Quantum entropy (aka von Neumann entropy) is the quantum generalization of Shannon entropy. Its utility in quantum information theory parallels that of Shannon entropy in traditional information theory, thereby being a foundational concept for the field. Of particular importance are the relations of the quantum entropies of a larger system and its individual parts. Finding all of them would be settling the 'laws of quantum information theory' (Pippenger). So how far have we come?

No prior knowledge in quantum information or even classical information theory is assumed. I will point out some relations to linear algebra, functional analysis, symplectic geometry and representation theory. The closure of the mentioned relations form a cone. The patient listener will be looking forward to a filled version of one

All PhD candidates of the ILLC are invited to attend the PhD assembly held in the Common Room of Science Park 107 on 4 December, 13.00-14.00 o'clock. Here, you can ask all your questions to the management team of the ILLC. Lunch will be provided!

Human cognition constrains how we communicate. Our cognitive biases and preferences interact with the processes that drive language emergence and change in non-trivial ways. A powerful method to discern the roles of cognitive biases and processes like language learning and use in shaping linguistic structure is to build agent-based models. Recent advances in computational linguistics and deep learning sparked a renewed interest in such simulations, creating the opportunity to model increasingly realistic phenomena. These models simulate emergent communication, referring to the spontaneous development of a communication system through repeated interactions between individual neural network agents. However, a crucial challenge in this line of work is that such artificial learners still often behave differently from human learners. Directly inspired by human artificial language learning studies, we proposed a novel framework for simulating language learning and change, which allows agents to first learn an artificial language and then use it to communicate, with the aim of studying the emergence of specific linguistics properties. I will present two studies using this framework to simulate the emergence of a well-known language phenomenon: the word-order/case-marking trade-off. I will also share some very recent findings where we test for the presence of a well-known human cross-modal mapping preference (the bouba-kiki effect) in vision-and-language models. Cross-modal associations play an essential role in human language understanding, learning, and evolution, but our findings reveal that current multimodal language models do not align well with such human preferences.

In each edition of the Responsible Digital Transformations (RDT) Keywords Project, we explore the diverse interpretations of a certain concept or keyword across disciplines. In line with the current RDT campaign theme, this third edition will focus on the concept of 'Creativity' in the age of generative AI.

Speakers:
Dr. Monika Kackovic: Associate Professor FEB and coordinator of the MSc BA Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Creative Industries (EMCI) program.
Dr. Claudio Celis Bueno: Assistant Professor in New Media and Digital Cultures and co-coordinator of the AI and Cultural Production research group.
Christoph Finkensiep: Assistant Professor in Generative AI in the Arts, and cognitive scientist at the Music Cognition Group.
The afternoon is moderated by Dr. Nanne van Noord, Assistant Professor of Visual Culture and Multimedia in the Multimedia Analytics Lab.

The ILLC Colloquium is a festive event that brings together the six research units at the ILLC. Each colloquium consists of two or three talks by representatives from different units, sometimes followed by Wild Idea Talks.

The ILLC colloquium is preceded by the Current Affairs Meeting.

The purpose of the Current Affairs Meeting is to inform you about issues that are currently of importance in the ILLC and/or the Master of Logic programme. We will also use this opportunity to welcome new members of staff and to provide you with an update about upcoming and other plans.

The Dutch Association for Logic (VvL) will hold an in-person joint seminar organized by Eindhoven University. The event is inspired by the departmental logic seminars that are organized at each university, and aims to unify the universities for a collaborative seminar. Besides hosting a main speaker, the seminar will also be the location of the award ceremony of the VvL MSc Thesis Prize winners, who will give a short presentation of their thesis. This year, we will also have a short VvL General Members Meeting, and an optional dinner will follow the event.

Main speaker: Alexandru Baltag (ILLC),
MSc Thesis Prize winners: Aude Corbeel (UvA), Sterre Lutz (UU), Ruben Mud (RUG) and Valentin Müller (UvA).

Paris, Amsterdam, and London host a lively group of young researchers working at the interface of logic, language, and theories of rationality. PALLMYR brings them together.

PALLMYR is a series of yearly meetings taking place alternatively in Amsterdam, Paris, and London. At each PALLMYR meeting, visitors give talks about their current research interests, each presentation being commented by a fellow researcher from the host town. PALLMYR 14 will be held at the ILLC, University of Amsterdam, on Mon 16-Tue 17 December 2024.

Paris, Amsterdam, and London host a lively group of young researchers working at the interface of logic, language, and theories of rationality. PALLMYR brings them together.

PALLMYR is a series of yearly meetings taking place alternatively in Amsterdam, Paris, and London. At each PALLMYR meeting, visitors give talks about their current research interests, each presentation being commented by a fellow researcher from the host town. PALLMYR 14 will be held at the ILLC, University of Amsterdam, on Mon 16-Tue 17 December 2024.

The Amsterdam Colloquia aim to bring together linguists, philosophers, logicians, cognitive scientists and computer scientists who share an interest in the formal study of the semantics and pragmatics of natural and formal languages. The Amsterdam Colloquia are organized by the Institute for Logic, Language and Computation (ILLC) of the University of Amsterdam.

In addition to the general programme, the 2024 Amsterdam Colloquium will feature two workshops. The Colloquium will also include a poster session, and host one evening lecture by Prof. Angelika Kratzer jointly organized with the E.W. Beth Foundation.

The Amsterdam Colloquia aim to bring together linguists, philosophers, logicians, cognitive scientists and computer scientists who share an interest in the formal study of the semantics and pragmatics of natural and formal languages. The Amsterdam Colloquia are organized by the Institute for Logic, Language and Computation (ILLC) of the University of Amsterdam.

In addition to the general programme, the 2024 Amsterdam Colloquium will feature two workshops. The Colloquium will also include a poster session, and host one evening lecture by Prof. Angelika Kratzer jointly organized with the E.W. Beth Foundation.

The Amsterdam Colloquia aim to bring together linguists, philosophers, logicians, cognitive scientists and computer scientists who share an interest in the formal study of the semantics and pragmatics of natural and formal languages. The Amsterdam Colloquia are organized by the Institute for Logic, Language and Computation (ILLC) of the University of Amsterdam.

In addition to the general programme, the 2024 Amsterdam Colloquium will feature two workshops. The Colloquium will also include a poster session, and host one evening lecture by Prof. Angelika Kratzer jointly organized with the E.W. Beth Foundation.

The Nordic Online Logic Seminar (NOL Seminar) is organised monthly over Zoom, with expository talks on topics of interest for the broader logic community. The seminar is open for professional or aspiring logicians and logic aficionados worldwide.

If you wish to receive the Zoom ID and password for it, as well as further announcements, please subscribe here: https://listserv.gu.se/sympa/subscribe/nordiclogic .