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08 September 2020

New land subsidence map reveals the Netherlands’ (in)stability

Lopsided houses, subsiding streets, shifting dykes and nature reserves stricken by drought.
In the years ahead, there will need to be some serious investment in maintenance by citizens, businesses and government.

16 June 2020

Help from an unexpected quarter: geosciences data techniques can help predict corona spread

An international team of scientists, among whom Femke Vossepoel of TU Delft Safety & Security Institute’s Executive Board, is studying the possibility of using data assimilation, a data technique from geosciences, to predict the spread of coronavirus and the efficacy of certain measures. TU Delft geoscientists on the team think that data assimilation might prove a useful tool for the RIVM epidemiologists. A paper on the subject has been submitted to scientific journal Foundations of Data Science.

10 June 2020

Seven proposals awarded in first round of Seed Funding

The TU Delft Safety & Security Institute has awarded seven proposals with its new Seed Funding scheme. This funding scheme supports collaborative activities that will strengthen the position and increase the impact of Safety & Security research and education of TU Delft.

02 June 2020

Efficiency and Safety in Geothermal Operations

A fund of 3.4M€ has been awarded by the European Commission to a project on geothermal energy, that will be led by researcher Maren Brehme (TU Delft). The project entitled ‘EASYGO: Efficiency and Safety in Geothermal Operations‘ is one of the Innovative Training Networks meant for extraordinary global research as well as excellent training opportunities for PhD candidates to reach doctorate level.

11 May 2020

The Information Forensics and Security Technical Committee: Then, Now, and in the Future

The Information Forensics and Security Technical Committee (IFS-TC) is one of the 13 TCs in the IEEE Signal Processing Society (SPS). Its overarching mission is to foster and lead scientific and technological development in all aspects related to forensics and security in our society.

17 April 2020

TU Delft COVID-19 Response Fund

11 March 2020

Our call for seedfunding is now open

14 February 2020

Freek van Leijen & Ramon Hanssen in TU Delft Deltalink about dike safety

Freek van Leijen & Ramon Hanssen wrote an article about the usage of satelites in dike safety.