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More powerful data centre will accelerate research15 July 2020Language evolution, targeted drugs or archaeological interpretation. Researchers are making increasing use of supercomputers that can rapidly process ...
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Leiden-Delft-Erasmus collaboration brings self-learning healthcare system a step closer10 July 2020More effective diagnosis and prognosis than ever, with less intrusive medical screening? Scientists from Leiden, Delft and Rotterdam are well on the w...
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Artificial intelligence flourishing in Leiden, Delft and Rotterdam22 June 2020Leiden University, Delft University of Technology and Erasmus University Rotterdam are important players in the world of self-learning machines that c...
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Three Leiden Science projects receive computing time on national supercomputers16 June 2020A night sky of more than 40 petabytes in size, simulating young star clusters and understanding how the body inhibits viruses: three Leiden projects h...
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Brand-new professor Gerard van Westen wants to cross boundaries16 June 2020Brand-new professor Gerard van Westen works at the intersection of artificial intelligence and drug development. For the new chair in Artificial Intel...
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Grant for Elastix medical imaging software03 June 2020LUMC researcher Marius Staring will receive a $ 200,000 grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to improve the accessibility, interoperability and e...
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Nele Mentens joins LIACS as Professor of Applied Cryptography & Data Security03 June 2020Finding solutions for economically and socially relevant problems in digital data security. That is what Nele Mentens, Professor of Applied Cryptograp...
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Finding unique drug structures with artificial intelligence and chemistry26 May 2020In the search for new medicines against diseases such as cancer, a Leiden team has developed a new workflow. This approach combines artificial intelli...
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Employing Artificial Intelligence in the search for archaeological remains25 May 2020Wouter Verschoof-van der Vaart has developed a way to use Deep Learning and geography software to rapidly and systematically map prehistoric barrows, ...
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More efficient drug development with the help of computer models19 May 2020The coronavirus has the world in its grip. Finding a cure has never been more important. Unfortunately, the development of new drugs for treatment of ...
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From smarter cities to epidemic control: algorithms can help06 April 2020Where should you plant ten trees so that as many city-dwellers as possible can enjoy them? If a smart algorithm knows how people move through the city...
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AI versus corona02 April 2020It’s all hands on deck at the moment to resolve the COVID-19 crisis. Researchers from various disciplines are helping where they can, also from the fi...
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John Mydosh and the mystery of the Hidden Order30 March 2020A 35-year-old uranium crystal will not disclose its secret: what causes a dramatic phase transition at 17.5 Kelvin? Thanks to a new artificial intelli...
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Major win for CLAIRE in 50 million euro round of “seed funding”26 March 2020The European Commission has released 50 million euro to strengthen artificial intelligence in Europe. Five consortia were selected to spend this 50 mi...
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Why a drag queen is given less exposure than a white supremacist23 March 2020Technology is developing at a mind-blowing rate, also in the field of artificial intelligence. For minority groups such as the LGBTQ+ community, this ...