News
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In Memoriam: Bernhard Katzy 27 November 2015
It is with great regret and sadness that we heard that Prof. Dr. Bernhard Katzy has passed away. We knew that he was seriously ill, but still the mess...
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Sixth Honorary Doctorate for Grzegorz Rozenberg 10 November 2015
On 27 November 2015 Prof. Dr. Grzegorz Rozenberg receives his sixth Honorary Doctorate.
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Leiden University partner in research on handwriting and image recognition 20 October 2015
The Leiden Centre of Data Science and the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science are part of a consortium that will carry out research on makin...
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Fifth Honory Doctorate for Grzegorz Rozenberg 25 July 2015
On Monday June 15 Prof. Dr. Grzegorz Rozenberg received his fifth Honorary Doctorate.
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Bas Haring among the eleven most influential Leiden scientists 04 May 2015
According to University newspaper Mare professor Bas Haring, head of the Media Technology Masters programme, is among the eleven most influential Leid...
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Data science can reduce likelihood of virus outbreaks 07 April 2015
Data science is of vital importance in preventing future outbreaks of viruses, Professor of Data Science Aske Plaat argues. Inaugural lecture entitled...
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Harmen Jousma wins Teaching Prize 09 February 2015
‘Always focus on your students, and make sure that what you teach them will be relevant to them as alumni.’ In his speech of thanks, Harmen Jousma, le...
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Thomas Bäck holds Cleveringa lecture in Calgary, Canada 16 January 2015
On 26 November 2014 Prof. Dr. Thomas Bäck gives the Cleveringa lecture at the University of Calgary in Canada entitled: Innovation: Can we use princip...
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Pascal Professor 2015 10 December 2014
In 2015 the Pascalchair of the Faculty of Science, Universiteit Leiden and in particular of Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science, is held by ...
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Fewer errors in software features by using delta modelling 25 November 2014
When new features are being written into software code, errors can easily be made. This causes bugs, which leads to software appearing later and being...
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Thomas Bäck wint IEEE Award 07 November 2014
Thomas Bäck wins the 2015 IEEE CIS Evolutionary Computation Pioneer Award for his contributions in synthesizing evolutionary computation.
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Fourth Honory Doctorate for Grzegorz Rozenberg 30 October 2014
Friday May 23 Prof. Dr. Grzegorz Rozenberg receives his fourth Honorary Doctorate.
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LIACS receives NWO grant in Challenging Big Data program 30 October 2014
The Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS) received a grant award from NWO for a joint proposal with Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CW...
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Connecting Bioscience & Informatics 06 September 2014
On June 26, 2014, LIACS organizes an event where you can learn more about LIACS research on Bioscientific data processing and modelling, as well as Bi...
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NWO grant for super fast analysis of disease progression 01 February 2014
New funding allows IBL-researcher Herman Spaink to purchase a measurement device for more studies on human diseases such as cancer and tuberculosis us...