601 search results for “mathematical and statistical modelling” in the Staff website
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Harold Nefs
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
h.t.nefs@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3992
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Sarah Plukaard
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
s.c.plukaard@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7937
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Frans Rodenburg
Science
f.j.rodenburg@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Statistical modelling of time-varying covariates for survival data
PhD defence
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Martina Chirilus-Bruckner
Science
m.chirilus-bruckner@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4837
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Martha Dellar
Science
m.e.dellar@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Exhibition shows the ‘beauty and power’ of mathematics
In the ‘Imaginary’ exhibition, its curators show how society is made up of mathematics. From algorithms that save lives to ones that generate art. The exhibition is from 2 June to 25 July at Oude UB in Leiden.
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Jan Vonk appointed full professor of Mathematics at the Mathematical Institute
As of 1 November, Jan Vonk has been appointed full professor of Mathematics at the Mathematical Institute (MI). The institute is delighted with Jan’s appointment, as is he. ‘At the MI we combine the abstract with the concrete like no other.’
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Wouter van Loon
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
w.s.van.loon@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Cheating graphs: a lesson in statistics without arithmetic
Missing legends, illogical connections or three-dimensional graphs. There are many ways in which data can deceive. Five students took up the fight against misleading statistics. Their lesson series can now be found online.
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Martin Bright
Science
m.j.bright@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7132
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Ronald Cramer
Science
cramer@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7047
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Marco Streng
Science
streng@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7093
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M Bhargava
Science
m.bhargava@umail.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Emma Brakkee
Science
e.l.brakkee@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Peter Bruin
Science
p.j.bruin@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7142
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Hendrik Lenstra
Science
hwl@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7127
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David Holmes
Science
holmesdst@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7133
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Marjolein Fokkema
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
m.fokkema@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7996
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Dirk van der Hoeven
Science
d.van.der.hoeven@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7146
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Beth Lloyd
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
b.lloyd@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Bart de Smit
Science
b.de.smit@science.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Jan-Hendrik Evertse
Science
evertse@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7148
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Robin de Jong
Science
rdejong@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4829
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Ronald van Luijk
Science
rvl@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7147
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Peter Grünwald develops a revolutionary statistical theory with an ERC Advanced Grant
Using mathematics to determine whether scientific results are significant or not. Peter Grünwald, full professor of Statistical Learning at the Mathematical Institute (MI) and senior researcher in the Machine Learning group of Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI), has been awarded an ERC Advanced Grant…
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Catherijne Knibbe
Science
c.knibbe@antoniusziekenhuis.nl | +31 71 527 6329
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Eiko Fried
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
e.i.fried@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Xaver Funk
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
s.x.funk@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Max van Haastrecht
Science
m.a.n.van.haastrecht@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4799
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Information-theoretic Partition-based Models for Interpretable Machine Learning
PhD defence
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Mark de Rooij appointed SAIlS Professor
As of April 2022, Mark de Rooij has been appointed SAILS Professor AI and Data Theory at the Institute of Psychology. This position will enable him to contribute to the goal of the interdisciplinary programme: to build on and expand the current expertise on AI within Leiden University, working from…
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Mathematics student Alex Colling: ‘Bachelor’s thesis was highlight of my time in Leiden’
Alex Colling himself calls his bachelor's thesis ‘the highlight of his time in Leiden’. And according to his supervisors, that resulted in an outstanding thesis, with great attention to detail. The Mathematics and Physics student worked on a mathematical description of monopoles: hypothetical particles…
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‘I use a statistical analysis to estimate my travel time by bike’
Why use Google Maps when you can also calculate your bike route based on your own data. Statistician and cyclist Alexander Dürre sees statistics in everything around him. He analyses data of soccer games and calculates the possible winners of cycling races. ‘When I have too much time, I apply statistics…
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Léo Ducas appointed professor of Mathematical Cryptology
In cryptography, the sky is the limit according to the new professor Mathematical Cryptology Léo Ducas. He already designed several cryptosystems as part of his research at the Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI), some of which might soon be adopted as new international standards. Since December,…
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Mathematics across borders: Peter Stevenhagen in Pakistan
Peter Stevenhagen delivered daily lectures at the Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering in Lahore, in collaboration with ICTP, a well-known UNESCO institute in Trieste. The aim is to enhance it he knowledge of students from low- and middle-income countries. ‘By teaching here, I can truly…
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ERC grant for Jan Vonk: 'Mathematics is the most powerful language to describe our universe'
On 22 November, Leiden scientist Jan Vonk received an ERC starting grant for his research on the building blocks of mathematics. This grant is not his first this year: in fact, this July Vonk also received a Vidi from NWO. Four questions to the scientist who got two grants this year.
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Statistical literacy: ‘It’s about how we teach, not what we can teach’
Assistant Professor Lucie Zicha at Leiden University College (LUC) in The Hague is on a mission to bring statistical literacy to all undergraduate students.
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Peter Stevenhagen
Science
psh@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7125
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Sander Hille
Science
shille@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7109
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Vivi Rottschäfer
Science
vivi@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7113
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Jacqueline Meulman receives honorary membership at statistics society VVSOR
Emeritus Professor of Applied Statistics Jacqueline Meulman received an honorary membership during the annual meeting of the Netherlands Society for Statistics and Operations Research (VVSOR). This makes her the eleventh honorary member of the society.
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Xining Yang
Science
x.yang@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Franz Wurm
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
f.r.wurm@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Suiting Ding
Science
s.t.ding@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5615
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Dietsje Jolles
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
d.d.jolles@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Verifying the correctness of mathematical theorems with a computer
How correct are mathematical theorems? And is all the theory around them correct? To find out, mathematics student Dominique Lawson converted a mathematical theorem into computer language. ‘This allows a computer to understand the theorem and check whether the proof behind it is entirely correct.’ The…
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Gianne Derks new Scientific Director of the Mathematical Institute
As of 1 May Gianne Derks is the new Scientific Director of the Mathematics Institute. Derks succeeds Hermen Jan Hupkes who temporarily assumed the role. Derks has been appointed for a period of four years.
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Leiden archaeologists create open educational resources on agent-based modeling
The past two years, Laura van der Knaap and Professor Karsten Lambers worked on creating open teaching materials on agent-based modeling, funded by Erasmus+ and in collaboration with Danish, Irish and Dutch partners. Programming is an important skill involved in this, which is often seen as intimidating…
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Michel Mandjes appointed professor at the Mathematical Institute
As of 1 September, Michel Mandjes has been appointed full professor of Probability and Operations Research at the Mathematical Institute. He succeeds Frank den Hollander, who will retire on 1 October. ‘The combination of deep thinking on your own combined with working towards solutions together with…