Projects
Unravelling the microbiota of tef injera and its impact on quality and shelf-life Ghent University
This research proposal is designed to study the role of the microbiota and to develop a stable backslopping culture with the aim to increase the quality and shelf-life of an Ethiopian staple food i.e. traditional tef injera. Samples will be collected from Ethiopian households to identify the microbiota involved in the fermentation process, and to study the role of the microbiota in the sensorial and nutritional quality, as well as in the ...
Beyond the retail revolution? Shopping culture and city landscape, Brussels 1830-1914. KU Leuven
This book is about the history of the Brussels shopping landscape during the nineteenth century. Although the increasing commercialization of the nineteenth-century urban landscape has long been a topos in historiography, the entirety and diversity of shopping spaces has not yet been the object of thorough research. For decades, historians of retail and shopping have mostly been concerned with ‘modern’ forms of retail, such as the ...
The Professionalization of Science: Analysis and Normative Implications KU Leuven
In the past two decades, the realization has grown that the phenomenon of scientific misconduct is not limited to a few ill-intentioned scientists – the proverbial ‘rotten apples’. It is now clear that there are also structural causes, and hence that scientific misconduct is intertwined with ‘questionable research practices’ and sloppy science.
In response, a lot of the policy changes have followed a textbook example of ...
Improving the Interpretability, Bias, and Fairness of Process-Driven Decision Models KU Leuven
The avalanche of data-driven solutions nowadays is overwhelming. While data fuels the advances in machine learning and artificial intelligence, these areas have mostly focused on the computational aspects while often neglecting the interpretation, actionability, and implications of their results. Furthermore, the data as well as the algorithms used to obtain models of the data's provenance are often biased. These biases can lead to ...
Research Integrity and the Value-Free Ideal of Science KU Leuven
In the past two decades, the realization has grown that the phenomenon of scientific misconduct is not limited to a few ill-intentioned scientists – the proverbial ‘rotten apples’. It is now clear that there are also structural causes, and hence that scientific misconduct is intertwined with ‘questionable research practices’ and sloppy science. In response, many of the policy changes have followed a textbook example of professionalization: ...