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A good start for every child, and how data science can help 24 June 2021
Some children start life with a disadvantage. Sometimes even before they are born. A new research project involving Professor Wessel Kraaij of Leiden ...
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AI in port and maritime research in Leiden, Delft and Rotterdam 31 May 2021
From a ship that has been designed to tell you what maintenance it needs and when, to an intelligent journey planner for global goods transport. The t...
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Joost Visser gives keynote at SEN symposium 19 February 2021
More and more, software incorporates components of Machine Learning. Joost Visser, professor at the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIA...
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Twitter use helps predict flooding 29 January 2021
Heavy rainfall can cause streets to flood and basements and tunnels to overflow. Jan van Rijn investigated, together with Christiaan Lamers (formerly ...
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Daan Pelt brings theory and practice together in the field of Deep Learning 19 January 2021
Bringing the theoretical world of mathematics and computer science to more applied research areas. That is what Daan Pelt, assistant professor at the ...
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Analysing diseases through interactive visual interfaces 07 December 2020
Alzheimer’s disease and cancer are two examples of diseases that are related to malfunctioning cellular patterns. The examination of cell tissue, howe...
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Three Leiden scientists receive NWO ENW-KLEIN grant for innovative research 23 October 2020
The origins of Surinamese rice, a digital twin of the Earth and a large big-data project in the Chilean sky: three Leiden scientists receive an ENW-KL...
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Sport Data Center appointed as Certified Partner of Sportinnovator 12 October 2020
The Sport Data Center, a consortium of universities of which Leiden University is leader, is recognised as a Certified Partner of Sportinnovator. This...
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New online national platform Sport Data Valley connects science and sport 14 September 2020
A consortium of knowledge institutes, led by Leiden University launched an online platform for analysis and research of sports and movement data on 7 ...
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Data science at the Netherlands Tax and Customs Administration 24 July 2020
How can data science improve tax administration? Mark Pijnenburg, a senior data scientist at the Netherlands Tax and Customs Administration, decided t...
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Will wind turbines take the long track speedskaters to gold? 14 February 2020
Team Jumbo-Visma is going for gold at the World Championships this weekend in Salt Lake City. For this, they have worked on a new special training met...
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Helping low-income families in energy transition 12 February 2020
In the coming decades, more than 2 million social housing units in the Netherlands will receive an upgrade in insulation and heating, in order to inc...
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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 Scien...
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Four million euros for DIGITAL TWIN program 21 November 2019
The five-year DIGITAL TWIN program can start as NWO granted 4 million euros from the Perspective program. With this grant, 19 new researchers will be ...
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Joost Visser appointed as professor of Large Scale Software and Data Science 19 November 2019
On 15 November Joost Visser started as Professor of Large Scale Software and Data Science at the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS...