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Apart from a scientific semester programme CWI organizes mini-symposia, masterclasses, lectures with renowned speakers, hackathons and data challenges. Additionally, we organize and host other regular scientific meetings like reading groups, seminars, collaboration sessions and open-problem sessions. The format is flexible to meet the preferences of the participants.

Bootcamp: Interplay between machine learning and optimization

1 Sep 2025 from 10:50 a.m. to 1 Sep 2025 6 p.m. | CWI, seminar room L016, Science park 123

The Bootcamp marks the official start of the CWI research semester programme on learning enhanced optimization, contributing to its overarching mission of advancing cutting-edge research in theoretical computer science, operations research and beyond.

International PhD school: Machine learning and optimization

2 Sep 2025 from 9 a.m. to 5 Sep 2025 7 p.m. | CWI, Euler room, Science park 125

This school is part of the research semester programme on learning enhanced optimization. The goal is that there will be 3-4 invited lecturers offering lectures/tutorials for PhD students, with the purpose of training and community building.

PhD school: Machine learning and optimization

2 Sep 2025 from 9:20 a.m. to 4 Sep 2025 5 p.m. | Turing Hall, CWI, Science Park 125, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

This PhD school is part of the broader CWI research semester programme on learning enhanced optimization, contributing to its overarching mission of advancing cutting-edge research in theoretical computer science, operations research and beyond.

PhD Denfense of Llorenç Escolà Farràs (A&C / QuSoft)

12 Sep 2025 from 1 p.m. to 12 Sep 2025 3 p.m. | Agnietenkapel of the University of Amsterdam

On Quantum Position Verification: Security and Experimental Constraints

PhD Defence Arwin Gansekoele (ST)

17 Sep 2025 from 9:45 a.m. to 17 Sep 2025 11:15 a.m. | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Auditorium, De Boelelaan 1105, Amsterdam

The PhD Defence of Arwin Gansekoele will be on Wednesday 17 September 2025 at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam on "Deep Learning for Nex-Generation Communication Technologies"

PhD Defence Etienne Pieter van de Bijl (ST)

2 Oct 2025 from 11:45 a.m. to 2 Oct 2025 2 p.m. | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Aula, De Boelelaan 1105, Amsterdam

The PhD Defence of Etienne Pieter van de Bijl will be on Thursday 2 October 2025 at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam on "From Baselines to Breakthroughs: Fundamentals and Applications of Machine Learning in Cybersecurity"

Satellite workshop 1: Learning augmented algorithms

7 Oct 2025 from 9:15 a.m. to 10 Oct 2025 7 p.m. | Turing Hall, CWI, Science Park 125, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

This workshop is part of the broader CWI research semester programme on learning enhanced optimization, contributing to its overarching mission of advancing cutting-edge research in theoretical computer science, operations research and beyond.

PhD defense Garazi Muguruza Lasa (A&C / QuSoft)

17 Oct 2025 from 11 a.m. to 17 Oct 2025 1 p.m. | Lutherse kerk, Singel 411, 1012 WN Amsterdam