We have studied shape with a particular focus on the zebrafish model system. The shape is an essential appearance of the phenotype of a biological specimen and it can be used to read out a current state or response or to study gene expression.

One of the effects of climate change is the phenomenon of desertification, a process that occurs in semi-arid and arid areas and causes land degradation as well as vegetation loss. Due to the lack of resources, vegetation self-organizes to sustain itself by forming large-scale spatial patterns.

What are the global relationships between environmental conditions and abundance of distinct types of mycorrhizal fungi in soil and plant roots?

The goal of the project is the development of stream mining techniques for complex patterns such as graphs. We will try to extend the existing state-of-the-art techniques into two, orthogonal directions: on the one hand, the mining of more complex patterns in streams, such as sequential patterns and…

Promotor: A. Doelman, Co-promotores: P.J.A. van Heijster; A. Zagaris

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

Op 17 november 2020 verdedigde Shuai Guo zijn proefschrift 'Recognition of Foreign Bank Resolution Actions'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotoren prof.dr. R.D. Vriesendorp en prof.dr. M. Haentjens.

Promotor: Prof.dr. J.N. Kok, Co-promotor: F.J. Verbeek

This thesis describes how complex and real-world relevant analytical solutions can be found starting from a simple Nagumo problem posed on one or two-dimensional lattices.

Mycorrhizas are symbiotic associations between soil fungi and most plant species.

We consider the propagation of electrical signals through nerve fibres.

Promotor: E. Gittenberger, Co-promotor: B.W. Hoeksema

In this thesis, we study travelling waves in stochastic reaction-diffusion equations. We extend techniques from the deterministic theory for travelling waves to apply to the stochastic version, which allows us to compute the stochastic wave speed and shape, and draw conclusions on the stability of the…

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What happens to electrical waves that have to cross gaps in insulation material around nerves in the human body

Vast, often populated, areas in dryland ecosystems face the dangers of desertification.

Op 9 april promoveert Manolis Fragkiadakis. Het Leiden University Centre for Linguistics feliciteert Manolis!

Ramesh Ganohariti onderzoekt de juridische identiteit in drie post-Sovjet aspirant-lidstaten en schetst in dit artikel vier veelvoorkomende scenario's.

My PhD project studies how the temporally sequential Hox gene expression is regulated during head-tail patterning of the frog embryo.

Promotor: G.R. de Snoo, Co-promotor: C.J.M. Muster

The research of the Applied Mathematics cluster is concerned with such diverse topics as dynamical systems, representation theory, differential equations and pattern recognition.

Mining time series is a machine learning subfield that focuses on a particular data structure, where variables are measured over (short or long) periods of time.

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

The main goal of this thesis is to achieve advanced control of binding properties in bis-pyrrolic and macrocyclic pyrrolic receptors by light.

8 november jl. heeft Marike Knoef een award gewonnen op de 34ste Award Ceremony van de World Cultural Council (WCC).

In the first part of this thesis we study the geometry of folding patterns.

Promotor: Arjen Doelman, Co-promotor: Vivi Rottschäfer

One of the main challenges in the development of an effective anti-cancer vaccine is the generation of an adequate and directed cellular immune response.

Veel handgeschreven en geïllustreerde archieven bevatten een schat aan informatie, maar worden weinig bestudeerd vanwege hun complexe en door computers moeilijk te ontcijferen inhoud. Het doel van dit project is een digitale omgeving te ontwikkelen die hier een oplossing voor biedt, en die de heterogene…

In this work, we attempt to answer the question:

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

Today, knowledge is the most crucial element to stimulate organizational competitiveness and economic development.

How the global distribution of vegetation stands dominated by arbuscular and ectomycorrhizal plants relate to principle aspects of belowground carbon accumulation processes?

Promotor: A. Doelman, Co-promotor: J.D.M. Rademacher

The thesis is part of a bigger project, the HEPGAME (High Energy Physics Game). The main objective for HEPGAME is the utilization of AI solutions, particularly by using MCTS for simplification of HEP calculations.

Promotores: J. Kok, M. Chaudron (Chalmers University)

Promotor: P.M. Brakefield

Dr. P.D. (Peter) Grünwald is per 1 november bij de Faculteit der Wiskunde en Natuurwetenschappen benoemd tot hoogleraar Statistisch leren.

Single-Molecule Microscopy (SMM) techniques constitute a group of powerful imaging tools that enable researchers to study the dynamic behavior of individual molecules.

Natural history collections provide invaluable sources for researchers with different disciplinary backgrounds, aspiring to study the geographical distribution of flora and fauna across the globe as well as other evolutionary processes.

Promotor: G.R. de Snoo, W. Kustiawan, Co-promotor: H.H. de Iongh

Promotor: C.J. ten Cate

Human vocal communication and music perception represent advanced cognitive skills, seemingly innate and universal. These faculties encompass a range of perceptual and cognitive abilities. Cross-species research sheds light on the origins of musicality by investigating whether these traits are shared…

Plants and their pollinators form complex interaction networks. Within these networks, species differ widely in the number of species they interact with.

In his dissertation Michiel Hooykaas outlines the results of six empirical research projects focused at biodiversity awareness in the Netherlands, specifically people’s knowledge about animals.

The research provides insight into disease behavior in both rural and semi-urban areas in Serengeti in Tanzania.

A tidal basin is an inland sea which is almost entirely enclosed by land and connected to the open sea by a tidal inlet. Through the tidal inlets interaction takes place between the tidal basin and the open sea.

Promotor: Prof.dr. L.J. Slikkerveer

1: What is the relative importance of alfa and beta biodiversity in polar ecosystems, and how does intraspecific variation influence this? 2: How can we use remote sensing to determine functional biodiversity (within communities) in polar ecosystems? 3: Temporal and spatial scales of functional biodiversity:…