On Friday 27 February, we would like to organise a hybrid lecture and networking drinks event for our alumni. Joost Broekens, Associate Professor and head of the Affective Computing and Human Robot Interaction group at the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS), will give the first lecture.…

My research area is the field of Computer Systems. More in particular, my research interests are high performance computing (HPC), performance analysis and optimization, parallel and distributed computing, and optimizing compiler techniques. Simply put, I am fascinated by all kinds of techniques that…

Eleftheria is an assistant professor at the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS) since 2023. Her research interests lie mainly in the field of Applied Cryptography, and Privacy Enhancing Technologies; specifically, technologies and applications of Computing on Encrypted Data (e.g.,…

Europe's latest quantum computer is set to arrive in the Netherlands. The Dutch IT cooperative, SURF, which supports education and research institutions, has secured funding from the European EuroHPC programme to make this possible. Researchers from Leiden University will play a key role in the project,…

Holger Hoos is Professor of Machine Learning at LIACS. His research interests span artificial intelligence, empirical algorithmics, bioinformatics and computer music.

Skip Thijssen is a PhD candidate in Computer Science at Leiden University, specializing in energy-efficient GPU computing. His research focuses on analyzing and optimizing power consumption in high-performance computing applications. He obtained a bachelor's degree from the University of Amsterdam (UvA)…

Researchers found a way to run programmes that should be impossible to carry out on an imperfect quantum computer. Such programmes are very computationally demanding and the quantum computers that currently exist are not yet up to that task. Unless you use a clever trick, Simon Marshall and Vedran Dunjko…

Four female computer scientists share a common goal: to showcase the significant contributions of women in computer science and inspire their students. Together, they are organising this year’s Alice & Eve event, a one-day symposium dedicated to celebrating women in computer science. The event, scheduled…

Computer scientist Tim Coopmans uses pen, paper and regular computers to simulate the best possible quantum computer. He tells about his research and how this helps make a useful quantum computer a reality a little bit sooner. ‘I hope I will get to see quantum computers contributing something really…

Ben van Werkhoven is assistant professor at LIACS and head of the Accelerated Computing research group. His research interests lie in High Performance Computing (HPC), software optimization, automatic performance tuning (auto-tuning), energy efficiency, programming models, performance modeling, and…

Without electronics carrying out computational tasks our daily lives would look very different. Devices such as elevators, vending machines, turnstiles, washing machines and even traffic lights use a simple form of electronic computing to switch from state to state. But, what if power supply is not…

Vedran Dunjko appointed to full professor of quantum computing at Leiden University, the Netherlands.

In January, Dr Karsten Lambers was appointed as Professor of Digital and Computational Archaeology at Leiden University's Faculty of Archaeology. With his extensive background in both archaeological research and computational sciences, the installation of Professor Lambers further strengthens this discipline…

For decades, linguists have racked their brains over the question of precisely how the syntax of various languages is different. PhD candidate Martin Kroon has developed a computer system that brings us closer to finding an answer. His PhD defence is on 10 November.

Dheeraj Kumar Suryakari is a PhD candidate in Cryptography at LIACS. He previously studied Cybersecurity with a focus on Cryptography at KU Leuven and holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Mathematics from IISER Tirupati.

Dr. Christos Athanasiadis is a researcher and lecturer specializing in Machine Learning, Affective Computing, Trustworthy and Explainable AI (XAI).

Derya Soydaner is an Assistant Professor in the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science at Leiden University. With a background in Statistics and expertise in Machine Learning, combined with experience in experimental psychology, she is a multidisciplinary scientist working at the intersection…

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Roy de Kleijn is an assistant professor at Leiden University, lecturing on topics such as artificial intelligence, computational modeling, artificial neural networks, and cognitive psychology.

Simon Marshall focuses on topics in quantum computing, particularly circuit-cutting, machine learning, and the limitations of those fields. He also maintains lesser interests in more eclectic fields, such as information theory and AI alignment.

Tessa Verhoef from the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science and Eduard Fosch-Villaronga from eLaw- Center for Law and Digital Technologies have written an article on how affective computing should be inclusive, diverse, and work for everyone.

Felix Frohnert is a PhD student interested in topics at the intersection of quantum physics and machine learning.

Flor Miriam Plaza del Arco is an Assistant Professor at the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS). She obtained her PhD cum laude in 2023 from the University of Jaén (Spain), where she focused on hate speech detection using Natural Language Processing (NLP) technologies. She later conducted…

The fact that scientists are increasingly better able to access molecular cell and tissue data also brings with it a new challenge: how can scientists find the information they need for research among the vast amount of data available?

ChatGPT, translation machines and bots: for Carole Tiberius, they are a piece of cake. On 1 January, she was appointed professor of Computational Linguistics. 'There ae two elements to the field: computer science and linguistics.'

A major grant for research into machine learning algorithms for quantum computers. With this ERC Consolidator grant, Vedran Dunjko and his colleagues hope to discover which real-world problems a quantum computer can solve faster than a normal one.

Qianpu Chen is a PhD candidate at LIACS, Leiden University. Her research focuses on computer vision, with a particular interest in pareidolia, while she also explores optimization, game theory, and reinforcement learning. In 2024–2025, she served as a teaching assistant for courses such as Introduction…

Joost Batenburg is a professor at LIACS and his chair is Imaging and Visualization. He is also affiliated with the CWI and is program director of the interdisciplinary research programme Society, Artificial Intelligence and Life Sciences (SAILS). He published more than 80 journal articles and more than…

As of 1 October Rob van Nieuwpoort is the new professor of Efficient Computing and eScience at the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS). Van Nieuwpoort brings with him a wealth of expertise: he is an expert in eScience, high performace computing and advanced algorithms.

How correct are mathematical theorems? And is all the theory around them correct? To find out, mathematics student Dominique Lawson converted a mathematical theorem into computer language. ‘This allows a computer to understand the theorem and check whether the proof behind it is entirely correct.’ The…

I am a PhD candidate in the Applied Quantum Algorithms group at LIACS. My current research lies at the intersection of quantum machine learning and quantum many-body physics.

Why should you talk to your computer? When children start learning how to read, they do so by using their voice and speaking the words out loud. In this lecture for the University of the Netherlands, Felienne Hermans (Leiden University) explains how speaking a computer code out loud can help children…

Hanneke Leegwater is a PhD candidate and junior lecturer at the Division of Drug Discovery and Safety. Her PhD focuses on breast cancer metabolism, using a variety of mechanistic and statistical modeling approaches. She is co-coordinator of the bachelor course Functional Genomics.

Kunal started as a PhD candidate in Environmental Biology in 2025, studying the coevolution of ageing and eusociality.

Feeding a general interest in life and the mechanisms supporting it, I started my academic formation with a Bachelor's degree in Biology from the University of Hamburg, centered around molecular and microbiology. For my Master's I switched gears, organisms and approaches by acquiring a degree in integrative…

Due to a scheduled Windows migration, the computer rooms in the Van Steenis Building (A1.06 and F1.01) will be closed on Thursday, July 31, and Friday, August 1. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your understanding.