Community

We make the Digital Society School

The Digital Society School is made by many of us. Students, researchers, relations in business and government and university staff form an ever growing network of kindred spirits. However, below are the people that work on making DSS a success on a day to day basis. Do you have a question? One of these people is sure to answer it.

Timo van Elst
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
Netherlands
Timo van Elst

learner

Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences Netherlands

Background in programming, website designing, application development and data migration.

Portfolio Project: Government as a Platform (GaaP)
Andréa Casarin
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
Netherlands
Andréa Casarin

learner

Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences Netherlands

I am a visual designer with more than 10 years of international experience working with different assignments/ companies. I am a conceptual thinker who loves to explore the several perspectives of a problem. I love to exchange knowledge and experiences, thats’s when great ideas and best solutions come to life. I know from experience that exchange with others can give a big boost to our creative process. I am communicative; I speak Portuguese, Dutch, English and Italian. (-; ɹoɯnɥ ɟo ǝsuǝs ɥʇᴉʍ ɹǝʞuᴉɥʇ lɐnʇdǝɔuoɔ ɐ ɯ’I

Portfolio Project: Online Community For Museum Education
Patricia F. Mancebo May
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
Argentina
Patricia F. Mancebo May

learner

Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences Argentina

With a background in Sociology, Education and Research I have worked as a teacher in primary, secondary education and at a professional level. I also have experience as an academic and UX researcher and, most recently, as an e-learning consultant. Education, research and ICT are my passions and would like to explore the link between e-learning with a user-centered perspective to bring quality education to our societies.

Project: Online Community For Museum Education
Peipei Yang
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
Netherlands
Peipei Yang

learner

Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences Netherlands

No bio

Project: Online Community For Museum Education
Willemijn Schmidt
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
Netherlands
Willemijn Schmidt

learner

Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences Netherlands

No bio

Project: Online Community For Museum Education
Federica Marrella
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
Italy
Federica Marrella

learner

Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences Italy

I'm an Italian activist and industrial designer based in The Netherlands. In July 2019 I graduated at the Royal Academy of Arts Den Haag completing the Master Industrial Design course with a thesis based on understanding the correlation between the industrial design field and the current patriarchal system.

Project: Changing Behavior in Waste Management
James Ric-Hansen
Avans University of Applied Sciences
South Africa
James Ric-Hansen

learner

Avans University of Applied Sciences South Africa

No bio

Project: Changing Behavior in Waste Management
Maria Nino
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
Colombia
Maria Nino

learner

Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences Colombia

No bio

Project: Changing Behavior in Waste Management
Francisco Palavecino
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
Chile
Francisco Palavecino

learner

Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences Chile

My approach business-critical challenges with one foot anchored in the human-centric design perspective, and the other in the reality of organisations, business models, and explorative innovation processes. Passionate about people and behaviours, working strategically towards innovation and change.

Project: Justice in the Digital SocietyProject: Justice in the Digital Society
Gideon Asamoah
The Hague University of Applied Sciences
Netherlands
Gideon Asamoah

learner

The Hague University of Applied Sciences Netherlands

I'm a Dutch student at The Hague University of Applied Science. I'm following my internship here and looking foward to learn more from these amazing people.

Portfolio Project: Justice in the Digital SocietyProject: Justice in the Digital Society
Leonardo Almeida
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
Netherlands
Leonardo Almeida

learner

Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences Netherlands

Educator turned graphic designer, then turned UX designer. Passionate about the maker culture and meaningfully impacting the world.

Portfolio Project: Augmented Printing
Batuhan Köksal
The Hague University of Applied Science
Netherlands
Batuhan Köksal

learner

The Hague University of Applied Science Netherlands

UI / UX Design Student 21

Portfolio Project: Augmented Printing
Andrea Nesta
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
Italy
Andrea Nesta

learner

Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences Italy

No bio

Project: Justice in the Digital SocietyProject: Justice in the Digital Society
Yiting Tang
University College London
China
Yiting Tang

learner

University College London China

A tech-savvy and hands-on designer who has a passionate focusing on a narrative and immersive experience design strategy that communicates to place, people, culture and history with technical methods.

Portfolio Project: Urban Ecosystems
Mudita Singh
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
Netherlands
Mudita Singh

learner

Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences Netherlands

Actively looking for new experiences, career development and skill upgradation.

Project: Urban Ecosystems
Aslı Erdem
Bilkent University
Turkey
Aslı Erdem

learner

Bilkent University Turkey

I am an architect and researcher who has great hopes for the future of the world and humanity. I am highly interested in the relationship we create between the built environment and new technologies. Also, I am a big fan of interactive art and architecture!

Portfolio Project: Urban Ecosystems
Minatsu Homma
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
Japan
Minatsu Homma

learner

Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences Japan

No bio

Portfolio Project: Augmented Printing
Ellen McCarthy
VU Amsterdam
Australia
Ellen McCarthy

learner

VU Amsterdam Australia

With a background in Visual Communication and Conceptual Design, I have also recently completed my MA in Design Cultures at VU Amsterdam, with my research thesis focusing on researching cultural shifts within consumerism). I am interested in exploring and developing solutions to problems of sustainability and social engagement. Also passionate about dogs and beer!

