We are pleased to announce that Una Krutova, a researcher from Riga Technical University (RTU), represented the Ted4Lat project at the Workshop on Technology, Employment, Change Management, and Human Well-Being (TECH), which took place in Gaeta, Italy, from 18 to 20 September 2024. The event was organized by the University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Department of Economics and Law.
On 19 September 2024, Una delivered an engaging presentation titled “Well-Being After ‘Newton and the Age of Enlightenment’”, which delves into how the ideas of the Enlightenment period continue to influence modern perspectives on human well-being. This important research was co-authored by RTU researchers Una Krutova, Ieva Vītoliņa, Assoc. Prof. Marina Čerpinska, Prof. Anita Jansone from RTU Liepāja Academy, and Assoc. Prof. Jānis Kaminskis.
Their work highlights the intersections of technology, societal change, and human welfare, providing valuable insights into the complex relationship between historical intellectual movements and contemporary well-being.
The TED4Lat project is proud to have its research team actively contribute to discussions on the future of technology, employment, and well-being. Stay tuned for more updates from the workshop!
2024/09/20
We are excited to announce that PhD student Guna Jākobsone-Šnepste, along with young researchers Ieva Vītoliņa and Lasma Ulmane-Ooliņa, are participating in the prestigious BEHAVE Summer School on Agent-Based Modelling 2024 at the University of Brescia, Italy (Brescia, Italy, 2-13 September 2024). This event is jointly organized by the Department of Social and Political Sciences, University of Milan, and the Department of Information Engineering, University of Brescia, with support from the European Social Simulation Association (ESSA).
Guna Jākobsone-Šnepste had the opportunity to present her latest research, titled “Shift in Attitudes Toward Nuclear Energy in the European Union.” Her work explores the evolving public perceptions of nuclear energy within the EU, employing innovative agent-based modelling techniques to simulate shifts in societal attitudes. This important research offers insights into how policies and social factors influence public opinion on energy issues, a subject of growing relevance in the context of the EU’s transition towards sustainable energy solutions.
The BEHAVE Summer School brings together experts and emerging scholars to explore cutting-edge methods in agent-based modelling, with the goal of addressing key social, political, and technological challenges. The participation of Guna, Ieva, and Lasma underscores their commitment to advancing research in this dynamic field and contributes to the overall success of the TED4Lat project.
2024/09/06
At the 9th International Conference on Advances in Clean Energy Research, held in Lille, France on April 27-29, 2024, young researcher Guna Jakobsone-Snepste participated. Within the Ted4Lat project, Guna presented her research “State of decision making in the Baltic States: Nuclear Energy past and for the future.”
2024/05/31
Liepaja University PhD student Dzintars Jankovskis, active participant in TED4LAT project, presenting his research “Digital Twins and E-Learning: Challenges and Opportunities.” in 5th International Conference on Higher Education Learning Methodologies and Technologies Online, September 13-15, 2023 Foggia, Italy. Scientific advisors Iveta Cīrule and Anna Carbone
2023/09/14
The Horizon Europe project “TED4LAT” team (Atis Kapenieks, Anita Jansone, Lāsma Ulmane – Ozoliņa, Aleksandrs Gorbunovs, Jānis Kapenieks sen. and Guna Jākobsone-Šņepste) participated in the congress to present the project, attract future cooperation partners and motivate doctoral students to go on exchange trips, to expand the network of cooperation.
The project is picking up speed!
2023/06/30
On June 1, Riga Technical University researcher Ieva Vītoliņa participated in the 81st international scientific conference of the University of Latvia and presented the TED4LAT project and the research conducted within it.
On June 2, the Seventh Annual International Conference on Innovations and Creativity was held at the University of Liepāja. The theme of the conference was digitization and artificial intelligence, how to meaningfully use it in a modern environment. TED4LAT participant – Atis Kapenieks and young scientists – Dzintars Jankovskis and Arturs Mietulis talked about the research that is being developed in the project.
2023/06/05
At the high-level expert conference “Digitalization of education: new solutions for transformation in action”, which was organized by the association “Latvijas Formula 2050” and Riga Technical University in cooperation with the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development, JSC “Latvijas Valsts Radio und Televīzijas Centrs”, the representative office of the European Commission in Latvia, SIA “Latvijas Mobilais Telefons”, experts discussed current solutions and future challenges in the digitalization of education, including innovations in various forms and levels of education.
The TED4LAT project was mentioned as a good example of how to promote the digitization of the country and build education at the doctoral level in the digital age.
2023/05/30
During the workshops, we got acquainted with interesting Latvian and foreign projects and scientific works, such as “Case study and experience from BOSC” (Kaspars Skalbergs, director of the Baltic Open Solution Center) “Wellbeing Monitoring: Environmental data and Dynamics System Modelling” (Riga Technical University group ), “Digital Twins and E-learning: Challanges and Oppurtunities” (Dzintars Jankovskis, University of Liepāja), Tautvidas Rančelis (Tautvydas Rančelis) from Vilnius University, who presented the topic “Tools to predict human behavior traits from genome data” and others.
Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences and TED4LAT researcher Ginta Majore says: “The workshops were valuable mainly because for the first time doctoral students and young researchers met and shared their experiences in person. Today we worked on generating ideas for “Horizon 2020″ project applications and publications. The added value of the workshop was the visit of the head of the Valmiera Business Incubator Juris Čeičs, he saw what we do and saw the potential contribution of scientists to business, which I think is important.” At the end, the young scientists presented the project ideas created during the workshops, shared their scientific experience and impressions of the work done.
By exchanging ideas, the participants are inspired to create new projects, good luck!