computer Science (CS) and Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DSAI) programs participated in an experiential skills-learning session led by SCRUM instructors from Medtronic and CALADE GmbH.

We want to congratulate & celebrate all our brand new BSc's and MSc's who officially received their Degrees last Friday!
🙌🎓🥳

🚀137 DACS students received their Bachelor's Degree:
📽️ youtube.com/live/bJn05XLkKVI

🎓116 DACS students received their Master's Degree:
📽️ youtube.com/live/4P8exjSg4pY

Dear UM and MUMC+ researchers,

Are you doing data science-related research and eager to share and discuss your work with others in the field? Then contact us! bit.ly/4pbgqVP

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VACANCY: Assistant Professor in Computational Statistics
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/job/Maastricht-Assistant-Professor-in-Computational-Statistics/1332893757/

Please apply by January 4th, 2026.

VACANCY: Assistant Professor in Health Artificial Intelligence
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/job/Maastric...

Are you passionate about developing AI solutions that transform healthcare and improve human well-being?
Then join our team!

Please apply by January 4th, 2026

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On behalf of Adrian Fiutowski from ParticiPay, we're proud to share the following:

This month, ParticiPay had the opportunity to donate €650 to Ronald McDonald Huis Maastricht, made possible through the generosity of the Alumni DACS community following their charity dinner👏👏👏

www.partici-pay.com

VACANCY:
Lecturer (0,1 fte) in Computer Science
Faculty of Advanced Computing Sciences Maastricht University
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@maastrichtu.bsky.social

@xai-at-dacs.bsky.social

@taimlab.bsky.social

#AcademicSky #computerscience #assistantprofessor #lecturer

*PLEASE APPLY BY OCTOBER 5TH*

VACANCY:
Assistant Professor in AI in Digital Agriculture and Sustainability.
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Professor Christopher Brewster and his team are looking for a highly qualified computer scientist with a broad passion for food and agriculture, environment, and biodiversity.

@cawbrewster.bsky.social

Join us for the UM Data Science Research Seminar in collaboration with Care And Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI) on Thursday, 16th October 2025
maastrichtuniversity.nl/events/um-data-science-research-seminar-caphri

N.B.: In-person event only!

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Dr. Tom Pepels, Lecturer at DACS, was interviewed by L1 News about his view on the new version of ChatGPT. Following concerns about the chatbot's influence on minors, OpenAI is developing a new version that can detect a user's age by language analysis and block harmful content.
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VACANCY:
Assistant Professor in AI in Digital Agriculture and Sustainability.
lnkd.in/gFKhd32z

Professor Christopher Brewster and his team are looking for a highly qualified computer scientist with a broad passion for food and agriculture, environment, and biodiversity.

@cawbrewster.bsky.social

This week, our team returned to the Institut de Technologies Numériques (ITN) at the University of Burundi, to finalize preparations for the new BSc Programme starting in October:
maastrichtuniversity.nl/news/um-supports-university-burundi-development-bachelors-degree-programs-it lnkd.in/ezT_Fzav

WANTED: Lecturer in Computer Science
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/job/Maastricht-Lecturer-%281%2C0-fte%29-in-Computer-Science/820307502/

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#AcademicSky #computerscience #assistantprofessor #lecturer

Many thanks to the colleagues who supplied feedback on early drafts and others with who I simply discussed these ideas with less formally! Pre-print here: navatintarev.com/fai_tintarev....

🚀 To summarize, University of Maastricht and our Explainable Artificial Intelligence theme is heading to ACM RecSys 2025 with a line-up of contributions 🎉
✨ Here’s where you can find us:

Our joint PhD student Adarsa Sivaprasad is presenting her work at an AI and Healthcare conference: Patient-Centred Explainability in IVF Outcome Prediction. She has been studying what kind of explanations users need from OPIS, which is a tool that predicts the likelihood of success in IVF.

I am happy to introduce you to our TAIMLab, in the context of the ROBUST programe 'Trustworthy AI-based Systems for Sustainable Growth'. Please check all the details at our website: dacs.maastrichtuniversity.nl/taimlab/