Courses

CWI highly values education. CWI researchers not only supervise and inspire the CWI PhD students, but also aim at contributing to teaching Master's students at universities. See the overview of CWI's current involvement in teaching courses in the Netherlands below.

Contribution to education

CWI is a research institute and does not have education as an institutional task. However, many of the senior researchers of CWI contribute to education via an affiliation or part-time appointment at one of the Dutch universities. CWI conveys the knowledge of the scientists employed at our institute to the new generation of mathematics and computer science students. Our staff contributes by e.g. teaching a university course or supervising MSc thesis projects carried out by university students. They also supervise PhD students at CWI, who defend their thesis at one of the Dutch universities after their employment at CWI. All courses can be found below in alphabetical order. You can also open the pfd for a complete overview.

Network Models, Representation and Consciousness

Focus
This course gives a broad overview of neural network models of the brain up to and including mechanistic theories of conciousness.
University
UvA
CWI Professors
Sander Bohte
CWI group
ML
Period
30 Oct 2023 / 24 Oct 2023
Level
MSc

Networks and Semidefinite Programming

The course deals with several basic combinatorial optimization problems

Focus
- problems, algorithms and running time; basics of semidefinite programming; - cliques, cocliques and colouring in graphs; Lovász theta number; - maximum cuts in graphs; Goemans and Williamson approximation algorithm.
University
Landelijk Netwerk Mathematische Besliskunde
CWI Professors
Monique Laurent, Sven Polak
CWI group
Networks & Optimization
Period
21 Nov 2022 / 20 Feb 2023
Level
MsC/PhD

Neural Dynamics and Deep Learning

Focus
In this course, we will cover advanced methods for analysis and simulation of neural systems looking at both biophysical and cognitive perspectives.
University
UvA
CWI Professors
Sander Bohté
CWI group
Machine Learning
Period
1 Oct 2023 / 1 Dec 2023
Level
MSc

Operations Research

The optimization models studied are unconstrained non-linear optimization, constrained non-linear optimization, convex optimization, linear optimization and integer linear optimization.

Focus
This is an introductory course in deterministic optimization.
University
VU
CWI Professors
Leen Stougie
CWI group
Evolutionary Intelligence
Period
1 Sep 2022 / 1 Dec 2022
Level
BSc

Performance of Networked Systems

Focus
Students will gain experience in modelling, engineering and planning performance of networked systems, and will learn how to tackle practical state-of-the-art performance problems arising in today's information and communication systems.
University
VU
CWI Professors
Rob van der Mei
CWI group
Stochastics
Period
1 Nov 2022 / 1 Jan 2023
Level
MSc

Quantum Computing

Focus
Quantum Computing
University
Mastermath
CWI Professors
Ronald de Wolf
CWI group
Algorithms & Complexity
Period
13 Sep 2023 / 20 Dec 2023
Level
MSc

Quantum Computing

We introduce and study the mathematics of quantum information science, which brings together quantum mechanics and theoretical computer science, with a focus on information theoretic (instead of computational) aspects in this course.

Focus
The goal of the course is to familiarize the students with the basic concepts of quantum information theory, and to offer an in-depth understanding of certain selected topics within the field.
University
Universiteit Leiden
CWI Professors
Serge Fehr
CWI group
Cryptology
Period
1 Sep 2023 / 31 Oct 2023
Level
MSc

Seminar Selected Topics in Multimedia Computing

The topics covered by the course include: multimedia systems, multimedia experiences, and multimedia engagement.

Focus
To become acquainted with the state-of-the-art research and development activities in the field of Multimedia Computing
University
TU Delft
CWI Professors
Pablo César
CWI group
Distributed & Interactive Systems
Period
1 Sep 2023 / 1 Nov 2023
Level
MSc