Palestras DEI: "Start and Blossoming of the LCDS - Leiden Centre for Data Science"

February 24th| 15h00| Room I-105 FEUP

No âmbito das palestras do DEI, decorrerá, dia 24 de Fevereiro, na sala I-105, pelas 15:00, a palestra intitulada: "Start and Blossoming of the LCDS - Leiden Centre for Data Science"por Jaap van den Herik (Leiden Centre of Data Science, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands)

Para mais detalhes e registo, consultar: http://bit.ly/2kEdbKk

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Within the Lecture Series DEI, it will take place February 24th at room I-105, at 15:00, the talk entitled: "Start and Blossoming of the LCDS - Leiden Centre for Data Science"by Jaap van den Herik (Leiden Centre of Data Science, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands)

For more details and registration, see: http://bit.ly/2kEdbKk

Abstract
The Leiden Centre of Data Science (LCDS) was established on January 1st, 2014. The official opening  took place in September 2014. LCDS is a networked centre of institutes that perform research on data and big data.

LCDS is rooted in computer science (LIACS) and statistics (Mathematical Institute). It started as a bridging entity between the eight institutes of the Faculty of Science. Close cooperation was envisaged and realised with LUMC (Leiden University Medical Centre). In the lecture, three LCDS projects will be emphasised. They are: (1) HEPGAME (High Energy Physics Game), (2) Making Sense of Illustrated Handwritten Archives, and (3) Monitoring and Analysing Professional Speed Skaters. Currently, LCDS is widening its sphere of interests and aims at being a multi-disciplinary data science centre for the Leiden University, which encompasses seven faculties. The Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs (FGGA) resides in The Hague. The data science component of LCDS is attractive fo  r policy makers and for many ministries in The Hague. Thus LCDS is a breeding ground for talented researchers in the alpha sector and the beta sector. The topics range from privacy and governance to deep learning and high performance computing. The lecture will touch upon many of the topics mentioned above.

Short Bio

Jaap van den Herik (1947) studied mathematics at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (with honours), received his Ph.D. degree at Delft University of Technology in 1983 and was appointed as full Professor of Computer Science at Maastricht University in 1987. In 1988 he was appointed as part-time Professor of Law and Computer Science at the Leiden University. In 2008, he moved as Professor of Computer Science to the Tilburg University (2008-2016). He is the Founding Director of IKAT (Institute of Knowledge and Agent Technology) and TiCC (Tilburg center for Cognition and Communication).
In the Netherlands he initiated the research area e-Humanities. Moreover, he was supervisor of 75 Ph.D. researchers. He was active in many organisations, such as JURIX (Honorary Chair), the BNVKI (Honorary Member), the CSVN (Honorary Member), the ICGA, NWO-NCF, ToKeN, CATCH, and the consortium BIGGRID. Van den Herik is ECCAI fellow since 2003, member of the TWINS (the research council for sciences of the KNAW) and a member of the Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities (KHMW). In 2012 he was co-recipient of an ERC Advanced Research Grant (together with Jos Vermaseren (PI, Nikhef) and Aske Plaat). On January 1, 2014 the appointment at the Faculty of Law was broadened to the Faculty of Science. Together with Joost Kok and Jacqueline Meulman he launched Leiden Centre of Data Science (LCDS) and is Chair of the Board of LCDS.


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