Title : Web Data and Information Quality assessment

Presenter Davide Ceolin
Abstract In this talk I will give an overview about QuPiD2 project, a collaboration between VU and UvA involving 3 Amsterdam Data Science projects. Then, I will present my project about quality assessment of Web documents (especially for the Humanities) and conclude with preliminary results and an indication about our future directions.

Title : A Rapid Prototyping Platform for Development Informatics

Presenter Victor de Boer
Abstract In this talk I will give an update on how we are doing with our ICT for Development research. I will present a number of ongoing research efforts, mostly through student projects and the connections to the ICT4D course. I will discuss the Kasadaka rapid prototyping platform and what we are doing with it. Finally, I will give you a good reason to visit our ICT4D symposium on april 6th.