Apart from a scientific semester programme CWI organizes mini-symposia, masterclasses, lectures with renowned speakers (like the Abel prize winners from 2022), hackathons and data challenges. Additionally, we organize and host other regular scientific meetings like reading groups, seminars, collaboration sessions and open-problem sessions. The format is flexible to meet the preferences of the participants.
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Science Park Imaging Symposium 2025
31 Jan 2025
from 2 p.m.
to 31 Jan 2025 6 p.m.
| Room L016, CWI
An event connecting researchers working on experimental and computational aspects of scientific imaging
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PhD thesis defence of Dmitry Grinko (A&C/QuSoft)
3 Feb 2025
from 2 p.m.
to 3 Feb 2025 4 p.m.
| Agnietenkapel, Oudezijds Voorburgwal229 - 231, Amsterdam
Dmitry Grinko will defend the dissertation 'Mixed Schur-Weyl duality in quantum information'. Promotor is Prof. H.M. Buhrman. The co-promotor is Dr M. Ozols.
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PhD Defence of Yunda Hao (ML)
18 Feb 2025
from 2:30 p.m.
to 18 Feb 2025 3:30 p.m.
| Leiden University, Academy Building (Rapenburg 73, Leiden)
E-Values for Anytime-Valid Inference with Exponential Families
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Inaugural lecture Wouter M. Koolen: Exploration and the shape of information
13 Mar 2025
from 4 p.m.
to 13 Mar 2025 5 p.m.
| University of Twente, Waaier Building, Drienerlolaan 5, Enschede
On Thursday 13 March 2025
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Control Theory and Reinforcement Learning: Connections and Challenges - Spring School
17 Mar 2025
from 9 a.m.
to 21 Mar 2025 6 p.m.
| Turing Hall, CWI, Science Park 125, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
This Spring School 2025 is part of the Research Semester Programme "Control Theory and Reinforcement Learning: Connections and Challenges". Five lecturers will be teaching at a preparatory PhD level across five days.
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Workshop on Themes across Control and Reinforcement Learning
24 Mar 2025
from 9:15 a.m.
to 25 Mar 2025 6 p.m.
| Science Park 125, Turingzaal
Following our Spring School 2025 of the research semester programme on Control Theory and Reinforcement Learning, we have a general workshop on Themes across Control and Reinforcement Learning.
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Workshop on the Combinatorial, Algorithmic and Probabilistic aspects of Partition Functions
27 Mar 2025
from 9 a.m.
to 28 Mar 2025 5 p.m.
| CWI, Room L016, Science Park 123
The study of partition functions and related topics is an active area of research that is at the intersection of combinatorics, probability, theoretical computer science, and statistical physics. Partition functions, such as those of the Potts model, the hardcore model (also known as the independence polynomial), and other spin systems, serve as fundamental tools in understanding phase transitions, random structures, and computational complexity. Central questions in this field include: How does graph structure influence the efficient computation of partition functions? Which graphs maximize or minimize these functions? How do partition functions behave on random graphs? Recent work has highlighted deep connections between phase transitions in statistical physics and the computational aspects of these problems. This workshop aims to bring together researchers from diverse backgrounds to explore these questions, share insights, and foster collaboration on the latest advances in partition functions, graph theory, and related areas.
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Farewell Symposium for Leen Stougie
3 Apr 2025
from 10 a.m.
to 3 Apr 2025 6:30 p.m.
| Turing Zaal, Congress Center, Science Park 125
On Thursday 3 April 2025, CWI will host a symposium in honor of Leen Stougie's retirement. Leen has had a rich forty year history at CWI, where he has impacted many researchers in the Netherlands and abroad.
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