Research Programmes - Computer Science - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

dr. Sanne Abeln
- s.abelnvunl
- Faculty of Science, Bioinformatics - Visiting Fellow
- AIMMS - Visiting Fellow
- Integrative Bioinformatics - Visiting Fellow
Person: Academic
Saideh Ahangary
- s.ahangaryvunl
- Faculty of Science, Computer Systems - PhD Candidate
- Network Institute - PhD Candidate
- Systems and Network Security - PhD Candidate
Person: Academic
drs. Elvin Alberts
- e.g.albertsvunl
- Faculty of Science, Software and Sustainability (S2) - External PhD Candidate
- Network Institute - External PhD Candidate
- Software Engineering - External PhD Candidate
Person: Academic
mr. Guilherme Henrique Apostolo
- g.apostolovunl
- Faculty of Science, Computer Systems - External PhD Candidate
- Network Institute - External PhD Candidate
- Distributed Computer Systems - External PhD Candidate
Person: Academic
dr. ir. Kim Baraka
- k.barakavunl
- Faculty of Science, Artificial Intelligence - Assistant Professor
- Network Institute - Assistant Professor
- Social AI - Assistant Professor
Person: Academic

1 Not started
5 Active
10 Finished

Innoguard: InnoGuard: Hybrid and Generative Intelligence for Trustworthy Autonomous Cyber-Physical Systems
Malavolta, I. (Principal Investigator) & Lago, P. (Principal Investigator)
1/09/24 → 31/08/28
Project: Research
IMPROve: Intrinsic Capacity Maintenance for Promoting Healthy Aging
Schaap, L. (Project Researcher), van Schoor, N. M. (Project Researcher), Visser, M. (Project Researcher), Vollenbroek-Hutten, M. M. R. (Project Researcher), Wang, Y. (Project Researcher) & Francois Lavet, V. (Project Researcher)
1/06/23 → 31/05/28
Project: Research
Targeting metabolic pathways as treatment strategy in head and neck cancer
Haanstra, J. (Principal Investigator), Odendaal, C. (Project Researcher), Dalhuisen, R. (PhD candidate), Milou, H. (Project Researcher), Stigter-van Walsum, M. (Project Researcher), Poell, J. (Project Researcher), Teusink, B. (Project Researcher) & Brakenhoff, R. H. (Principal Investigator)
1/05/23 → 30/04/28
Project: Research
HEWSTI: Hybrid Explainable Workflows for Security and Threat Intelligence
Massacci, F. (Project Researcher)
1/05/23 → 30/04/27
Project: Research
Sustainability-aware software architecting for the future cloud
Lago, P. (Principal Investigator), Andrikopoulos, V. (Principal Investigator), Fatima, I. (PhD candidate) & Ahmadisakha, S. (PhD candidate)
1/05/22 → 1/09/26
Project: Research

Addressing Incomplete Data in Survival and Quality of Life Prediction: A Pancreatic Cancer Case Study
Lisowska, A., den Hengst, F., Shah, S. I. H., Teije, A. T., Bohoudi, O., Vissers, P., Ali, M., Leeuwenburgh, L., Stommel, M., Lamoré, A., Verpalen, I., Homs, M., Koerkamp, B. G., Vos-Geelen, J. D., Mieog, S., Hooft, J. E. V., Daamen, L., Meijer, V. E. D., Wilmink, H. & van Laarhoven, H. & 3 others, Besselink, M., Kazemier, G. & Group, F. T. D. P. C., 2027, Lecture Notes in Computer Science.
Research output: Chapter in Book / Report / Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
Software Architecture Evaluation for Sustainability
Fatima, I., 28 Sept 2026, 168 p.
Research output: PhD Thesis › PhD-Thesis - Research and graduation internal

Open Access
File
15 Downloads (Pure)
An empirical investigation into human judgments of security threats
Mbaka, W. B., 7 Sept 2026, 185 p.
Research output: PhD Thesis › PhD-Thesis - Research and graduation internal

Open Access
File
14 Downloads (Pure)
Experiment runner: A tool for the automatic orchestration of experiments targeting software systems
Karsten, M., Calin Dragomir, A., Apsan, R., Stoico, V. & Malavolta, I., Jul 2026, In: Science of Computer Programming. 252, p. 1-14 14 p., 103415.
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Open Access
The relationship between intrinsic capacity and functional ability – identifying key environmental features to support healthy ageing
Govaerts, J., Yang, Z., Visser, M., Huisman, M., Francois-Lavet, V., van Schoor, N. M. & Schaap, L. A., Jul 2026, In: Experimental Gerontology. 220, 113171.
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Open Access

