Publications
New Market Models and Value Generation Capacities in the Electricity Market: A Prosumer Perspective Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Fostering Energy Transition in Smart Cities: DLTs for Peer-to-Peer Electricity Trading Vrije Universiteit Brussel
News Recommender Systems and News Diversity, Two of a Kind? A Case Study from a Small Media Market Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Content recommender systems have become commonplace in all digital platforms, and they profoundly alter the media content presented to users. This also applies to news recommender systems (NRSs) used by media companies. However, as it is generally accepted that diverse news coverage is crucial to maintain democratic societies, the role of NRSs is frequently questioned. We assess the development processes of NRSs at three media companies: two ...
An Ecosystem View of Peer-to-Peer Electricity Trading: Scenario Building by Business Model Matrix to Identify New Roles Vrije Universiteit Brussel KU Leuven
Open Business Models’ Actionability in Europe; EU Competition Policy Analysis Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Co-Creating Cities Together: Methods and Tools Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Mediated by Code: Unpacking Algorithmic Curation of Urban Experiences Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Amid the widespread diffusion of digital communication technologies, our cities are at a critical juncture as these technologies are entering all aspects of urban life. Data‐driven technologies help citizens to navigate the city, find friends, or discover new places. While these technology‐mediated activities come in scope of scholarly research, we lack an understanding of the underlying curation mechanisms that select and present the ...
Designing Recommender Systems for the Common Good Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The Right to the City in the Platform Age: Child-Friendly City and Smart City Premises in Contention Vrije Universiteit Brussel
This article sought to develop a critical account of the ever-increasing role of ICTs in cities and urban governance discourses, captured by a growing interest to 'smarten up' our cities, for their inclusiveness of citizens more broadly, and that of children, in particular. In revisiting rights-based approaches, it gives particular attention to the (political) premises of two urban concepts, that is, child-friendly cities and smart cities. ...