Onderzoeken hoe gegevens afkomstig van draagbare technologieën kunnen worden gebruikt om effectieve gedragsveranderingen te identificeren die hopelijk zullen leiden tot gezondheidsverbeteringen.

Supervisor: P.J.J. Hooykaas

Animal diet studies are critical for understanding ecological processes such as trophic interactions, energy flow, and nutrient cycling. By examining what animals consume, ecologists gain insights into species specialization, predator-prey relationships, and ecosystem management.

De coronacrisis is de ultieme test voor bestuurders. Hoe houden nationale politieke leiders zich staande in hectische, dynamische tijden? Martin Lodge (London School of Economics and Political Science) en (Arjen Boin (Instituut Politieke Wetenschap Universiteit Leiden) bekijken de ervaringen opgedaan…

There is a need for alternative methods to replace, reduce and refine (3R) animal experimentation. Combining experimental data from high-throughput in vitro studies with in silico modeling is a promising approach to unravel the effect of chemicals on living cells and to gain a better understanding of…

Op 20 maart 2019 verdedigde Tim Dekkers zijn proefschrift 'Mobility, Control and Technology in Border Areas: Discretion and Decision-making in the Information Age'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotoren prof. dr. J.P. van der Leun en prof. dr. M.A.H. van der Woude.

In dit artikel onderzoekt Amandine Lerusse hoe de volgorde van prestatie-informatie de prioriteringsbeslissingen van lokale politici beïnvloedt.

In dit artikel wordt het concept van probleemprioritering binnen de context van bestuurskundig onderzoek verkend.

Promotor: A.P.IJzerman Co-promotor: A. Bender

The Behavioral Public Administration Lab (BPA Lab) conducts behavioral science to generate, share, and apply insights about human behavior to improve governance, policy, and management in the public sector.

Promotor: W.T. de Groot

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

Hoe moet de EU omgaan met Oekraïne, Wit-Rusland en Moldavië? Hoe kunnen we de Europese Unie helpen om, in een uiterst moeilijke en veeleisende geopolitieke context, zijn politiek ten aanzien van deze landen te heroverwegen?

Promotor: Prof.dr. R. Verpoorte, Co-Promotor: Dr. Young Hae Choi

Promotores: Prof.dr. H.P. Spaink & Prof.dr. P.C.W. Hogendoorn Co-promotor: Dr. M.J.M. Schaaf

Fokelien Kootstra verdedigde haar proefschrift op 23 april 2019

Streptomyces bacteria are a valuable source of natural products, many of which are used in the clinic or in biotechnology.

Dit artikel beoordeelt de Russische retoriek ten aanzien van Oekraïne door verklaringen van het Russische ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken te analyseren.

Cancer is considered the silent pandemic of the 21st century and the second leading cause of death worldwide.

In dit artikel wordt onderzocht hoe educatieve risicocommunicatie de openbare veiligheid kan ondersteunen tijdens nucleaire noodsituaties.

This study seeks to analyse how job stress could be the result of performing administrative tasks

Streptomyces present a valuable platform for natural product discovery. Lugdunomycin is a novel angucycline-derived polyketide from Streptomyces sp QL37, with unprecedented skeleton and antimicrobial activity.

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Promotie

Promotores: Prof.dr. G.A. Persoon & Prof. dr. H.H. de Iongh

Op 27 september promoveert Josephine Hartmann op haar proefschrift: A blessing in disguise?! Discretion in the context of EU decision-making, national transposition and legitimacy regarding EU directives.

This dissertation focuses on developing new mathematical and statistical methods to properly represent time-varying covariates and model them within the context of time-to-event analysis.

Optimally solving real-world expensive Black-Box Optimization (BBO) problems w.r.t. real-world constraints, such as wall-clock time and computational costs, is extremely difficult and tedious.

In this dissertation, we study partition-based models that can be used both for interpretable predictive modeling and for understanding data via interpretable patterns.

We explored the Universe using weak gravitational lensing, a phenomenon that occurs when light from distant galaxies is bent by the gravitational fields of closer cosmic objects, much like how a lens distorts light.

A framework for prospective/ex-ante life cycle assessment (LCA) and ecological risk assessment (ERA) of emerging technologies is developed and applied to a case study of III-V/silicon photovoltaic panels.

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

Big Science, commonly defined as conventional science made big in three dimensions, namely organizations, machines, and politics, brings a plethora of different stakeholders together, often for a long period of time. This includes policymakers, scientists, (scientific) managers as well as local “host”…

In dit artikel bestuderen de auteurs hoe individuele variabelen en variabelen op landelijk niveau op elkaar inwerken bij het beïnvloeden van politieke genderattitudes in Europa.

Promotor: J.M. van den Broek Co-promotor: M.C. de Vries

Calamus javensis is polymorphic. Morphometry and molecular approach resulted in all names used in the complex are regarded as synonyms of C. javensis except C. tenompokensis, which is retained as a distinct species. One variety is here recognized, C. javensis var. polyphyllus (including C. acuminatu…

The transition to electric vehicles (EVs) reduces vehicle emissions to combat climate change. EVs raise concerns regarding the production of lithium-ion batteries and related emissions; while batteries can also provide energy storage services for the electricity system.

This thesis involves three topics: benchmarking discrete optimization algorithms, empirical analyses of evolutionary computation, and automatic algorithm configuration.

Wij richten ons op natuurlijke producten van onderzoek, de traditionele geneeskunde, etnobotanie en fytochemie.

The increasing competition in the automotive industry requires the tailored, swift development of technologically sophisticated vehicles. Therefore, the computationally expensive state-of-the-art simulation technologies are combined with optimization algorithms. An example of a real-world optimization…

The LOFAR radio telescope produces petabytes of data every year. Radio Astronomers use complex multi-step pipelines to process this data and produce scientific images.

In this project, researchers from computer science, law, psychology, and public administration research in practice how artificial intelligence (AI) can be leveraged to make decision-making in the security domain more effective, while also keeping it safe and accountable.

Promotores: R. Cramer, A.K. Lenstra, Co-Promotor: B.M.M. de Weger

Om maatschappelijke particuliere initiatieven te laten slagen, is het belangrijk dat de overheid snel duidelijke randvoorwaarden geeft voor mogelijke financiering. Overheden stimuleren burgers, maatschappelijke instellingen en bedrijven om vanuit eigen initiatief activiteiten van maatschappelijk belang…

Teaching the Future: AI-Enhanced Education for Student Engagement and Ethical Learning.

In de wetenschap is het van vitaal belang dat meerdere studies hetzelfde resultaat onderschrijven. Onderzoekers moeten daarom alle details van eerdere experimenten kennen om de procedures zo exact mogelijk uit te kunnen voeren. Dit is echter een steeds groter probleem in de neurowetenschappen. Het is…

In 2009-2010 ontstond in het westerse discours het idee van een meer ‘assertief’ China, een opvatting die China krachtig van de hand wijst. Niettemin is, vooral sinds Xi Jinping in 2012 aan de macht kwam, duidelijk dat China zijn lang gehanteerde buitenlandse beleidsdoctrine van ‘een lage profilering…

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