Matthijs Pontier

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Lijsttrekker Piratenpartij @ Piratenpartij Nederland (PPNL)
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Matthijs Pontier was born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and went to the VU University of Amsterdam. He studied Artificial Intelligence as well as (Cognitive) Psychology, and obtained his Masters degree in the direction of Cognitive Science in 2007. In 2011, he obtained his PhD project 'Virtual Agents for Human Communication', in which he developed models of human emotional intelligence, which were validated by letting virtual agents interact with humans.He was employed as a postdoc at CAMeRA@VU University under the SELEMCA project. During the final year he additionally took a seat in the employee council. Next to that, he founded the project Drugs in Debat and is board member at the Netherlands Drug Policy Foundation and ENCOD: European NGO Coalition for Just and Effective Drug PoliciesMatthijs gives presentations and writes articles on, among others, ethics, (health care) technology, social media, privacy, politics and drug policy. He volunteers in the Unity drug education project to reduce the harm of recreational drug use for young adults. He participates in several organizations that seek to improve civil liberties and human rights.He was lead candidate at the elections European Parliament elections of May 2014 and #2 candidate at last National elections. He was also #1, #2 and #3 candidate at several elections: Amsterdam-South, Amsterdam and North-Holland elections.Scientific Specialties: Technology EthicsCognitive Modelling:

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Piratenpartij Nederland (PPNL)

Piratenpartij Nederland (Ppnl)

