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This pages lists LIACS news items.
LIACS participates in strengthening ties between Leiden University and China
Twelve Chinese PhD candidates in the Netherlands who are funded by the China Scholarship Council met with Leiden staff on 26 April 2012 to exchange experiences.
Pascal Professor 2012
In 2012 the Pascal chair of the Faculty of Science of Leiden University, and particular of Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS), will be...
Media Technology projects awarded
On April 26, three separate projects from LIACS Media Technology group members were awarded a "Best Practices Rozet" by the Virtueel Platform organization.
Team ICT in Business wins Strictly-for-Business Challenge 2012
On Monday 12 and Tuesday 13 March, the third edition of StrICTly for Business event was held at Papendal.
Winners ING Challenge
As part of their M.Sc. program, ICT in Business students work on projects inspired by concrete problems coming from an actual situations at companies.Students work...
Media Technology MSc. Exhibition 50%
February 10th–12th & 16th-19th – Opening Thursday February 9th, 17:00
Computer Science on place 51 in QS World Universities Ranking 2011
The field "Computer Science" of Leiden University holds the 51st place in the QS World Universities Ranking 2011 by subject.
Media Technology student wins Dutch Game Award 2011
On Thursday November 24, 2011 Media Technology student Lieven van Velthoven won the "Dutch Game Award 2011" for "Best Student Game" with his augmented reality...
Elsevier Best Programmes 2011
The Master Computer Science of Leiden University is chosen by the students as best Computer Science programme in Elsevier's opinion poll "De Beste Studie 2011"
Launch International Journal of Multimedia Information Retrieval
Leiden University and Springer launched International Journal of Multimedia Information Retrieval
Chairman IBM Europe lectures in ICT in Business course
The Chairman IBM Europe & Country General Manager IBM Netherlands, Harry Van Dorenmalen, gave a guest lecture in the M.Sc. ICT in Business course ‘Change Management’.
LIACS receives grant from Intel
LIACS receives grant from Intel for research and development of innovative technology to program multi-processors.
Chair Research Assessment Tampere
Prof. Dr. Joost N. Kok is panel chair in the research assesment of Tampere University of Technology (TUT), Tampere, Finland.
Leiden University wins both ICPC Challenges
The team of Leiden University is participating to the World Finals of the International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) in Orlando, USA.
Pascal Lecture
Monday 23 May, 16.00 -17.00 uur, room 174Snellius, Niels Bohrweg 1, 2333 CA Leiden
Co-operation with China
A delegation from Leiden University, headed by the Rector Magnificus Professor Paul van der Heijden, is currently in Xiamen, in South-East China, to conclude two...
Publication gets press attention
Fons Verbeek participates in a taskforce on digital atlassing in the rodent brain.
Dr. Nicole Röttmer wins prize
Dr. Nicole Röttmer has won the European Committee of the Regions Thesis Competition 2010. She received it during a ceremony in Brussels on December 1, 20101.
Pascal Professor 2011
The Board of the Faculty has decided to appoint prof. dr. Maciej Koutny (professor at the School of Computing, University of Newcastle, United Kingdom) as...
Leiden 3rd on North-West European Programming Championship
On November 21 a team of three students of Leiden University won the third prize during the North-West European Programming Championship in Bremen (Germany).
ICT in Business student nominated for Wozzie Award
Op Thursday 18 November Apple-founder Steve Wozniak will present the first Wozzie Award to a Dutch talent during the Meet the Future, Science & Technology...
Best Job in America
Money magazine has released "Best Jobs in America 2010", with "Software Architect" topping the list.
Software Engineers, Developers In Short Supply
Software engineers hard to find. Shortage of trained IT talent challenges Chicago companies. See The Chicago Tribune.
Result Programming Contest
On Saturday, 23 October 2010, the Benelux Algorithm Programming Contest (BAPC) was held in Leiden.
Bachelor Computer Science: half in Beijing and half in Leiden
Leiden University and the Beijing Institute of Technology will cooperate in Computer Science research and education.
Benelux Algorithm Programming Contest 2010
The Benelux Algorithm Programming Contest 2010 (one of the qualifying rounds of the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest) will take place on Saturday 23 October...
Elsevier Best Studies 2010
For the third year in a row (2008, 2009, and 2010) the Computer Science Program at Leiden University was chosen as the top academic program...
Interviews in Computer Idee
Here you can read some interviews published in Computer Idee of June 2010 about the course Iphone programming of 9 en 16 April last.
Introduction Days Computer Science & Economy
From 1 until 3 September we organize "introduction days". You will get to know the cities Leiden, The Hague and Rotterdam and will visit the...
Human Robot Personal Relationships, 23-24 June 2010, Leiden University
The 3rd International Conference on Human-Robot Personal Relationships (HRPR 2010) is the most important platform for presenting an discussing studies of personal relations with artificial...
Mediatechnology project in Quest
In the January Quest issue is an article about a project done by three Media Technology students, from the Cool Science course by Bas Haring.
Young Talent Encouragement Awards
On 25 November 2009, Erik Massop from our Bachelor programme was awarded one of the 6 Young Talent Encouragement Awards Computer Science 2009 that were...
iPhone programming course
On 9 and 16 April LIACS offered an iPhone programming course. There were young and old participants.
Elsevier Best Studies 2009
Elsevier rankings “Best Universities in 2008" and the Best Universities in 2009 chose the Computer Science Program at Leiden as the top academic program for...