795 search results for “from data to insight” in the Student website
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Mathilde VerdamFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Joost van Ginkel
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Alan SearsFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Jenneke EversFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Linda BreemanFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Joep SteegmansFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Anne Fleur van VeenstraFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Tara van EsFaculty of Science
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Akrati SaxenaFaculty of Science
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Data science for newbies: honours students learn to utilise AI
Brain scans, heart attacks and credit scores: many science applications revolve around data. But how do you mine applicable insights from a mountain of data? In a Bachelor Honours Class, students discover how data science can contribute to their discipline.
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Bart CustersFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Mirko ForastiereFaculty of Science
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Robert-Jan de RooijFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Growing super legs for the Tour de France with the aid of Leiden data science
Only the fittest cyclists stand a chance of taking yellow in the brutal Tour de France. Team Jumbo-Visma is working with data scientists from Leiden. They have analysed the stages and performance of Jumbo-Visma’s riders in previous Grand Tours. And they are researching how to determine the fitness level…
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Milco WansleebenFaculty of Archaeology
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Aske PlaatFaculty of Science
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Data analysis of dark web forums in the fight against child sexual abuse
By far the majority of users of child sexual abuse networks (or child porn forums as they are sometimes called) on the dark web do not actively communicate there but download illegal material, therefore committing a criminal offence. But they often stay under the police and judiciary’s radar. PhD candidate…
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Prevent children becoming victims of a data-driven world
It is becoming increasingly common to collect data from children and young people through digital means. The impact of this so-called ‘dataveillance’ on children, who are monitored from birth via smartphones and Fitbits, is great.
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Leonardo Lenoci
Faculty of Science
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Data Management: Where to permanently store the digital archaeological datasets these days?
It is the end of your archaeological research project, and you may be wondering where to deposit your data. After the excavation, all of the finds are drawn, scanned, digitised, and the database is completed. Perhaps you have also accumulated a lot of data through further scientific analysis of the…
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Data Management Internships for students: Future learning and sustainable preservation of archaeology
Whilst the world is opening up, the teaching will continue in a hybrid form next academic year. During the past year, when all of us were bound to our home offices and computer screens, new forms of education had to be developed – some of which proved to be efficient in preparing the students for their…
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Sarah GiestFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Peter VerhaarFaculty of Humanities
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Maria-Lucia RebreanFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Li-Ru HsuFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Mark RoelofsenFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Collaborating against ransomware: Insights from the Melissa Project
The 'Melissa' project strengthens the Netherlands' digital resilience against ransomware through public-private collaboration. Discover the successes, such as the dismantling of the Qakbot botnet, and the insights that contribute to a more effective approach to combating ransomware crime, both nationally…
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Matthijs van Leeuwen: 'I want to teach students responsible data science'
Computer scientist Matthijs van Leeuwen is one of four science faculty members who obtained the Senior Qualification in Education in 2021. What was that like and what drives him? ‘In my own education I would have liked to see more attention paid to the responsibility that machine learning and data mining…
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Real-life data ask for strong algorithms: Mitra Baratchi designs them
How do we deal with large sources of greenhouse gases? Do schools provide a socially-inclusive environment for all children? And how can we protect Earth’s nature? These questions have two things in common: they are complex global challenges, and data can help answer them. Mitra Baratchi is computer…
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Rethinking Urban Renewal and Citizen Engagement: Insights from Turin
Maria Vasile's ethnographic fieldwork in Turin reveals that volunteering and citizen engagement may not empower residents or allow them to shape their cities. Her analysis of urban gardens, food markets, and food aid initiatives calls for a broader perspective on urban peripheral areas and a shift away…
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Bram KlievinkFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Elise DusseldorpFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Hai LinFaculty of Science
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Joost VisserFaculty of Science
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Eleftheria MakriFaculty of Science
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‘Data science has crept into the faculties’ DNA’
From 14 to 29 PhD candidates, seven actively involved faculties and, above all, lots of innovative interdisciplinary research, all with data science as the common denominator. The university’s Data Science Research Programme (DSO) has proven so successful that after five years on a start-up grant it…
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Children’s services need better data collection: ‘How can we prevent out-of-home placements?’
What reduces the likelihood of children being taken into care? Anouk Goemans calls for data-driven systems, alongside attention to the stories behind the numbers.
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‘Standing Room Only’ at eLaw’s CPDP Panel on 'Dark Patterns and Data-Driven Manipulation'
With the conference circuit slowly reopening after Covid forced almost all academic interactions online, thousands of conference attendees descended on Brussels for Europe’s largest technology conference. eLaw’s annual sponsorship of one of the many CPDP conference panels brought a diverse range of…
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Why you should publish negative data
As a bachelor student of Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences, Femke Vlaswinkel wrote a research proposal she was allowed to carry out in her master’s BPS. Femke subsequently graduated with honors. Her research was published in the journal Scientific Reports, she won an award from the Dutch Pharmacy Society…
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Brenda Miranda XicotencatlFaculty of Science
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Dirk van der HoevenFaculty of Science
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Nina BaranowskaFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Shivant JhagroeFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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eLaw master's student wins thesis award from Dutch Data Protection Authority
On on 29 January 2024, it was announced that Aylin Alexa Zainea has won the Thesis Award from the Dutch Data Protection Authority. She wrote her thesis for the Advanced Master programme on Law and Digital Technologies hosted by eLaw, Center for Law and Digital Technologies. Her thesis entitled ‘Automated…
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Using data science to promote a healthy life style
Movement behaviours, such as physical activity, sleep, and the amount of time we sit each day, impact our health. Recently, more researchers are looking at the influence of these behaviours combined, but this is a challenging task. For example, it is difficult to monitor in what way movement behaviours…
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Helena Vrabec’s new book on Data subject rights
In a new book forthcoming with Oxford University Press, Dr Helena U Vrabec, guest researcher at eLaw and privacy lawyer at Palantir Technologies, explores the area of control rights under the GDPR.
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Data for Policy 2025: digital and green transitions
The 2025 Data for Policy conference at Leiden University explored how digital and green transitions can shape a more sustainable and inclusive future.
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Arno KnobbeFaculty of Science
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Insights from CSM alumni: real-world experience and career guidance
On Thursday, 17 October, the Crisis and Security Management (CSM) master’s programme hosted an insightful alumni panel with five graduates from different cohorts. The panel offered current students the chance to hear from professionals who have carved their own paths in crisis and security managemen…