Calculemus Launch Event
- Date
- Friday 11 September 2026
- Time
- Address
- Gorlaeus Building
Einsteinweg 55
2333 CC Leiden - Room
- Atrium first floor (by the former Bèta café)
We're excited to announce the launch of Calculemus, a newly formed student AI team at Leiden University, brought together by Thomas Moerland!
Our goal as a team is to bring together students who want to build, discuss, and experiment with AI. To celebrate the start of the new academic year, we're organizing a launch event on September 11th where you can learn more about our team, hear from guest speakers in the field, and challenge AI agents we've built in a round of arcade-style games.
Both students and staff are warmly welcome!
Programme
15:00 – 15:35
Team presentation
15:40 – 16:10
Guest speaker: Claartje Barkof
Scientist Integrator at GPT-NL, the Netherlands' own sovereign language model, built by TNO, NFI, and SURF. She'll share what it actually takes to build a national AI model from scratch.
16:15 – 16:45
Guest speaker: Frank Sierra
Senior AI Engineer at ML6, working on AI-driven protein engineering and pharma research. With a background spanning parasitology and neuroscience, he'll talk about using AI as a toolkit to solve real scientific problems.
17:00 – 18:00
Game challenge against our AI agents, plus informal chats with the students over drinks
📅 Date: Friday, September 11th
🚪 Doors open: 14:30
📍 Location: Atrium first floor (by the former Bèta Café), Gorlaeus Building
For more information about the event, please visit our website.
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