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Hackathon about anonymity in social networks was a great success 16 May 2022
How anonymous is an individual in a social network? And is it possible for hackers to extract sensitive information from data? These were the main top...
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Anne Dirkson wins Krijn Rietveld Memorial Innovation Award 2022 11 May 2022
The third edition of the Krijn Rietveld Memorial Innovation Award was won by Anne Dirkson, former LIACS PhD student. During her PhD she researched the...
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New research project makes the internet even better 20 April 2022
How is it that the internet works so well, with billions of users sending millions of gigabytes all together every day? That's because the foundation ...
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Towards relevant quantum computers 20 April 2022
Can we use quantum computers in a way that is also relevant to society? With the help of a 2-million-euro NWA grant, Leiden University will work with ...
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First professionals obtained their certificates Legal Technologies: ‘It was intensive, fun, and enlightening’ 12 April 2022
Last week, the first seven professionals successfully completed the new Leiden Legal Technologies Programme (LLTP). They received their certificates d...
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Algorithms combat environmental pollution from ships 04 April 2022
Did you know that algorithms can help with the prevention of air pollution and ships sinking in the sea? A team of Leiden University researchers have ...
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From basic research to healthcare tools 29 March 2022
On April 1, Marco Spruit, Professor of Advanced Data Science in Population Health at the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) and the Leiden Instit...
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Customer-friendly Dutch chatbots 28 March 2022
Ever heard of conversational artificial intelligence (AI)? Anyone who has ever interacted with Siri or Alexa is familiar with this technology. We use ...
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How to make AI systems learn better 22 March 2022
Artificial intelligence systems are smart. They can recognize patterns better than humans, for example. Yet humans are still very much needed. How can...
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NWA grants for interdisciplinary consortia 21 March 2022
Several consortia in which Leiden University is involved have been awarded Dutch Research Agenda funding. Leiden is the coordinator of five of these c...
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Algorithms can also learn without examples 28 February 2022
In donut-shaped buildings, particle accelerators take super-detailed X-ray images. Yet those images are not good enough to learn how to drive on hydro...
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More than a billion people can now learn to program with Hedy! 10 February 2022
Forget Python, Java and Scratch: there is now an accessible programming language for children. This is Hedy, invented by Dr. Felienne Hermans of LIACS...
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Researcher develops Google for archaeologists 04 February 2022
An incredible quantity of archaeological reports are stored in digital archives. If you want to search for information in them, you have to do this ma...
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Four science professors receive Senior Teaching Qualification certificate 31 January 2022
Out of fifteen Senior Teaching Qualification certificates (SKO) awarded by the University this year, four go to the Faculty of Science. With congratul...
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Measuring skate provides insight into ice-skating technique 28 January 2022
In the future top Dutch speed skaters may skate even faster thanks to a skate full of electronics. This ‘measuring skate’ gives top skaters and coache...