For many system in statistical physics the microcanonical and canonical ensemble are equivalent in the thermodynamic limit, but not for all.

This thesis seeks to combine two different research topics; Multi-Objective Optimization and Complex Network Analysis.

Stress komt veel voor in de huidige samenleving. Dit is zorgwekkend, aangezien onderzoek herhaaldelijk heeft aangetoond dat stress een negatieve invloed heeft op de lichamelijke gezondheid. Zo vergroot stress bijvoorbeeld de kans op hart- en vaatziekten.

In deze studie proberen we uit te vinden of baby's tussen 5 en 12 maanden oud in staat zijn om patronen te herkennen in taal. Dit zou een belangrijk leermechanisme kunnen zijn voor het leren van grammaticale regels in taal.

In this thesis, we have used numerical approaches to study the effects of translational symmetry breaking on strange metallic systems as realised by the holographic duality⁠.

This thesis explores Breaking of Ensemble Equivalence (BEE) in random graph models by examining the spectral properties of adjacency matrices. The goal is to identify spectral characteristics that differentiate random graph ensembles, enhancing the understanding of complex network structures and beh…

The Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics states that a measurement collapses a wavefunction onto an eigenstate of the corresponding measurement operator.

In deze studie onderzoeken we of 2-3-jarigen in staat zijn te anticiperen op het gedrag van een personage door rekening te houden met wat dit personage wel of niet weet over de situatie. Het kind zit op schoot en krijgt animaties te zien met twee personages, waarbij de ene zich verstopt en de andere…

In this dissertation several settings in the Online Learning framework are studied. The first chapter serves as an introduction to the relevant settings in Online Learning and in the subsequent chapters new results and insights are given for both full-information and bandit information settings.

Laboratory, observation and modeling work on the dissociation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in interstellar environments and the formation of new molecular species through the fragmentation process.

This research focuses on the distribution of chemical elements in protoplanetary disks, the birthplaces of planets. These disks form around young stars and contain gas and dust, from which planets grow. Ice plays a crucial role in planet formation, aiding the clumping of dust particles and influencing…

Striga hermonthica, commonly known as witchweed, infests major cereal crops in Sub-Saharan Africa causing severe yield losses and threatening the livelihood of millions of resource poor farmers.

Understanding interactions in quantum many-body systems remains one of the most profound and difficult challenges in condensed matter physics.

Het Liliane Fonds en het Afrika-Studiecentrum van de Universiteit Leiden hebben de Impact Challenge Award 2019 gewonnen voor het project 'Breaking down barriers to exclusion. Building capacity for lobby and advocacy for children with disabilities'. De Impact Challenge Award is een nationale onderscheiding…

Dit boek is een Festschrift ter ere van Sven Vleeming met bijdragen van 38 vrienden en collega’s, onder wie bekende specialisten binnen hun respectievelijke vakgebieden.

Promotor: J. Zaanen

Promotor: P. J. J. Hooykaas Co-promotor: B. S de Pater

Increasing the efficiency of gene targeting (GT) as a genome editing tool in plants has been an important goal in plant biotechnology.

Op maandag 19 mei 2025 organiseert Website Application Services van het ISSC in samenwerking met SC&M een Webinar Universitaire Website[s]. Tijdens dit online web event wordt je o.a. ge-update over diverse inhoudelijke zaken die voor jou als webredacteur belangrijk kunnen zijn! Ga via deze link…

Op maandag 19 mei 2025 organiseert Website Application Services van het ISSC in samenwerking met SC&M een Webinar Universitaire Website[s]. Tijdens dit online web event wordt je o.a. ge-update over diverse inhoudelijke zaken die voor jou als webredacteur belangrijk kunnen zijn! Ga via deze link…

Understanding DNA repair mechanisms is essential for advancing plant biotechnology and crop improvement. This study investigates how double-strand breaks (DSBs), induced by CRISPR/Cas systems, are repaired in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, and how these processes influence Agrobacterium tumefaciens…

Promotor: J. N. Kok, Co-promotor: A. J. Knobbe

In multi/many-core System-on-Chips (SoCs), the performance is almost linearly scaling with the number of processing elements.

Systems with local constraints is a new finding in recent researches on complex systems. The heterogeneous spatial interactions and the temporal dependencies among those numerous units make it difficult to describe by traditional statistical physics.

The dissertation offers new tools and insights to computation and modelling of topological phases, with an emphasis on the aperiodic setting.

Quantum hardware comes with a different computing paradigm and new ways to tackle applications. Much effort has to be put into understanding how to leverage this technology to give real-world advantages in areas of interest for industries such as combinatorial optimization or machine learning.

Synthesis and application of chemical biology tools to study immunomodulatory signaling lipids.

Ontdek het studieprogramma van de éénjarige MSc Nederlandse Politiek aan Universiteit Leiden: kernvak, keuzevakken, onderzoeksvaardigheden, scriptiebegeleiding en stageoptie.

Promotor: Prof.dr. H.A.G. Wijshoff

Promotor: S.J. Edixhoven Co-promotor: L. van Geemen, P. Parent

What is the effect of light at night on plant phenology and physiology, and how does this affect plant interactions with other species?

This thesis deals with the use of sound in interactions in the context of participatory systems and data sonification. We investigate an interactive environment where participants perceive information of the data through sound elements.

What is the current relevance of the ethics of counterterrorism and what is the added value of ethics support within the practice of counterterrorism?

Promotor: G.P. van Wezel

Promotores: H. Schiessel, G.T. Barkema

Op 28 oktober 2021 verdedigde Hein van der Bruggen zijn proefschrift en behaalde daarmee de doctorstitel.

Promotors: W. Jiskoot; G.J. Witkamp, Co-promotor: M.R. Nejadnik

Tomography is a powerful technique to non-destructively determine the interior structure of an object.Usually, a series of projection images (e.g.\ X-ray images) is acquired from a range of different positions.

For centuries astronomers studied the Universe by collecting light. Nowadays, we are living in times of great technological advancements, which allow us to explore our Universe in a new way - though gravitational wave radiation.

Promotor: S.M. Verduyn Lunel

Promotor: W.T. de Groot

There is no human society that does not employ a rich and diverse language. This course introduces you to linguistics, featuring interviews with well-known linguists and with speakers of many different languages. Join us to explore the miracles of human language!

Kidney transplantation is a major advance of modern medicine. This course will give you state of the art updates about what used to be an experimental, risky, and very limited treatment option more than 50 years ago and is now routinely performed in many countries worldwide.

Promotor: H.W. Lenstra

Indo-European is the name of the language family to which English belongs, along with many sub-families such as Germanic languages and Romance languages. In this course, you will delve into the structure and origins of these branches, the oldest languages belonging to the language family, linguistic…

The global agri-food system plays a critical role in food security and environmental issues.

In this dissertation, matching, entropy, holes and expansions come together. The first chapter is an introduction to ergodic theory and dynamical systems.

A difficulty of studies on chemical kinetics are the reaction time scales and detection of their intermediates.

To improve cancer treatments, personalized medicine approaches have aimed to identify exactly which mutations are driving tumor development in a given patient and specifically target these mutations using precision therapies.

This thesis investigates the evolution and fate of gaseous exoplanets, which are continuously shaped by stellar activity across both short and long timescales.