Hybrid zones occur where two species meet and produce offspring (hybrids). Typically, hybrids show a considerable reduction in fitness. In this thesis two hybrid zones are treated.

This dissertation explores how Large Language Models (LLMs) can effectively and responsibly contribute to complex decision-making processes. By combining AI and human intelligence, Hybrid Intelligence (HI) emerges, allowing the strengths of both humans and machines to be utilized.

This thesis investigates how quantum, quantum-inspired, and hybrid quantum-classical computation can enhance key points of the automated machine learning (AutoML) pipeline under the constraints of noisy intermediate-scale quantum (NISQ) devices.

A Josephson junction is a device where a thin insulating barrier or a nanostructure is placed between two superconducting leads. Such a junction is essential to superconducting qubits that store quantum information due to its anharmonic spectrum.

Metal complexes and 2D materials like graphene were combined to produce structures that can function as sensors.

Promotor: H.J.M. de Groot

Een vergelijkende analyse van legitimeringsstrategieën in drie landen: Rusland, Venezuela en de Seychellen.

From 16 to 19 September 2021 a hybrid conference will take place on animation in the Middle Ages. This conference is a cooperation between the University of Bergen (Norway) and the A. Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw, Branch Campus in Bialystok (Poland).

Bart Schuurman belicht de alarmerende trend in zowel de frequentie als de geografische spreiding van deze incidenten in The Parliament Magazine.

Een groep van elf studenten van het Leiden University College en de Advanced Master International Relations and Diplomacy bezochten van 11 tot 13 April 2019 Porto om een 'Hybrid Threats' simulatie bij te wonen in het kader van 70 jaar NAVO. De deelname van de Universiteit Leiden werd gefaciliteerd door…

In this project, researchers from computer science, law, psychology, and public administration research in practice how artificial intelligence (AI) can be leveraged to make decision-making in the security domain more effective, while also keeping it safe and accountable.

Triplet superconductivity refers to a condensate of equal-spin Cooper pairs (pairs of electrons with equal spin).

Tuberculosis is a major global health problem caused by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, claiming more than a million lives annually.

Effective policy-making requires understanding what truly causes a problem. Only then can policymakers develop targeted interventions that achieve desired outcomes.

Congres/symposium

Polymyxins are clinically used antibiotics, discovered in mid-20th century. Once abandoned due to excessive nephrotoxicity, they are now used increasingly to address infections caused by multi-drug resistant Gram-negative bacteria.In this thesis, we describe the development and synthesis of analogues…

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Hybride intelligentie (HI) is de combinatie van menselijke en machinale intelligentie, waarbij het menselijk intellect wordt uitgebreid in plaats van vervangen. HI houdt rekening met de menselijke expertise en intentionaliteit bij het nemen van zinvolle beslissingen en het uitvoeren van passende acties,…

Prof.dr. J. Memelink

Promotor: P.G.L. Klinkhamer, Co-Promotores: K. Vrieling, P.P.J. Mulder

Promotor: Prof.dr. P.G.L. Klinkhamer, Co-Promotor: T.J. de Jong

Quantum annealing belongs to a family of quantum optimization algorithms designed to solve combinatorial optimization problems using programmable quantum hardware. In this thesis, various methods are developed and tested to understand how to formulate combinatorial optimization problems for quantum…

A sustainable resource management is an essential aspect to satisfy the current human needs without compromising the needs of future generations.

A new type of tripodal squaramide-based supramolecular hydrogels is developed and studied.

We use DNA strands to stabilize few-atom silver clusters, which show unique optical and chemical properties. This thesis involves the study of these constructs for various applications.

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The long-held desire - to link structure directly to function and to explain molecular mechanisms based on basic chemical or physical principles - is finally coming closer, satisfying not only our scientific curiosity but also offering new solutions to the many challenges in the field of health, energy…

This thesis pioneers diatom molecular identification and quantification through genome-scale methods, with four key aims: (i) reviewing DNA/RNA sequencing methods in aquatic biomonitoring to highlight their strengths and limitations;

Promotor: P.J.J. Hooykaas, Co-Promotores: P.B.F. Ouwerkerk, M. Wang

The type-IV secretion system (T4SS) is a machinery able to transfer DNA and proteins between bacteria and in certain cases also to eukaryotic cells.

This thesis describes the development and validation of new high-contrast imaging techniques, with the ultimate goal of enabling the next generation of instruments for ELT-class telescopes to directly image Earth-like extra-solar planets orbiting around nearby stars.

Promotor: J. Aarts

In this thesis, I targeted the orchid genus Lepanthes, one of the six genera of angiosperms that surpasses 1,000 species in the Neotropics, as a study model to investigate the evolutionary processes that promoted species diversifications.

An interdisciplinary collection of the best international scholarship on Muslim youth.

Na tientallen jaren waarin autocratieën in de meeste internationale organisaties werden gemarginaliseerd, hebben de opkomst van China, de steeds autocratischer wordende wending in Rusland en het toenemende belang van machten als hybride regimes geleid tot een nieuwe realiteit waarin diverse niet-liberale…

Computers worden steeds krachtiger en krijgen steeds ingewikkelder taken. Het Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS) doet baanbrekend wetenschappelijk onderzoek en past nieuwe vindingen toe in actuele maatschappelijke vraagstukken.

During the development of the (human) body from a single fertilized egg, organs and structures must form. The development and growth of biological forms is called morphogenesis.

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Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS)

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Hybrid Symposium: Medieval miniatures from Byvanck to the RKD. 18 March 2025, Den Haag.

De biotechnologische ontwikkelingen gaan hard. Van genetisch gemodificeerde plantenrassen gaan we nu naar kweekvlees. Deze ontwikkelingen vragen om morele duiding – en krijgen die in de vorm van kunst. Lotte Pet schreef er een proefschrift over.

Het project Hybrid Intelligence ontvangt 19 miljoen euro uit het Zwaartekracht-programma van NWO. Het consortium bestaat uit zes Nederlandse universiteiten en combineert menselijke en kunstmatige intelligentie, met als doel de menselijke intelligentie te versterken in plaats van te vervangen. De Leidse…

Universitair docent Max van Duijn en zijn studenten kijken tijdens college graag naar goede films. ‘Ik stel dan de vraag: hoe komt het dat je je in dit verhaal verplaatst?’, legt hij uit. In de Volkskrant-serie ‘Tot zover de theorie’ vertelt Van Duijn wat hem enthousiast maakt over zijn werk en hoe…