Podcasts
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Quantum computing - Up to here and beyond - episode 3: between hype and feasibility
What if quantum computing were suddenly to mature and transform our world at high speed? No theory, no distant future, but the question that defines everything: what if it really happens now? In this third episode, we look straight ahead together with experts.
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What you need to know about... hype navigation
Hype always seems to come out of nowhere. Blockchain, AI: suddenly it's there, and seems to be everywhere. But is this actually the case? -
What you need to know about... supercomputing
Supercomputing is indispensable in much research in the Netherlands. Why actually? What does the national supercomputer Snellius bring to our scientists? And why should we not run after Big Tech in the race to the fastest supercomputer? -
What you need to know about... purple teaming
SURF conducted a purple team exercise in late 2023 to test SURFconext's ability to withstand an attack by hackers. How did this go, what was the result, and how can you as an institution deal with it yourself? -
What you need to know about... open source
Proponents have long agreed. Open source applications are the future for maintaining freedom and control in a digital world. But what exactly is it? And why is it so important? -
Podcast SURF Sounds: How do we now steer towards the desired campus in 2040?
Educational buildings and classrooms have actually looked exactly the same for a long time. But increasingly, technological and societal developments are calling for space reform, both online and physically in the buildings. -
What you need to know about... education interoperability
Did you know that interoperability has a major impact on students' opportunities for development? What is the necessary improvement of processes at the 'back end' so that students at the 'front end' can choose and develop as freely as possible? -
Podcast: Digital leadership Netherlands under pressure
In this new episode of SURF Sounds, we talk to Peter van Burgel, CEO of Amsterdam Internet Exchange (Ams-ix) and Alexander van der Hill, international policy and strategy advisor at SURF. -
Futuring in education
In this episode of SURFsounds, Gül Akcaova, lead futurist at SURF and Mike Klaassen, education programme manager at Breda University of Applied Sciences talk about the Futuring discipline.