Welcome to BISS! We're a hub for bright minds diving into the fascinating world of data. At BISS, we're not just about teaching and researching data science; we're on a mission to make a real impact on society. By harnessing the power of AI and data science, we aim to tackle important challenges and create positive change. Join us in shaping a smarter, data-driven future at BISS!
Our work
Recidivism Risk Assessment and the AI Act: Data, Bias, and Human Oversight
Predicting Recidivism Risk Meets AI Act.
PublicationScientific publicationDigiMach: Smart, Sustainable, and Connected Manufacturing
Helping SMEs in our Euro-region accelerate their digital transformation
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Wat een fantastische inzet en een geweldig resultaat! Vrijdag 12 juni heeft het team van BISS (@Brightlands Institute for Smart Society van Maastricht University) keihard gewerkt en maar liefst vier projecten succesvol afgerond en hiermee vier hulpontvangers hartstikke blij gemaakt! Van schilderen en laminaat leggen tot tuinonderhoud en ritten naar het stort: met de juiste energie kun je samen een grote impact maken, dat hebben de medewerkers van de UM wel laten zien. Stichting Present Parkstad dankt jullie voor de mooie samenwerking en deze waardevolle maatschappelijke dag! SamenSterk Vrijwilligerswerk ImpactMaken Limburg Trots MaastrichtUniversity Brightlands
NewsPriceless Assets of Subversion: Financial Crime and the Valuation of Unique Goods
In the PRICELESS project, we are improving the detection and prevention of subversive financial crime by examining how high-value unique goods—such as artworks, Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT's) , and luxury watches—are transformed into financialized assets.
In progressProjectWhat is the content of Livestock feed?
Using data analysis, we assist farmers by translating feed labels into information about actual contents of the feed
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BISS NEWS | New colleagues To go together with the beautiful summer weather, we'd like to share some good news from BISS! Recently, our team has grown, and we're excited to welcome not one, not two, but three new colleagues: David Henry Francis Wicker, student assistant, joins us as a full-stack developer and researcher, applying computational methods, network analysis and AI to advance legal technology and legal research. Hannes Westermann joins BISS on a two-year secondment from Maastricht University Faculty of Law. He will contribute his expertise in AI governance, digital regulation and law & technology to our new project on accessible legal data. Shashank Subramanya strengthens our
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BISS NEWS | Another project granted We are not slowing down and are happy to announce that our new NWO (Dutch Research Council) Thematic Digital Competence Centre (TDCC) project has been granted: LegalBlocks – FAIRified Lego-Style Application Development for Legal Research Software. Legal research often depends on complex and expensive software ecosystems. With LegalBlocks, we want to make legal research tooling more accessible, modular, and reusable. The project aims to develop a no-/low-code platform that enables researchers and potentially courts, government agencies, and other public institutions to create their own legal web applications through visual workflows, while automatical
NewsFAIR4AI: making AI models practically usable
In the suite of FAIR4AI projects, we are improving the practical usability of AI models by implementing the FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) principles.
In progressProjectWorking towards a clear and simple welfare application
We use data and behavioral science to improve the welfare application of a municipality.
FinishedProjectInspiration sessions Data science
3 inspiration sessions where participants will get insights and tools to increase the impact of data in their work.
EducationTraining Data Interpretation, Ethics & Security
In 2 days, data science will be explained in an interdisciplinary manner using a case from the organization.
EducationBeNeDrone: Cross-border innovation in medical drone deployment
Drones in healthcare may seem like science fiction, but worldwide extensive experimentation is already taking place with the transport of medicines, blood, and even organs.
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Working together on accessibility
Collaboration with BISS helped us take a fresh look at a complex process like the social assistance application. By bringing together behavioral scientists, data scientists, and policymakers under the guidance of a design thinking facilitator, we developed an approach that is both human-centered and data-driven. Thanks to this interdisciplinary collaboration, we were able to truly take steps toward a simpler, clearer, and more accessible application process for our residents.
Working together on accessibility
Collaboration with BISS helped us take a fresh look at a complex process like the social assistance application. By bringing together behavioral scientists, data scientists, and policymakers under the guidance of a design thinking facilitator, we developed an approach that is both human-centered and data-driven. Thanks to this interdisciplinary collaboration, we were able to truly take steps toward a simpler, clearer, and more accessible application process for our residents.
