Interviews
A ‘JTS Scholar’ is a researcher (from postdoc to professor) affiliated with the University of Groningen who conducts research in fields related to the Jantina Tammes School: digitalization, digital technologies and artificial intelligence.
In this series, we interview our Scholars about their expertise and future plans for interdisciplinary collaboration.
| Published on: | 29 September 2025 |
Digital communication is not just about text. Non-verbal expressions also play a major role. Janina Wildfeuer, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Arts, researches this ‘multimodality’ of digital communication. In the third episode of our series on the JTS Scholars, she explains how knowledge of this field can, among other things, help in detecting online fake news.
| Published on: | 15 September 2025 |
Dutch traffic regulations are not equipped for self-driving cars. That is the conclusion of UG researcher Nynke Vellinga. In this episode of the JTS Scholars, she talks about her research into the legal framework of autonomous vehicles. ‘If we allow self-driving cars, we need to adapt the entire system.’
| Published on: | 01 September 2025 |
Does a thesis or exam still make sense now that AI is developing at lightning speed? According to Kai Yu Ma, academic teacher at the UMCG and the University of Groningen, language models such as ChatGPT have a profound impact on education. In this first episode of our JTS Scholars series, he talks about new forms of teaching and having an open conversation about AI with students.