Portfolio Project: Changing Behavior in Waste Management
Line Sandborgh
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
Netherlands
Line Sandborgh

learner

Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences Netherlands

No bio

Portfolio Project: Justice in the Digital SocietyProject: Justice in the Digital Society
Manlio Massimetti
"La Sapienza" University of Rome
Italy
Manlio Massimetti

digital designer & front-end developer

"La Sapienza" University of Rome Italy

Graduated with honors in Design, Visual and Multimedia Communication with a final project in Data Visualization (BRONZE at the Kantar Information is Beautiful Awards), I continue the research and the study in the field of Information Design. I love to find new ways to tell facts and stories using all the communication tools that digital makes avail

Portfolio
Natalia Agafonova
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
Russia
Natalia Agafonova

learner

Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences Russia

EDUCTION: 09/2013 — 06/2017: BA (HONS) Graphic Design University of Hertfortshire. UK issued international 1st class honours diploma. WORK EXPERIENCE: 11/2018 — now: Freelance Graphic Designer 09/2017 — 10/2018: Junior Designer at Design studio Art.Lebedev, Moscow. 06 / 2016 — 08/2016: Design intern Design studio Autobahn, Utrecht.

Portfolio Project: Augmented Printing
Jeroen Groeneveld
Digital Society School
Netherlands
Jeroen Groeneveld

talent and process coordinator

Digital Society School Netherlands

No bio

Youngji Cho
Digital Society School
South Korea
Youngji Cho

digital transformation designer

Digital Society School South Korea

Youngji Cho (OZZO) is a media artist, creative technologist and playful researcher rooted in planet Earth. She is always sensing the time and space by seeing, listening, smelling, tasting, touching, and feeling life. She loves to create and share experiences, tinker around with any objects or non-objects that surrounding her, and care about her life and lives of others. She is fascinated by beauties and dark sides of technology in and outside of anthropocentric world views and any phenomenon generated from human nature or/and mother nature. She is fond of translating her interests in more nonverbal forms of communication like facial expression, movement of our body, smells, sounds, or making something tangible. We are all living in sensible/insensible systems, and it is meaningful for her that how we shape those systems together in more open and caring ways to all of us.

Project: TalkPopProject: Open Up: Inclusive Community BuildingProject: Wasteless For A Sustainable FutureProject: Online Community For Museum Education
Olina Terzi
Digital Society School
Greece
Olina Terzi

digital transformation designer

Digital Society School Greece

I'm a Designer and Researcher fascinated by the triptych of cities, technology and people. With a background in Architecture and Business Development and experience designing urban solutions in African, Chinese, European and North American contexts, along with the teams I coach at DSS, I design digital products and services for Smart Cities and the interaction of citizens, communities and local government.

Project: GaaP Map - On the road to Government as a PlatformProject: Government as a Bridge for Innovation (GaaP)Project: Transforming Social Care (GaaP)Project: Government as a Platform (GaaP)
Stephan Ackermans
Digital Society School
Netherlands
Stephan Ackermans

digital transformation designer

Digital Society School Netherlands

A product, service and strategy designer with expertise in sustainable design and creative facilitation. I am interested in the environmental and societal impacts of new sharing systems and finding uncommon links between the actors within.

Project: Sustainable Project NetworkProject: Uni(re)cycle: decreasing Waste through Fun Behavioral ChangeProject: Digital Workforce AutomationProject: Changing Behavior in Waste Management
Theo Ploeg
Studio Hyperspace
Netherlands
Theo Ploeg

ambassador speculative design

Studio Hyperspace Netherlands

Telling stories about possible futures is my trade. As a media and design sociologist, I use speculative design as an attitude to investigate and explore the near future and bring my findings back to the now. I teach the practice of doing so at different media and design schools.

Portfolio
Nicoleta Pana
Digital Society School
Netherlands
Nicoleta Pana

instrument designer, coordinator

Digital Society School Netherlands

UX/UI + Information Designer. I design and develop products, tools & services that enable businesses to grow sustainably, (re)configure various versions of the future, encourage decision-making and in general boost targeted innovation. My work focuses on driving resilient, scalable digital transformation in areas like Global Finance, Digital Economies, (Urban) Systems, RegTech and Political Communication.

Portfolio Project: VR EER 2.0. | Stepping into the era of immersive EdX – one puzzle at a timeProject: EMPOWER 2.0 | Energy transition toolkitProject: STARTING 11 | The first European Dual Career ToolkitProject: TOMAS | Mapping the talent development landscape in AmsterdamProject: GGD Dashboard | Making best use of data bubblesProject: KIEM Project | Chatbots against sexual abuseProject: Finstrument | Maximum social value with LegalTech
Hugo Hruska
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
Netherlands
Hugo Hruska

learner

Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences Netherlands

No bio

Portfolio Project: Smart Grow Kit II
Luca Guagliardo
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
Netherlands
Luca Guagliardo

learner

Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences Netherlands

No bio

Project: Smart Grow Kit II
Emre Erim
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
Netherlands
Emre Erim

learner

Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences Netherlands

Doing an internship

Project: Innovation Arena Spring 2019
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