Join us for the 3rd Amsterdam/Saint-Etienne Workshop on Social Choice on at Science Park in Amsterdam! We will be discussing questions of social choice in all of its many facets, including in particular the perspectives provided by computer science, economics, and political science. Registration is free but required.
The DLMPST Commission on Logic Education invites you to a webinar on logic education by Professor Maria Manzano. She will speak about the European ALFA project on Tools for Teaching Logic that we had last century and about the International TTL Congresses that we held in 2000, 2006, 2011, 2015, and 2023.
Our next film night, which will take place in the ILLC Common Room, on April 23 at 19:30. Snacks and drinks will be provided! As per usual, all Master of Logic, Logic Year, and ILLC PhD students are invited.
We are collecting ideas for the film night. After hearing your film ideas, we’ll open a poll to all students so that we can make a decision.
On the occasion of prof. Henri Bal's retirement, and recognition of the important role Henri played in the history of research on computing in the Netherlands, the VU Computer Science Department is organizing a (free-of-charge) symposium on the 1st and 2nd of May, 2025.
Day 1 discusses the role of HPC in the roaring 20s, a time where computing research plays a crucial role in AI, sustainability, and many other topics of vital importance.
Day 2 commemorates Prof. Bal's time at VU. Speakers will discuss the early days of computing research in the Netherlands, Henri's years as a PhD student, young faculty and finally research leader of world renown.
The ILLC Colloquium happens three times per year (as the Autumn Colloquium, the Midwinter Colloquium, or the Midsummer Colloquium), usually directly after the Current Affairs meeting. The Colloquium brings together the six research units at the ILLC and each event consists of at least two talks by representatives from different units. The colloquium is concluded by a get together of the entire ILLC community.
All staff members, PhD candidates, MoL students and any guests of the ILLC are welcome to attend the colloquium.
Please note that this event was announced before to occur on the 20th of June.
A 2-year postdoc position is available at the Bernoulli Institute for Mathematics, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence of the University of Groningen. The position is embedded within a large EU project that I coordinate (PERYCLES) and is focused on algorithms for supporting large-scale democratic deliberation. It involves close collaboration with several other academic partners, including in the COMSOC area, and with digital democracy software developers (LiquidFeedback). The ambition is to provide novel research-driven algorithms that can be implemented in leading open-source software.
We are happy to share that the dean of the Faculty of Science has reappointed Robert van Rooij as director of the ILLC for a second term of four years. We wish Robert lots of success in fulfilling the tasks of research director.
ILLC's SignLab and UvA's Central Diversity Office offer all UvA employees and students free online lessons in Dutch Sign Language. So if you have always wanted to learn some Dutch Sign Language, this is your chance!