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Lijsttrekker Piratenpartij
Netherlands
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Matthijs Pontier Work Experience Details
  • Piratenpartij Nederland (Ppnl)
    Lijsttrekker Piratenpartij
    Piratenpartij Nederland (Ppnl)
    Netherlands
  • De Groenen
    Fractievoorzitter
    De Groenen Mar 2023 - Present
    Amsterdam Area
    - Fractievoorzitter De Groenen in Waterschap Amstel Gooi en Vecht, i.s.m Piratenpartij- Kandidaat Tweede Kamer Piratenpartij - De Groenen
  • Idea Synergy
    Co-Founder / Commercial Director
    Idea Synergy May 2018 - Present
    Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
    Idea Synergy is a new social media platform company, built on 10 years of innovation in co-creation and trust building between citizens and governments by its nonprofit sister organisation Citizens Foundation, based in Iceland. The company focuses on co-creation using crowdsourcing, collaborative budgeting and other creative methods that harvest the collective intelligence and potential from employees, customers and partners. Idea Synergy provides a social media platform developed using advanced mobile and Artificial Intelligence technologies.Idea Synergy is a social enterprise with a mission to increase participation and rebuild trust in society. The company has a symbiotic relationship with the Citizens Foundation where Idea Synergy focuses on serving companies and political parties and the Citizens Foundation serves governments and other non-profit organisations. To support democratic innovation Idea Synergy donates 30% of its annual profits to the Citizens Foundation.
  • Citizens Foundation Iceland
    Amsterdam Department
    Citizens Foundation Iceland May 2018 - Present
    Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
    Our mission is to bring people together to debate and prioritize innovative ideas to improve their communities. Our main goal is to help citizens get their voices heard and to encourage citizens participation in governance. The Citizens Foundation was founded in the aftermath of the Iceland’s economic and trust collapse in 2008. Since then we’ve developed open source tools and methods to promote online, democratic debate and to increase citizens’ participation in their community in Iceland and worldwide. We help governments setup locally owned and operated digital democratic infrastructure.Citizens Foundation is a non-profit organisation based in Reykjavik, Iceland, since 2008. We were awarded for our efforts with Better Reykjavik in 2011, winning the European award in the e-Democracy Awards as well as several local awards in 2011 and 2012. In 2015 a forum of the mayors of the Nordic capitals awarded our Better Neighborhoods project in Reykjavík the Nordic Best Practice 2015 award. In 2016 Better Reykjavik was selected on the NT100 list of key social innovations.More info: https://citizens.is/
  • Self Employed
    Self Employed
    Self Employed Jan 2014 - Present
    Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
    - Public speaking- Moderator- Publicist- Consultant- Campaigning
  • Meer Democratie
    Board Member
    Meer Democratie Jul 2017 - Present
    Amsterdam
    Meer Democratie is een nieuwe beweging die alle Nederlanders meer zeggenschap wil geven in de politiek en de maatschappij. Wij zetten ons in voor een bloeiende democratie omdat dit rechtvaardiger, productiever en gewoon leuker is.We kiezen hierbij steeds voor één of enkele speerpunten, al naar gelang wij mogelijkheden en openingen zien. Nu en in de komende tijd hebben we drie speerpunten:- de voorbereiding van een referendum over CETA en TTIP, de twee 'vrijhandelsverdragen' die in werkelijkheid veel verder gaan dan vrijhandel en een frontale aanval op de democratie vormen- de campagne Stop de Vriendjespolitiek, een burgerinitiatief om ervoor te zorgen dat alle gekwalificeerde Nederlanders voor publieke functies in aanmerking kunnen komen, niet alleen leden van de gevestigde politieke partijen- de campagne Mijn Buurt, Ons Recht voor de invoering van buurtrechten voor initiatiefnemers van lokale maatschappelijke burgerinitiatievenMeer informatie: https://www.meerdemocratie.nl
  • Netherlands Drug Policy Foundation
    Board Treasurer
    Netherlands Drug Policy Foundation Dec 2016 - Present
    Netherlands
    CommunicationTreasurerMeer informatie: https://www.drugsbeleid.nl/
  • Waterschap Amstel, Gooi En Vecht
    Algemeen Bestuur / General Board
    Waterschap Amstel, Gooi En Vecht Jun 2015 - Present
    Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
    I represent the Piratenpartij in Waterschap Amstel, Gooi en Vecht as a result from a fruitful cooperation with de Groenen. 2015-2019 as duo / commission2019-2023 as AB / counselor
  • Piratenpartij Nederland
    Candidate And Campaigner Piratenpartij And De Groenen
    Piratenpartij Nederland Dec 2013 - Present
    Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
    - Fractievoorzitter (AB-lid) Waterschap Amstel, Gooi & Vecht (March 2019 - Now)- Kandidaat Kamerlid Piratenpartij - De Groenen 2023Previously:- Lijsttrekker De Groenen Waterschap Amstel, Gooi & Vecht (2023)- Kandidaat #2 Piratenpartij Provinciale Staten Noord-Holland (2023)- Lijsttrekker De Groenen Basis Piraten Amsterdam en Amsterdam-Zuid (2022)- Lijsttrekker Piratenpartij (2021)- Lijstduwer (candidate #20) for the European Parliament (2019)- Chairman Pirate Party Amsterdam (June 2018 - 2022)- Candidate #2 National Elections (March 2017)- Duo Waterschap Amstel Gooi en Vecht (2015-2019)- Candidate #3 Noord-Holland / Waterschap Amstel Gooi en Vecht (March 2015)- Lead Candidate for the European Parliament (May 2014) https://www.linkedin.com/redir/general-malware-page?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2epiratenpartij%2enl%2FEP14%2Fkandidaten- Candidate #2 City Council Amsterdam (March 2014)- Candidate #1 Board Committee Amsterdam South (March 2014)https://www.linkedin.com/redir/general-malware-page?url=https%3A%2F%2Famsterdam%2epiratenpartij%2enl%2FPiratenpartij%2FGemeenteraadskandidatenAdditionally (during all campaigns):- Program committee- Communication- Social media team
  • Piratenpartij Nederland (Ppnl)
    Lijsttrekker Piratenpartij
    Piratenpartij Nederland (Ppnl) Dec 2020 - Mar 2021
