SCS Researchers Secure EEMCS Funding for Innovative AI Projects

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Claudenir Fonseca and Dr. João Luiz Rebelo Moreira have been awarded the EEMCS Internal Research Voucher 2026.

Awarded Projects

FAIR Datasets for AI: Supporting Fingerprint Forensics in Cultural Heritage
Dr. Claudenir Fonseca and Dr. Džemila Šero
Data Management and Biometrics (DMB), University of Twente

NexAI4Health: Audience-aware ontology-based explainable AI for Healthcare Decision Support
Dr. João Luiz Rebelo Moreira and Dr. Alex Stergiou
Data Management and Biometrics (DMB), University of Twente

These grants were awarded as part of the EEMCS Internal Research Voucher initiative, which aims to promote collaboration across research groups and support young researchers in exploring innovative research directions within the faculty.

This year’s selection process followed a unique and transparent approach: a public lottery using ping-pong balls, ensuring that all submitted proposals had an equal chance of being selected.

These awards are part of the EEMCS Faculty’s continued efforts to foster interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation. Both projects are linked to the NeXAI cluster. 

Congratulations to all researchers involved, and best wishes for the successful execution of these projects.