276 search results for “mathematics” in the Staff website
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Harald van Mil
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h.g.j.van.mil@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7124
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Hans Metz
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j.a.j.metz@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5110
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Lodewijk Kallenberg
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kallenberg@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4831
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Hans Finkelnberg
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hfinkeln@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7124
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Serge Fehr
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s.o.fehr@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Robert-Jan Kooman
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kooman@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7124
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Terry Mostert
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
t.m.m.mostert@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Outbreak of an infectious disease? Mathematics helps in making quick, informed decisions
A job thanks to COVID—something not many people can claim. But PhD candidate Vera Arntzen can. Over the past four years, she has mapped two crucial characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 infections. Thanks to her research, experts can now make well-informed decisions on matters like quarantine duration, which…
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Marian Hickendorff
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
hickendorff@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3765
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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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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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Charlene Kalle
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kallecccj@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1590
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Luca Avena
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l.avena@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Michael Keane
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mkeane@wesleyan.edu | +31 71 527 2727
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Floske Spieksma
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spieksma@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7128
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Evgeny Verbitskiy
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evgeny@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7120
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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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Why the mathematics of operations research is so fascinating – even for a layperson
Floske Spieksma will give her inaugural lecture as Professor of Mathematics of Operations Research on 1 September. A discussion about mathematical models, Venezuela, trembling knees, being the only woman, casinos, intuition and above all loving your job.
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Marc Spijker
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spijker@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Laura Zwep
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l.b.zwep@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Peter Grünwald
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pdg@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Marta Fiocco
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m.fiocco@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7144
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Gino Bertrand Kpogbezan
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g.b.kpogbezan@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7109
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Kevin Duisters
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k.l.w.duisters@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Jelle Goeman
Faculteit Geneeskunde
j.j.goeman@lumc.nl | +31 71 526 9700
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Onno van Gaans
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vangaans@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7122
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Hermen Jan Hupkes
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hhupkes@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5587
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Thijs Bos
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j.m.bos@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Marcel de Jeu
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mdejeu@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7118
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Arjen Doelman
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doelman@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7123
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Frank den Hollander
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denholla@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Martina Chirilus-Bruckner
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m.chirilus-bruckner@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4837
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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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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…
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Losing count: the mathematical magic of counting curves
How can you figure out which points lie on a certain curve? And how many possible curves do you count by a given number of points? These are the kinds of questions Pim Spelier of the Mathematical Institute studied during his PhD research. Spelier received his doctorate with distinction on June 12.
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Statement by the Faculty Board regarding the Mathematical Institute (MI)
An article about our Mathematical Institute (MI) appeared on 23 June in the University newspaper Mare.
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Pim Overgaauw appointed Institute manager of the Mathematical Institute
As of 1 September, Pim Overgaauw is appointed as Institute Manager of the Mathematical Institute. The job is not new to him, as he has been ad interim institute manager since March 2022. For now, Overgaauw will be working for the MI three days a week, but it is expected that this can be extended to…
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Martin Bright
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m.j.bright@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7132
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Ronald Cramer
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cramer@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7047
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Marco Streng
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streng@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7093
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M Bhargava
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m.bhargava@umail.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Emma Brakkee
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e.l.brakkee@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Peter Bruin
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p.j.bruin@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7142
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Hendrik Lenstra
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hwl@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7127
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David Holmes
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holmesdst@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7133
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Jan-Hendrik Evertse
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evertse@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7148
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Robin de Jong
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rdejong@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4829
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Ronald van Luijk
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rvl@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7147