research

Pilot at NPO: a chatbot for NPO Radio 5

Pilot at NPO: a chatbot for NPO Radio 5

As part of MARCONI, public broadcaster NPO and service provider Faktion developed a chatbot for the radio station NPO Radio 5. Listeners are able to ask questions about the different radio shows (time and day, what is it about, who is the presenter), the DJ’s, songs, competitions and more general frequently asked questions such as “How can I listen to the station abroad?” or “How can I listen to a programme that’s already been broadcasted?”. Via smart connection with the editorial radio system, questions about programmes, songs and DJ’s could be automatically answered, as all the information is already available.

MARCONI at IRIS 2019

MARCONI at IRIS 2019

IRIS2019, International Legal Informatics Symposium, is the biggest event on legal informatics (law and IT) in central Europe. It took place in February 2019 at the University of Salzburg, with University of Vienna as the main organiser. Already in its 22nd year, about 130 speakers presented the latest developments in their field, of which also the MARCONI consortium.

MARCONI at TVX 2018

From the 26th till the 28th of June, the TVX conference for broadcasters took place in Seoul, Korea. ACM TVX (Interactive Experiences for Television and Online Video) is the leading international conference for research into online video, TV interaction and user experience. Researchers Sandy and Rik from VRT were able to present their submitted papers about MARCONI at the conference, and receive valuable feedback for the next steps of the project. 

Meet Sandy Claes from VRT

Meet Sandy Claes from VRT

“I typically use design thinking as a research approach to understand the design problem in its complexity. Prototypes and mock-ups are designed and developed through ideation, iteration and critiquing solutions with end-users. I believe it is valuable to also design the research experience: end-users are more engaged in the process when they can connect to the problem.” As User Researcher at VRT Innovation, Sandy Claes is an expert in design and co-creation of viable solutions to the real user problems.

Meet Alexandru Stan from IN2

Meet Alexandru Stan from IN2

As an Innovation Manager at IN2, Alexandru Stan is constantly on the lookout for innovating and customer-oriented solutions to manage, access and publish content. In that perspective, MARCONI enhances the radio experience for both listeners and radio makers. In Alexandru's words: "Building the digital communication mechanisms to allow listeners and radio makers to come closer together and interact with one another can be very impactful."

Meet Maarten Wijnants from Hasselt University

Meet Maarten Wijnants from Hasselt University

"Instead of opting for a "develop first, validate after" strategy, MARCONI embraces a user-driven development methodology that encompasses continuous validation by domain experts and/or end-users." Introducing Maarten Wijnants, Senior Researcher at Hasselt University.   

Meet Werner Bailer from JRS

Meet Werner Bailer from JRS

"MARCONI services will need to work with the long tail of digital content, i.e. very specific content relevant to a relatively small group." Werner Bailer is researcher at JRS and member of MARCONI's project team. In this week's interview, he presents some exciting areas of research and the challenges to solve there. 

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This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme  under grant agreement No 761802