Michael Lew is the co-head of the LIACS Computer Systems, Imagery and Media Research cluster, which is one of the two main research groups at the Computer Science department at Leiden University.

Prof.dr. S.A. Bonnet dr. F. Buda

Yingjie Fan is an Assistant Professor of Stochastic Optimization at LIACS. Her research interests include stochastic programming, multi-objective optimization, robust optimization, machine learning, behavioral operations research and data-driven modeling in transportation science and supply chain risk…

Anne Heyer is an Assistant Professor in modern history with a research interest in the ideas and practices of political participation in different European countries (1800-today). She works on political parties, populism, social movements and democracy in Europe (Germany, Netherlands, Britain and Spain).…

The Ecuadorian Pachakutik party is one of the oldest indigenous political movements in Latin America. Despite not being very successful at the polls and hardly having organisational resources at its disposal, Pachakutik is still part of Ecuador’s political landscape. In her dissertation, Political Scientist…

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…

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,…

Simon Otjes is assistant professor Dutch Politics.

Professor Aske Plaat is Professor of Data Science at Leiden University. He is co-founder of the Leiden Centre of Data Science (LCDS) and initiated the interdisciplinary research programme Society, Artificial Intelligence and Life Sciences (SAILS). Between 2016 and 2023 he held the position of scientific…

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.,…

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.'

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)…

Cynthia van Vonno is assistant professor at Leiden University’s Institute of Political Science.

Diana Davila Gordillo is an Assistant Professor of Comparative Politics at the Institute of Political Science.

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…

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…

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…

A leaving do, birthday or other celebration? Many people like to ask for a donation to a good cause for their birthday or anniversary present. Leiden research can be one such cause.

Aleksandra Khokhlova is a PhD candidate at the Institute of Political Science.

Sarah de Lange is Professor of Dutch Politics at the Institute for Political Science.

Populist parties in national parliaments have a different style of working from their colleagues in other parties. They often vote against Cabinet proposals, but do not ask more questions about Cabinet activities. This is the finding of Leiden research in different European countries.

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…

The Leiden Leadership Centre (Leiden University), the Centre for Leadership Ethics and Organisation (Queen's University Belfast) and the Journal of Change Management will be organising a symposium and a special issue on multi-level leadership for the collective good. The complexity and dynamics of societal…

In families where more than two people assume the role of parent, not all of these parents have legal status. This causes problems, particularly with inheritance law, says PhD candidate Michelle Michels.

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…

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

A brand new strategy, funky tunes, and musical performances by colleagues. Did you miss the Psychology Party on 1 June, or do you enjoy reminiscing? Take a look at the photo report here and relive the memories!

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.

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…

During the course BBO II: Multi-Level Governance, students learn to make the link between theory and society by completing a challenging practical assignment.

Violet Benneker is a lecturer at the Institute of Political Science.

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.

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?