Projects


Final Report Pilot Shuttercams ArenA

The results of the Shuttercams pilot are in. To monitor crowdedness in public space near the Johan Cruijff football stadium while respecting social values like privacy, we installed two Shuttercams. How did professionals, activists and passersby respond to this intervention?

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Senses of Amsterdam exhibited at City Hall

Visit our exhibit Senses of Amsterdam at the Amsterdam City Hall from Thursday 29 September.

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Challenging the design of smart doorbells

Our graduation student Sofie-Amalie is creating alternative smart doorbells through speculative design to challenge the current design of smart doorbells (IoT doorbells with integrated cameras).

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Shutterring

The Shutterring project aims to make smart doorbells more responsible by ensuring the privacy of bypassers and owners while keeping the main functionality of the device intact.

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Shuttercam

The Shuttercam project investigates the effect of shutters, so-called shields placed over cameras. What if, as a passerby, you could clearly see if and when a camera was on or off?

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6 design sprints

We have started a new collaboration with design studio The Incredible Machine to increase the output of new concepts, feasible designs and tangible prototypes that can be tested.

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Enhancing the feeling of safety in public environments

How can smart sensing technology be (re)designed to contribute to perceived safety in public spaces?

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Simple Sensors

The Simple Sensors project investigates how cities can collect data responsibly.

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Responsible Sensing Toolkit

6 steps on how to use sensors in public space in a responsible way.

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Quick scan multi-party-computation

We are performing a quick scan for a pilot with secure multi-party computation (MPC) in Amsterdam.

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Responsible Drones

Within the Responsible Drones project we explore how cities could utilize drones in a responsible way.

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The Transparent Crowd Monitoring Camera

The number of crowd monitoring cameras in public places is increasing. What could be done to inform and ensure people that counting cameras are just there for the counting?

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