Research Semester Programme

In 2022, CWI launched the Research Semester Programmes, a new initiative to facilitate and accelerate joint research endeavours within the national mathematics and computer science communities.

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Fundamental research in computer science and mathematics can make major contributions to important scientific and societal challenges. For example, think of recent developments in the context of AI and health care, the energy transition or fairness of algorithms. CWI Research Semester Programmes focus on challenging topics to which the national research community can make an important research contribution with both scientific and societal impact.

These programmes:

  • aim to facilitate the exchange of ideas, the development of joint knowledge and the building of lasting relationships between (inter)national researchers;
  • seek to create time and space for collaboration;
  • are comprised of multiple activities over a semester-length, such as workshops, schools and seminars, for junior and senior researchers; and
  • can involve a sabbatical stay at CWI

Testimonials

Read more about the experience attendees had with our earlier semester programmes.

Scheduled

At the end of this page you'll find the Research Semester Programme events that have been scheduled up till now.

Join our Semester Programmes!

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.

Control Theory and Reinforcement Learning: Connections and Challenges - workshops

24 Mar 2025 from 9 a.m. to 25 Mar 2025 6 p.m. | Science Park 125, Turingzaal

Following our Spring School 2025 on Control Theory and Reinforcement Learning, we have a general workshop on “Themes across Control and Reinforcement Learning”.

Truth is in the Eyes of the Machines - Symposium

9 May 2025 from 9 a.m. to 9 May 2025 6 p.m. | Turing Hall, CWI, Science Park 125, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Research Semester Programme on misinformation detection and countering in the era of Large Language Models.

Truth is in the Eyes of the Machines - workshop

20 Jun 2025 from 9 a.m. to 20 Jun 2025 7 p.m. | CWI L016/L017

Research Semester Programme on misinformation detection and countering in the era of Large Language Models.

Bootcamp: Interplay Between Machine Learning and Optimization

1 Sep 2025 from 9 a.m. to 1 Sep 2025 7 p.m. | CWI, Euler room, Science park 125

This boot camp is part of the research semester programme on learning enhanced optimization. Goal: kick-off event highlighting the different aspects of the semester programme.

International PhD School: Machine Learning and Optimization

2 Sep 2025 from 9 a.m. to 5 Sep 2025 7 p.m. | CWI, Euler room, Science park 125

This school is part of the research semester programme on learning enhanced optimization. The goal is that there will be 3-4 invited lecturers offering lectures/tutorials for PhD students, with the purpose of training and community building.

Satellite Workshop 1: Learning Augmented Algorithms

7 Oct 2025 from 9 a.m. to 10 Oct 2025 7 p.m. | CWI, Euler room, Science park 125

This workshop is part of the research semester programme on learning enhanced optimization. The goal is to get experts of the field together (both national and international), combination of survey talks (keynotes), specialized talks (contributed), and open problem sessions.

Satellite Workshop 2: Learned Methods for Operations Research

3 Nov 2025 from 9 a.m. to 6 Nov 2025 7 p.m. | CWI, Euler room, Science park 125

This workshop is part of the research semester programme on learning enhanced optimization. The goal is to get experts of the field together (both national and international), combination of survey talks (keynotes), specialized talks (contributed), and open problem sessions.