Description
Leader of the group Stochastics: Bert Zwart.
Many natural and man-made systems and processes are driven by random phenomena. Examples can be found in areas such as communication, energy, information, logistics, and transportation systems. In order to model, describe, and improve such systems, our group develops and studies probabilistic, operational and statistical models. Our group’s analysis of these models relies on techniques from fundamental probability theory, queueing theory, stochastic scheduling, spatial stochastics and stochastic geometry. Our work with various companies in these areas, as well as with top researchers and universities across the globe, ensures our position at the forefront of every aspect of this research field.
Vacancies
No vacancies currently.
News
Maths students contribute to coronavirus vaccination planning
Five Master's students of VU Amsterdam developed a mathematical model that has greatly improved the planning of coronavirus vaccinations in the Netherlands, so people could be vaccinated more quickly. The students were advised by Rob van der Mei (CWI and VU) and Dennis Moeke (HAN).
Rob van der Mei and Sandjai Bhulai nominated for Huibregtsen prize for innovative research
The jury praises the efficiency and elegance of their mathematical solutions, but most of all the effort Bhulai and Van der Mei put in to make sure their work truly benefits society.
Millions of tonnes less CO2 emissions by recycling plastic insulation materials
CWI is part of a large European consortium that has received 15.7 million euro for demonstrating that the waste stream of high-performance plastics, which are heavily used as insulation material in the construction industry, can be recycled. This so-called CIRCULAR FOAM project is part of the European Green Deal aimed to make the EU-countries climate neutral in 2050.
Transportation Research Board Showcase Paper for Stochastics Researchers
Their article "Long-Term Forecasting of Off-Street Parking Occupancy for Smart Cities was" selected by the Transportation Demand Committee from more than 100 papers submitted in 2020.
Members
- Rebekka Arntzen
- Eline Belt
- Rob van den Berg
- Guus Berkelmans
- Wouter Berkelmans
- Etienne van de Bijl
- Mark Blokland
- Tim de Boer
- Ruurd Buijs
- Elisabeth Fokker
- Arwin Gansekoele
- Thomas Koch
- Britt van Leeuwen
- Marie-Colette van Lieshout
- Robin Markwitz
- Rob van der Mei
- Marta Milewska
- Rudesindo Núñez Queija
- Joris Pries
- Salim Salmi
- Bert Zwart
Associated Members
Publications
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Nesti, T, Moriarty, J, Zocca, A, & Zwart, A.P. (2021). Large fluctuations in locational marginal prices. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A , 379(2202). doi:10.1098/rsta.2019.0438
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Sloothaak, F, Cruise, J, Shneer, V, Vlasiou, M, & Zwart, A.P. (2021). Complete resource pooling of a load-balancing policy for a network of battery swapping stations. Queueing Systems. doi:10.1007/s11134-021-09707-w
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Bazhba, M. (2021, May 26). Large Deviations for Semi-exponential Distributions: Theory and Applications.
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Khalil, S, Amrit, C, Koch, T, & Dugundji, E.R. (2021). Forecasting public transport ridership: Management of information systems using CNN and LSTM architectures. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Ambient Systems, Networks and Technologies (pp. 283–290). doi:10.1016/j.procs.2021.03.037
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Koch, T, & Dugundji, E.R. (2021). Limitations of recursive logit for inverse reinforcement learning of bicycle route choice behavior in Amsterdam. In Procedia Computer Science (Vol. 184, pp. 492–499). doi:10.1016/j.procs.2021.03.062
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Elzinga, E, de Beurs, D, Beekman, A.T.F, Berkelmans, G.A, & Gilissen, R. (2021). Who didn't consult the doctor? Understanding sociodemographic factors in relation to health care uptake before suicide. Journal of Affective Disorders, 287, 158–164. doi:10.1016/j.jad.2021.03.014
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Verhoeven, B, Hout, N.K, Devaraj, A, Zwitzer, H, Crapts, T, Ion, A, … Dugundji, E.R. (2021). Short-Term Forecasting of Air Cargo Demand from a European Airport Hub to the United States during COVID-19. In Proceedings of the Transportation Research Board 100th Annual Meeting.
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Fokker, E.S, Koch, T, & Dugundji, E.R. (2021). Long-Term Forecasting of Off-Street Parking Occupancy for Smart Cities. In Proceedings of the Transportation Research Board 100th Annual Meeting.
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Zweers, B.G. (2021, January 19). Optimization of hinterland container transportation and terminal operations.
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van Kampen, J.R.A, Knapen, L, Pauwels, E.J.E.M, van der Mei, R.D, & Dugundji, E.R. (2021). Bicycle parking in station areas in the Netherlands. In Procedia Computer Science (pp. 338–345). doi:10.1016/j.procs.2021.03.043
Current projects with external funding
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Impactstudie Noord/Zuidlijn Gemeente Amsterdam ()
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Ontwikkeling van Data Analytics, Data Science en Crypto Analyse technieken ()
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Samenwerkingsovereenkomst Stichting 113 / CWI - Zelfmoordpreventie
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Systemic expansion of territorial CIRCULAR Ecosystems for end-of-life FOAM (CIRCULAR FOAM)
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Customized and Coordinated Solutions for Congestion Bottlenecks in our infrastructure (COCONUT)
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Data-driven optimization for a vital elderly care system in the Netherlands (DOLCE VITA)
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Lane Analysis & Route Advisor (LARA)
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State estimation for spatio-temporal point processes with applications to criminology (None)
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PPS Engie
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Bestrijding cybercrime met behulp van Kunstmatige Intelligentie (PPS Ministerie Defensie)
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Robust, Effective and Adaptable Ship Designs for Uncertain Transition Paths (READINESS)
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Urban Mobility Observatory (UMO)
Related partners
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Gemeente Amsterdam
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Ministerie van Defensie
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Stichting 113
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Academisch Medisch Centrum
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Engie Services West Nederland B.V.
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Technische Universiteit Delft
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Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam