Bij de bacheloropleiding Informatica aan de Universiteit Leiden behandel je zowel abstracte wiskundige vraagstukken als ook praktisch georiënteerde zaken zoals programmeren en het ontwerpen van computerprogramma’s. Hierbij leer je informatiestructuren analyseren en herkennen, en leer je ingewikkelde…

We zijn verheugd het Just Peace Festival aan te kondigen, een bruisend platform voor dialoog, samenwerking en actie rond de urgente wereldwijde uitdagingen van vrede en rechtvaardigheid! Het festival vormt de culminatie van het Road to Summit-programma van Den Haag en is een gezamenlijk initiatief van…

Op 18 juni 2019 verdedigde Peter Kempees zijn proefschrift 'Hard power and the European Convention on Human Rights'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotoren prof. dr. R.A. Lawson en prof. dr. H. Duffy.

Reizen in zelfrijdende auto’s of beter functioneren door slimme implantaten onder de huid. Nieuwe technologie kan veel bieden, maar we moeten ons niet laten overrompelen. Dat stelt Bart Custers, hoogleraar Law and Data Science, in zijn oratie op 21 mei. ‘Er is te weinig discussie over hoe we de toekomst…

Promotor: H.J.M. de Groot

For optimization problems, it is often unclear how to choose the most appropriate optimization algorithm. As such, rigorous benchmarking practices are critical to ensure we can gain as much insight into the strengths and weaknesses of these types of algorithms.

Patterned detectors are an existing technology that can be found in almost all color cameras.

Big Science, commonly defined as conventional science made big in three dimensions, namely organizations, machines, and politics, brings a plethora of different stakeholders together, often for a long period of time. This includes policymakers, scientists, (scientific) managers as well as local “host”…

By training with virtual opponents known as computer generated forces (CGFs), trainee fighter pilots can build the experience necessary for air combat operations, at a fraction of the cost of training with real aircraft.

A New Technology-Based Firm (NTBF) is a significant enabler of job creation and a driver of the economy through stimulating innovation.

Promotores: H. Schiessel, G.T. Barkema

Image segmentation is a fundamental task in computer vision, with applications ranging from medical diagnostics to archaeological research.

The project Multimedia Research and Documentation of African Oral Genres: Connecting Diasporas and Local Audiences (Director: D.Merolla) focuses on multimedia as technology that allows scholars to share documentation and scientific knowledge with the cultural owners of the collected oral genres.

This thesis describes the development and optimization of the first molecular tools to study the enzyme PLA2G4E.

This thesis is a collection of theoretical works aiming at adjusting quantum algorithms to the hardware of quantum computers.

Throughout the history of computer science, a major challenge has been how to assert that software is free of bugs and works as intended. Software bugs can lead to serious negative impacts on any software system. Throughout the main body of the thesis, we implemented a series of studies on exploring…

Hydrogen fuel cells are expected to be pivotal in the energetic transition towards renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power. However, their industrial scalability is severely hindered by the high cost and degradation rate of platinum catalysts, one of their key components. Addressing this…

Promotor: Jelle S. Kaastra Co-promotor: Jelle de Plaa

Promotores: Prof.dr. A.G.G.M. Tielens, Prof.dr. L. Kaper (UvA)

This thesis introduces a relational interaction model and a practical tool for describing, visualising and generating interactive dialogues.

This thesis involves three topics: benchmarking discrete optimization algorithms, empirical analyses of evolutionary computation, and automatic algorithm configuration.

This Thesis describes a strategy to synthesize 1,2-cis-oligosaccharides modulated by additives, such as dimethylformamide (DMF), triphenylphosphine oxide (Ph3P=O) and N-methyl(phenyl)formamide (MPF), using building blocks that carry solely benzyl type protecting groups and are therefore of uniform r…

Promotor: H.J. van den Herik, B.R. Katzy, Co-promotor: K. Sailer

Dr. Helen Pluut heeft een artikel gepubliceerd in het gerenommeerde tijdschrift Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes (OBHDP). Dit in samenwerking met Remus Ilies (National University of Singapore), Petru Curşeu (Open Universiteit en Babeş-Bolyai University) en Yukun Liu (University of…

Catalysis is of extreme relevance in the production of everyday materials and plays a central role in many aspects of our life.

