Informatics & AI
Within ADS, our Informatics & Artificial Intelligence (AI) research focusses on curiosity-driven and use-inspired fundamental research in Computer Science
This involves complex information systems at large, with a focus on Collaborative, Data Driven, Computational and Intelligent Systems, all with a strong interactive component. Our researchers maintain strategic multi-disciplinary research links both inside and outside the ADS network.
Our ADS researchers within Informatics & AI span multiple faculties and knowledge institutions:
Our key researchers in this discipline are summarised below:
Our researchers
Sanne Abeln
Assistant Professor of Bioinformatics – VU
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- Bioinformatics
- Computational Modelling
- Data Analytics
- Data Stewardship
Hamideh Afsarmanesh
Professor of Computer Science – UvA
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- Federated Collaborative Databases
- Semantic Information Modelling
- Virtual Organisations
Henri Bal
Professor of Computer Science – VU
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- Computing Infrastructures
- High Performance Distributed Computing
- Web Semantics
Peter Bloem
Postdoc in Artificial Intelligence – UvA
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- Complex systems
- Deep learning
- Graph grammars
- Knowledge graphs
- Motif extraction
Sander Bohte
ADS Research Project – Scientific Staff Member – CWI
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- computational neuroscience
- Deep learning
- High Performance Distributed Computing
- Neural networks
Peter Boncz
Supervisory Board – ADS | Database Architectures Group, Management Team – CWI | Professor of Large-Scale Analytical Data Management – VU
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- Database Architectures
Herbert Bos
Professor of Computer Systems – VU
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- Reverse Engineering
- System Security
- vulnerabilities in binary software
Peter Bosman
Senior Researcher – CWI
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- deformable image registration
- evolutionary algorithms
- Machine Learning
- multi-objective optimisation
- radiotherapy treatment planning
Bert Bredeweg
Professor of Tech-Enhanced STEM Education – AUAS
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- Artificial intelligence in education
- Knowledge Representation
- Qualitative Reasoning
- Valorisation
Davide Ceolin
Scientific Staff Member – CWI, Human-Centered Data-Analytics
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- Data quality
- deep data
- trust
- web data
Pablo Cesar
Group Lead – CWI
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- Immersive Media
- multimedia systems
- Quality of Experience
- Sensing Technology
Victor de Boer
Assistant Professor – VU
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- Human-Computer Interaction
- Knowledge Representation
- semantic web
Cees de Laat
Professor in Systems and Network Engineering – UvA
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- Computing Infrastructures
Maarten de Rijke
Founding Director – ADS | Professor of Information Retrieval – UvA IvI | Director – IvI
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- Information Retrieval
- Search Engines
- Text mining
Yuri Demchenko
Senior Researcher – UvA
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- Big Data Architecture
- Big Data Security
- Cloud Computing
Elenna Dugundji
Senior Researcher – CWI | Senior Researcher – VU
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- Electric Vehicle Infrastructure
- Freight Logistics
- Stochastic Modelling
- Transportation and Mobility Systems
- Travel Behaviour
Gusz Eiben
Professor of Computational Intelligence – VU
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- Adaptive Collective Systems
- Artificial intelligence
- Artificial Life
- Evolutionary Computing
- evolutionary robotics
Abdallah El Ali
Tenure Track Researcher – CWI
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- Affective Computing
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Sensing Technology
Anton Feenstra
Assistant Professor of Bioinformatics – VU
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- Bioinformatics
- STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY
- systems biology
Theo Gevers
Professor of Computer Vision – UvA
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- computer vision
- Deep learning
- emotion recognition
- object recognition
Clemens Grelck
University Lecturer – UvA
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- computer architecture
- green ICT
- High Performance Distributed Computing
Paola Grosso
Associate Professor – UvA
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- Computing Infrastructures
- green ICT
- Optical Networking
Peter Grünwald
Professor of Statistical Learning, Machine Learning Group Lead – CWI
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- Deep learning
- information theory
- minimum description length
- statistics
Hinda Haned
Professor by Special Appointment of Data Science – UvA
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- data-driven decision making
- Intelligent Systems
- responsible data science
Lynda Hardman
Director – ADS | Manager Research & Strategy – CWI, Human-Centered Data-Analytics | Professor of Multimedia Discourse Interaction – UU
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- Digital Media
- Information Access
- Linked Data
- Visualisation
Jaap Heringa
Management Team – ADS | Professor of Bioinformatics – VU
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- Bioinformatics
- genome analysis
- network analysis
- sequence analysis
- systems biology
Rutger Hofman