    De Piratenpartij staat voor een vrije democratie waarin alle kennis, kunst en cultuur die de mensheid heeft voortgebracht direct voor iedereen beschikbaar is. De coronacrisis laat zien hoe belangrijk het is om in vrijheid kennis te delen. Wanneer ontwikkelaars worden beloond met geld in plaats van een monopolie, kan de hele wereld daarvan profiteren, en komen nieuwe behandelmethoden en medicijnen direct terecht bij alle mensen die dat nodig hebben.De Piratenpartij wil investeren in goede publieke voorzieningen als zorg, wonen en onderwijs, zodat ieder kind gelijke kansen krijgt. Wij kiezen voor robuuste sociale zekerheid, die ervoor zorgt dat ook in crisistijd niemand in armoede hoeft te leven. Wij pakken marktmacht aan, zodat ook kleine ondernemers eerlijke kansen krijgen. Wij brengen broodnodige ICT-kennis de Tweede Kamer in, zodat ICT-fails zo snel mogelijk tot het verleden behoren. Wij investeren liever in testcapaciteit,​ bron- en contactonderzoek en voldoende zorgpersoneel,​ dan dat we burgerrechten en vrijheden inperken.Met SyRI en de toeslagenaffaire bleek hoe onschuldige mensen in een uit de hand gelopen fraudejacht met de rug tegen de muur werden gezet en in jarenlange ellende werden gestort. In een autoritaire samenleving wordt uitgegaan van controle en repressie. In een vrije democratie ga je uit van vrijheid en verantwoordelijkheid; van vertrouwen in mensen.De Piratenpartij gaat uit van vertrouwen in de mens, en van een gezond wantrouwen tegenover machtsconcentraties bij overheden en bedrijven. Wij richten de samenleving daarnaar in, met systemen die gericht zijn op vertrouwen in professionals en goede bedoelingen, in plaats van wantrouwen en controle.In een vrije informatiesamenleving maken we samen de verstandigste keuzes. Laat daarom 17 maart ook jouw stem horen, zodat deze niet te negeren valt!Matthijs Pontier, lijsttrekker Piratenpartij Nederland
  • Freelance
    Freelance Publicist
    Freelance Dec 2011 - Present
    Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
    Published several articles in printed and online media. Mainly opinion. Topics of interest:-Democracy-Privacy-Futurology-Science-Robots-Basic Income-Drug Policy
  • Freelance
    Consultant
    Freelance Mar 2010 - Present
    Netherlands
    Hired and Volunteered to give advice on several areas within my expertise. Among others:-Social Robotics-Health Communication-Social Media Use-Safety Policy-Drug Policy
  • Code Oranje
    Candidate / Ambassador / Campaigner
    Code Oranje Jun 2018 - Mar 2019
    Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
  • Encod: European Coalition For Just And Effective Drug Policies
    Vice President
    Encod: European Coalition For Just And Effective Drug Policies Jun 2017 - Sep 2018
    Belgium
    Political StrategyCommunicationActivismHarm ReductionThe European Coalition for Just and Effective Drug Policies. With lobby, actions and information we have strengthened our voice at the United Nations, the European Union and on the national and local level.After many years of lobbying inside the Brussels bureaucracy, Encod achieved a major victory in the European Parliament when the ‘Catania report’ was approved by a majority of MEP’s. Since 2006 Encod promotes the concept of Cannabis Social Clubs, which now legally operate in Spain and Belgium.
  • Piratenpartij Nederland
    Kandidaat #2 Piratenpartij Amsterdam
    Piratenpartij Nederland Dec 2017 - Mar 2018
    Amsterdam
  • Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
    Employee Council Vu University (Ondernemingsraad, Or) Within Provu Fraction
    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Jan 2013 - Dec 2013
    Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
    Employee Council VU University (Ondernemingsraad, OR) within ProVU fraction.- Active in commission Social Affairs and Communication- Manager Social Media accounts
  • Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
    Postdoc
    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Jun 2011 - Dec 2013
    Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
    SELEMCA (Services for Electro-mechanical Care Agencies) focuses on the user-centered design of services that connect creative technologies such as agents, robots, ambient, and virtual worlds (“care agencies”) to patients, care professionals, and volunteer care providers. We envision the study of product-service systems (PSSs) for matchmaking between patient and care deliverers, for helping patients with medical-financial form filling, to help patients do exercises, and for monitoring medicine intake. In using existing technologies, we will create intelligent software agents and mechatronic robots (which we coin “Caredroids”) that serve as coaches and care providers for people who seek care, search for care services, who are hospitalized or residents of care centers and nursing homes.At the SELEMCA project, we will use the computational models of perception, emotion elicitation, emotion regulation and affective decision making I developed during my PhD research for developing the Caredroids.
  • Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
    Phd Student
    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Jun 2007 - Sep 2011
    Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
    Virtual Agents for Human Communication - Emotion Regulation and Involvement-Distance Trade-Offs in Embodied Conversational Agents and RobotsThus far, conversational agents and social robots were mainly developed from a technical point of view; e.g., ELIZA (Weizenbaum, 1966). The underlying model was almost lay theory, showing that smiles express happiness and frowns sadness (cf. Breazeal, 2002). Yet, most agents and robots fail conversation-wise because they cannot apply the right emotional response to the right situation. In this interdisciplinary research project, we will apply theories and models from mediated interpersonal communication, human-computer interaction and media psychology to embodied conversational agents. In doing so, the agents will be capable of social interaction and human-like communication. Ideally, theory and simulation should be so good that in a Turing Test (Turing, 1964), people will not be able to tell the difference. If there are significant differences, the experiments will show where the used theories and models have to be improved.

Matthijs Pontier Skills

Artificial Intelligence Research Human Computer Interaction Cognitive Science Science Dutch Statistics Social Media Cognitive Psychology Computer Science English Spss Cognition Java C++ Teaching Quantitative Research Microsoft Office Psychology Analysis Machine Learning Qualitative Research Theory Data Analysis Social Networking Research Design Programming Editing Project Management Politics Problem Solving Ethics Latex Semantic Web Neuroscience Natural Language Processing Communication Writing Multi Agent Systems User Centered Design Javascript Emotional Intelligence Medical Ethics Health Communication Opinion Affective Computing Democracy Democratization Transhumanist Sciences Futurism

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