Wij richten ons op natuurlijke producten van onderzoek, de traditionele geneeskunde, etnobotanie en fytochemie.

Despite the history of studies on methanol formation from CO2, the dominant elementary reaction steps that constitute the chemical mechanism for this catalyzed process are not determined.

Synthesis and application of chemical biology tools to study immunomodulatory signaling lipids.

This thesis addresses the chemical processes that determine the compositions of giant planet atmospheres.

Promotor: Prof.dr. B.R. Katzy, Prof.dr. H.J. van den Herik, Prof.dr. G.H. Baltes (University of Applied Sciences Konstanz)

Promotor: Prof.dr. T. Schmidt

Women Writing Mexico (WWM) is a network of women and men concerned with the human rights crisis in Mexico and more specifically, with the impact of structural forms of poverty, everyday violence, and discrimination based on gender, race, social class, and ethnicity, that particularly have an impact…

All crested and marbled newts (the genus Triturus) suffer from an unusual genetic abnormality, called a balanced lethal system, that kills exactly half of their offspring. How can a trait so disadvantageous have survived millions of years of natural selection?

Op 13 oktober 2021 verdedigde Ross Spence het proefschrift 'Collateral Transactions and Shadow Banking'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotoren prof.mr. M. Haentjens en prof.dr. A.M. Pacces (UvA).

Promotores: Prof. dr. G.R. (Geert) de Snoo, Dr. E. (Ester) van der Voet

Promotor: J.P. Abrahams, Co-promotor: T. Grüne

Electrocatalysis allows for storing electricity or converting it into chemical bonds, producing chemical building blocks and fuels using renewable resources.

Promotor: M. Danhof, Co-promotor: E.C.M. de Lange

Antimicrobial drugs constitute a fundamental part of modern medicine. The global rise in antimicrobial resistance poses a major threat to global health.

The marine shipping industry is one of the strongest emitters of nitrogen oxides (NOx), a pollutant detrimental to ecology and human health. Over the last 20 years, the pollution produced by power plants, the industry sector, and cars has been decreasing.

Onderzoek aan LUC past binnen het algemene kader van de wereldwijde uitdagingen die centraal staan in ons onderwijsprogramma. Het richt zich op belangrijke maatschappelijke vraagstukken, waaronder Vrede & Recht, Diversiteit, Welvaart en Duurzaamheid.

The goal of the research presented in this thesis was to explore the chemical space of ruthenium(II) photocages, investigate their ability to host potent chemotherapy drugs, and to red shift the activation wavelength of the most promising PACT candidates to conduct biological studies.

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a subtype of breast cancer characterized by limited treatment options and unfavorable clinical outcomes. Therefore, the research described in this thesis focused on the exploration of novel targeted therapies for TNBC.

Why do black holes emit thermal radiation? And how does a closed quantum system thermalize?

Glycosidases (GHs) are enzymes responsible for the degradation of carbohydrates and play many roles in human health and pathophysiology. Often, abnormal levels of glycosidase activity are markedly linked to human pathologies.

Spectroscopic studies on fluorescent single molecules in organic condensed matter does not only provide information about the molecule itself, but also its near environment. By suppression of phonon-induced broadening of spectral lines through cooling to low temperatures, small changes in the spectral…

Promotor: Prof.dr. J.G.E.M. Fraaije, Co-promotor: A. Kros

This thesis presents insights from our study of various correlated electron systems with a scanning tunneling microscope (STM). In ordinary metals, electron-electron interactions exist, but get substantially screened due to the sheer number of electrons.

One of the main challenges in the development of an effective anti-cancer vaccine is the generation of an adequate and directed cellular immune response.

Promotor: E. F. van Dishoeck, Co-promotor: C. Walsh