Research output per year
Research output per year
Dr. Kars Alfrink is a postdoctoral researcher at TU Delft, focusing on contestable AI. His research investigates how to design public artificial intelligence systems so that they remain subject to societal control. Before entering academia, Kars spent over 15 years as an interaction design consultant, entrepreneur, and community organizer, experiences that now shape his research. He combines extensive practical expertise in digital product design with critical socio-political theory to create more democratic public AI systems.
Dr. Kars Alfrink is een postdoctoraal onderzoeker aan de TU Delft, met een focus op betwistbare AI. Zijn onderzoek richt zich op het ontwerpen van publieke kunstmatige intelligentie systemen voor maatschappelijke controle. Voordat hij de academische wereld betrad, werkte Kars meer dan 15 jaar als interactieontwerp consultant, ondernemer en community organizer, ervaringen die nu zijn onderzoek informeren. Hij combineert uitgebreide expertise in digitaal productontwerp met politieke filosofie om meer democratische publieke AI-systemen te creëren.
Doctorate, Contestable Artificial Intelligence, Delft University of Technology
1 Sept 2018 → 23 May 2024
Award Date: 23 May 2024
Research output: Working paper/Preprint › Preprint
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceedings/Edited volume › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Alfrink, C. P. (Creator), Keller, A. I. (Creator), Doorn, N. (Creator) & Kortuem, G. W. (Creator), TU Delft - 4TU.ResearchData, 20 Apr 2023
DOI: 10.4121/21253317
Dataset/Software: Dataset
Alfrink, C. P. (Creator), Keller, A. I. (Creator), Kortuem, G. W. (Creator) & Doorn, N. (Creator), TU Delft - 4TU.ResearchData, 16 Aug 2022
DOI: 10.4121/15350118
Dataset/Software: Dataset
Yurrita Semperena, M. (Creator), Verma, H. (Creator), Balayn, A. M. A. (Creator), Alfrink, C. P. (Creator), Gadiraju, U. K. (Creator) & Bozzon, A. (Creator), TU Delft - 4TU.ResearchData, 17 Feb 2025
DOI: 10.4121/BE171486-FE03-45FE-8D8B-22B4C81CD3A2
Dataset/Software: Dataset
Alfrink, C. P. (Creator), Keller, A. I. (Creator), Yurrita Semperena, M. (Creator), Bulygin, D. (Creator), Kortuem, G. W. (Creator) & Doorn, N. (Creator), TU Delft - 4TU.ResearchData, 18 Jun 2024
DOI: 10.4121/8EB71EB5-CC7F-4055-ABA3-2E90812A940B
Dataset/Software: Dataset
Alfrink, C. P. (Creator), Doorn, N. (Creator), Kortuem, G. W. (Creator) & Keller, A. I. (Creator), TU Delft - 4TU.ResearchData, 1 Apr 2022
DOI: 10.4121/14501130
Dataset/Software: Dataset
Alfrink, C.P. (Recipient), Keller, A.I. (Recipient), Doorn, N. (Recipient) & Kortuem, G.W. (Recipient), Apr 2023
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)