Research Programmer – VU
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- Computing Infrastructures
- High Performance Distributed Computing
- Machine Learning
Mark Hoogendoorn
Co-founder – AMDS | Assistant Professor of Artificial Intelligence – VU
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- Artificial intelligence
- Machine Learning
- personalised therapies
- predictive modelling for diseases
Zhisheng Huang
Senior Researcher – VU
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- Artificial intelligence
- Knowledge Representation
- semantic web
Alexandru Iosup
Professor of Massivizing Computer Systems – VU
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- Cloud Computing
- data management systems architectures
- High Performance Distributed Computing
Evangelos Kanoulas
Professor of Text Analytics & Information Retrieval – UvA
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- Information Retrieval
- Natural Language Understanding
- Text mining
- Web search
Martin Kersten
CWI-Fellow – CWI | Professor – UvA
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- Database Architectures
- query optimisation
Michel Klein
Assistant Professor of AI – VU
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- Artificial intelligence
- behavioural data
- intelligent self-management systems
Wouter M. Koolen
Scientific Staff Member, Machine Learning Group – CWI
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- Bandits
- Deep learning
- Game Theory
- Learning Theory
Ben Kröse
Supervisory Board – ADS | Lector in Digital Life – AUAS
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- Ambient robotics
- Digital Life
- distributed camera surveillance
- human-robot interaction
- visual navigation
Tobias Kuhn
Assistant Professor – VU
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- Artificial intelligence
- Bioinformatics
- Computational Linguistics
- natural language
- semantic web
Patricia Lago
Professor of Software & Services – VU
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- cloud migration
- Green IT and Sustainability management
- Service oriented architecting
- software engineering
Mike Lees
Assistant Professor – UvA
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- Artificial intelligence
- computational science
- Multi-agent systems
Ivano Malavolta
Assistant Professor – VU
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- mobile-enabled systems
- Model-Driven Engineering
- software architecture
- software engineering for robotics
Stefan Manegold
Database Management, Scientific Staff Member – CWI
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- Database Architectures
Hannes Mühleisen
Scientific Staff Member – CWI | Assistant Professor – VU
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- Database Architectures
- statistics
Eric Pauwels
Group Leader of Intelligent and Autonomous Systems – CWI
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- Intelligent Systems
Andy Pimentel
Associate Professor – UvA
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- embedded systems
- Modelling and Simulation
- Multi- and manycore computer systems
- System exploration and optimisation
Stevan Rudinac
Assistant Professor – UvA ABS
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- computer vision
- Information Retrieval
- Information Visualisation
- Machine Learning
- Multimedia Analytics
Alexander Schönhuth
Professor – CWI
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- Bioinformatics
- Cancer Systems Biology
- Computational Genomics
- Statistical Modelling
- Structural Variant Discovery
Peter Sloot
Professor of Computational Science – UvA IvI
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- biomedicine
- Complex Adaptive Systems
- computational science
Cees Snoek
Professor of Intelligent Sensory Information Systems – UvA IvI | Director – ICAI QUVA lab
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- Artificial intelligence
- image retrieval
- Intelligent Systems
- video retrieval
- Web Semantics
Annette ten Teije
Supervisory Board – ADS | Associate Professor – VU CS
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- formalisation of medical knowledge
- Healthcare Information Management
- Healthcare quality indicators
- Medical Guidelines
Jacopo Urbani
Assistant Professor – VU CS | Associated Member – CWI, Database Architectures
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- Knowledge Representation
- Linked Data
Rob van der Mei
Professor of Applied Mathematics – VU | R&D Manager – CWI
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- analysis of communication networks
- Logistics
- Networks and Algorithms
- Performance Modelling
- Stochastics
Frank van Harmelen
Professor of Knowledge Representation & Reasoning – VU
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- Artificial intelligence
- information systems
- Knowledge Representation
- semantic web
Herke van Hoof
Assistant Professor – UvA
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- Machine Learning
- reinforcement learning
- robot models
Jacco van Ossenbruggen
Group Leader – CWI, Human-Centered Data-Analytics | Associate Professor – VU CS
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- CULTURAL HERITAGE
- Information Access
- Linked Data
- responsible data science
- Web Semantics
Max Welling
Professor of Machine Learning – UvA | Director – ICAI QUVA | Director – DELTA Lab
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- Big data
- Deep learning
Marcel Worring
Professor of Business Analytics – UvA ABS | Associate Professor – UvA IvI | Director – ICAI Amsterdam | Scientific Director – ICAI AIM
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- Information Visualisation
- Intelligent Systems
- Multimedia Analytics