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Digital Literacy – Why it Matters to Everyone in a Democratic Society, Including Digital Natives
In today’s interconnected world, the terms ‘digital native’ and ‘digitally literate’ are often used interchangeably, but they actually represent two…
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MSCA AUTOBarge fellows gathered in the sustainable port of Gothenburg!
Recently, almost half of the AUTOBarge ESRs were located at Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden. This provides a wonderful…
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Talking science to a smart ten years old: doing science communication as a PhD student
Perhaps the title of this blog is quite controversial, but it is a perfect metaphor for science communication. More and…
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A Season of Blossoms and Insights: My Three-Month Journey at TU Delft
As the winter chill began to recede, I embarked on a vibrant three-month journey at TU Delft, starting in March.…
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If we lived in a cartoon world, what would AUTOBarge ESRs look like?
If we lived in a cartoon world, what would our ESRs (Early Stage Researchers) in autobarge look like? Here, we…
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The Antwerp Inland Shipping School, two years apart
When I applied for my PhD within AUTOBarge, I knew I wanted to grow and build a career in the…
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AUTOBarge in Normandy: Network-wide Event 5, Rouen France
From April 15-18, 2024, the 5th AUTOBarge network-wide event was successfully hosted by our beneficiary IDIT in the charming city…
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AUTOBarge network-wide event MINI – Visiting Periskal Group
To gain insights into the current inland routing practices within the industry, an internal workshop was organized within the AUTOBarge…
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The Marie Curie Doctoral Grant and Why You Shouldn’t Miss Out
Who am I? Greetings, fellow researchers who are aspiring to start your journey as a Ph.D. candidate! I am Dhanika,…
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A protocol for collaborative collision avoidance in inland water traffic: What is it?
As discussed in a previous blog post (http://tinyurl.com/3sen5ns4), a communication protocol for collision avoidance is necessary for future scenarios of…
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Applying Vision-Language Models in Autonomous Driving: Can the Insights Be Transferred to Autonomous Vessels in Inland Waterways?
Vision-Language Models (VLMs), due to their exceptional capabilities in environment comprehension and multimodal information processing, have garnered significant attention in…
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What Does an AUTOBarge ESR do During a Secondment?
One of the main features of an MSCA project is the secondments. Secondments are stays of up to 90 days…
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Navigating the Depths: Unveiling the Mask of Ship Maneuverability
Ship maneuverability stands as a crucial aspect of maritime operations, crafting a tale of precision and control across the aqueous…
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Legal Research on IWT Innovation
On the 8th and the 9th of November 2023, a substantial number of AUTOBarge ESRs presented their research on autonomous…
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AUTOBarge and Northern Lights: About the Fourth Network-Wide Event of the AUTOBarge Project in Trondheim, Norway
The fourth Network-Wide Event of the AUTOBarge Project from 16th until 19th October was hosted by one of the Project’s…
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Achieving Work-Life Balance: The Journey of a PhD Student in Norway
In this blog, I share my personal experience as a Business PhD student at a university in the northern part…
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Evaluating Object Detection Model Robustness in Autonomous Surface Vehicles (ASVs)
The crux of Autonomous Surface Vehicles (ASVs) safety and intelligence revolves around accurate and efficient vision-based object detection. However, the vision-based…
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Different Freight Transportation Methods
In today’s interconnected global economy, transportation plays a crucial role. From our morning brew to the devices we can’t live…
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My life as an AUTOBarge ESR. What’s special here?
Recently I have been invited to participate in a survey where they are investigating the attractiveness of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie…
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