Peter Conradie
@peterdconradie.bsky.social
Researching sustainable behaviour | PhD - Industrial Design Engineering Technology | Senior Researcher at imec-mict-UGent | Ghent University and imec
In our new paper on soil de-sealing by homeowners, lead author Emma Martens argues that policy should focus on shaping social norms, enabling hands-on experience, and supporting imitation of sustainable behaviour to facilitate urban re-greening: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com
October 20, 2025 at 7:32 AM
In our new paper on soil de-sealing by homeowners, lead author Emma Martens argues that policy should focus on shaping social norms, enabling hands-on experience, and supporting imitation of sustainable behaviour to facilitate urban re-greening: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Some results from our FWO project IMPERIO: Lead author Kyana Bosschaerts presents a system that detects triggers, identifies optimal intervention moments, and uses prompt engineering with a large language model to provide personalised smoking cessation support. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Designing a just-in-time adaptive intervention with trigger detection and a generative chatbot: Smoking cessation use case - Kyana Bosschaerts, Arian Kashefi, Lieven De Marez, Peter Conradie, Sofie Va...
Objective: This research aims to address the challenges of just-in-time adaptive interventions (JITAIs) in behaviour change by introducing an architecture that ...
journals.sagepub.com
October 16, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Some results from our FWO project IMPERIO: Lead author Kyana Bosschaerts presents a system that detects triggers, identifies optimal intervention moments, and uses prompt engineering with a large language model to provide personalised smoking cessation support. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
New paper! Our study with 101 Portuguese families shows:
🔹 Occupancy & north-facing windows drive energy use
🔹 Pre-1980 homes need efficiency upgrades most
🔹 App feedback on energy + air quality boosted motivation—but only IAQ data triggered actual savings
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
🔹 Occupancy & north-facing windows drive energy use
🔹 Pre-1980 homes need efficiency upgrades most
🔹 App feedback on energy + air quality boosted motivation—but only IAQ data triggered actual savings
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Smartphone-enabled real-time data on home electricity use and indoor air quality to promote energy-saving behaviors
Occupant behaviour is recognized as a key factor in influencing energy efficiency in residential buildings. Research has shown that feedback programs …
www.sciencedirect.com
September 11, 2025 at 5:46 AM
New paper! Our study with 101 Portuguese families shows:
🔹 Occupancy & north-facing windows drive energy use
🔹 Pre-1980 homes need efficiency upgrades most
🔹 App feedback on energy + air quality boosted motivation—but only IAQ data triggered actual savings
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
🔹 Occupancy & north-facing windows drive energy use
🔹 Pre-1980 homes need efficiency upgrades most
🔹 App feedback on energy + air quality boosted motivation—but only IAQ data triggered actual savings
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Reposted by Peter Conradie
Bestuurder SUV vindt dat vermalen fietser in haar grille helm had moeten dragen
Bestuurder SUV vindt dat vermalen fietser in haar grille helm had moeten dragen
Jasmijn van Es uit Aerdenhout is diep geschokt nadat ze met haar SUV een fietser heeft doodgereden.
speld.nl
April 16, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Bestuurder SUV vindt dat vermalen fietser in haar grille helm had moeten dragen
Reposted by Peter Conradie
Road pricing that accounts for vehicle weight anyone...
April 4, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Road pricing that accounts for vehicle weight anyone...
Reposted by Peter Conradie
Many on the DOGE team are from Elon Musk’s world in Silicon Valley.
We’ve mapped out a list of people affiliated with DOGE, including creating a searchable table with each member, their corporate history, and the agencies they’ve been connected to.
We’ve mapped out a list of people affiliated with DOGE, including creating a searchable table with each member, their corporate history, and the agencies they’ve been connected to.
We Mapped DOGE’s Silicon Valley and Corporate Connections
If Elon Musk is America's CEO, DOGE is the Silicon Valley executive branch.
wrd.cm
March 30, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Many on the DOGE team are from Elon Musk’s world in Silicon Valley.
We’ve mapped out a list of people affiliated with DOGE, including creating a searchable table with each member, their corporate history, and the agencies they’ve been connected to.
We’ve mapped out a list of people affiliated with DOGE, including creating a searchable table with each member, their corporate history, and the agencies they’ve been connected to.
Reposted by Peter Conradie
Many European organizations are reconsidering their use of cloud services provided by Google, Microsoft, and Amazon, citing uncertainties around privacy and data access fears under the Trump administration.
Europe is looking for alternatives to US cloud providers
Some European cloud companies have seen an increase in business.
arstechnica.com
March 25, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Many European organizations are reconsidering their use of cloud services provided by Google, Microsoft, and Amazon, citing uncertainties around privacy and data access fears under the Trump administration.
Reposted by Peter Conradie
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
freedom.press
March 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.