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Helpt artificiële intelligentie bij vroege opsporing gewrichtsontstekingen op MRI? 20 February 2020
Kan artificiële intelligentie (AI) helpen om subtiele veranderingen in de gewrichten op te merken op MRI-beelden van patiënten met reumatoïde artritis? Die vraag gaan Leidse wetenschappers beantwoorden dankzij een subsidie van de Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (NWO).
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Correspondence article by Eduard Fosch-Villaronga in Nature Machine Intelligence 12 February 2020
Robot technology is flourishing in multiple sectors of society, including retail, health care, industry and education. However, are robots representative towards minority groups of society, like LGBTQ+ people?
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Dies Natalis by SAILS Programme Director: ‘Universities and government should take the lead in the fight against cybercrime’ 07 February 2020
From ransomware to Citrix traffic jams: over the past few months Dutch organisations were regularly brought to a standstill by serious cyber attacks. We can only face these threats by standing as one, and universities and government should take the lead. These are the words of Leiden professors Bibi van den Berg and Aske Plaat at the Dies Natalis of Leiden University on 7 February.
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Dies natalis: ‘Collaboration requires firm grounding in the individual disciplines’ 06 February 2020
‘Collaboration is increasingly important,’ Rector Magnificus Carel Stolker said at the 445th Dies Natalis of Leiden University on 7 February. But, as he heard from a number of Leiden researchers, this is contingent upon a firm disciplinary basis. A novelty of this year’s celebration was a joint dies lecture given by two professors.
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Archaeology thanks to computer-based research 04 February 2020
A mix of data research, artificial intelligence and archaeology led to lively discussions on 31 January. On that day the unique event 'AI & Data Science @ Archaeology' took place in which the Data Science Research Programme (DSRP), SAILS and the Faculty of Archaeology joined forces.
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NWO grant for smart software that searches for new medicines 04 February 2020
Gerard van Westen and his group, together with pharmaceutical company Galapagos, start on developing software that invents new effective molecules. They will receive an NWO LIFT grant of 280,000 euros, of which 63,000 euros will come from Galapagos. The company will also bring its expertise in biology, chemistry, and computer science into the project.
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Joost Batenburg new professor for SAILS 07 January 2020
SAILS started the new year with a new professor. Joost Batenburg will join the SAILS team with his expertise in Imaging and Visualisation. This makes him the second professor appointed for the SAILS programme.
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Children compete against each other with robots 25 November 2019
Robots, nervous looks and above all, lots of fun. On November 16, children up to 16 years old came together for the MakeX competition. With this robot contest, in which children program their own robots, children are made enthusiastic about technology and programming.
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First SAILS Professor appointed 15 July 2019
We are very honoured to announce that on the 1st July Bart Custers has been appointed Professor of Law and Data Science and has thus become the first Professor in the new 'stimuleringsprogramma' SAILS.