Advanced Compiler Construction
Freiherr von Gleissenthal, K.
1/09/25 → 31/08/26
Course
Advanced Logic
van Raamsdonk, F.
1/09/25 → 31/08/26
Course
Advanced Operating Systems
Giuffrida, C.
1/09/25 → 31/08/26
Course
Advanced Programming
Veltman, J.
1/09/25 → 31/08/26
Course
Advanced Spectroscopy
Bhulai, A.
1/09/25 → 31/08/26
Course

145 Lecture / Presentation
100 Membership
22 Editorial work
19 Conference
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Contesting Content Moderation on Social Media
Majo Vazquez, S. (Organiser), Malavolta, I. (Organiser), Eskens, S. (Participant), Vinhas, O. (Participant), van der waal, S. (Participant) & Common, M. (Participant)
27 Mar 2025
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Seminar › Academic
Patterns Illumination in Knowledge Graphs: Supporting the Hypothesis Creation Process
Wilcke, X. (Speaker)
5 Jun 2025
Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Academic
Symbolic Quantile Regression for the Interpretable Prediction of Conditional Quantiles
den Hengst, F. (Speaker)
16 Apr 2025
Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Academic
PRL: Bridging the Gap Between AI Planning and Reinforcement Learning
den Hengst, F. (Participant)
3 Apr 2025
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Workshop › Academic
Informative Session on the Artificial Intelligence Act: Key Analysis on this Landmark Law
Malavolta, I. (Organiser), De Conca, S. (Organiser) & Majo Vazquez, S. (Organiser)
25 Apr 2024
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Seminar › Academic

1st prize for best LOD application (Netherlands)
Beek, W. G. J. (Recipient), Rietveld, L. J. (Recipient) & Schlobach, S. (Recipient), 2015
Prize / Grant: Prize › Academic
2001 IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON EVOLUTIONARY COMPUTATION OUTSTANDING PAPER AWARD
Eiben, A. E. (Recipient), 2001
Prize / Grant: Prize › Academic
3rd prize for best LOD application (Europe)
Beek, W. G. J. (Recipient), Rietveld, L. J. (Recipient) & Schlobach, S. (Recipient), 2015
Prize / Grant: Prize › Academic
ACM Fellow
Boncz, P. (Recipient), 2023
Prize / Grant: Prize › Academic
ACM SIGSOFT Distinguished Paper Award
Verdecchia, R. (Recipient), 30 May 2019
Prize / Grant: Prize › Academic

Distribution of Errors Reported by LOD2 LODStats Project
Hoekstra, R. (Creator) & Groth, P. T. (Creator), Figshare, 2 May 2013
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.695949
Dataset / Software: Dataset
Sustainability in Software Engineering
Wolfram, N. (Creator), Lago, P. (Creator) & Osborne, F. (Contributor), GitHub, 17 Dec 2024
https://github.com/S2-group/SustainIT-2017-sustainab-in-SE-rep-pkg
Dataset / Software: Dataset
Replication package Systematic Literature Review of Domain-oriented Specification Techniques
Deckers, R. (Owner) & Lago, P. (Contributor), Software and Sustainability (S2) Research Group, 9 Apr 2021
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6645856, https://zenodo.org/record/6645856#.YsrZ5exBya0
Dataset / Software: Dataset
Awari game score database
Romein, J. W. (Creator), Bal, H. E. (Contributor) & Verstoep, K. (Contributor), VU, 2024
DOI: 10.48338/vu01-11wjke, https://publication.yoda.vu.nl/full/VU01/11WJKE.html
Dataset / Software: Dataset
Marx: Uncovering Class Hierarchies In C++ Programs - (Evaluation Data)
Pawlowski, A. (Creator), Contag, M. (Creator), Veen, V. V. D. (Creator), Ouwehand, C. (Creator), Holz, T. (Creator), Bos, H. (Creator), Athanasopoulos, E. (Creator) & Giuffrida, C. (Creator), Zenodo, 11 Jan 2017
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.238686
Dataset / Software: Dataset

Creating tools to open up programming languages to multiple users
Verano Merino, M.
29/04/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Artikel over het Robot Baby Project
Eiben, G.
14/01/17
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Other
TED talk
Eiben, G.
10/10/11
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities

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