Six degrees of Coronavirus
January 10, 2021In this article we discuss how, during a pandemic, actions and interactions can have a huge impact on a big part of a population in a very short time.
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Making interdisciplinary connectionsJanuary 22, 2021 Random encounters with Ramsey numbersDecember 9, 2020 Sir Roger Penrose - looking into black holesNovember 11, 2020 Articles in Wetenschap.nuNovember 4, 2020 Network Pages in Pythagoras - the mathematics magazine for youth and teachersOctober 18, 2020Music Building Eindhoven: a theatre filled with math
Measures to halt the spread of Covid-19 are having an enormous impact on the cultural sector. In some cases mathematics…
No winner without a second place
When you browse the internet a lot of websites show you banners with advertisements. And if you reload the page some…
From the ateliers of great masters to the labs of the Rijksmuseum
Many scientists nowadays, including myself, develop methods that can be used in the restoration and preservation of our cultural heritage.
Stopping network bottlenecks before they stop you
Detection of bottlenecks is a topic that mathematicians have been working on for decades and which they continue to work…
Interview with Birgit Sollie
Birgit Sollie is a PhD student at the VU Amsterdam, where she does research in stochastic processes and mathematical biology.
José van Dijck: "I draw inspiration from the relationship between technology, user and ideas"
On Friday 3 July 2020 I interviewed José van Dijck, after attending her talk “Connected against COVID-19, how networks spread…
Financial Networks: "A complete overview of interbank exchanges would help prevent a new financial collapse"
A complete overview of interbank exchanges would help prevent a new financial collapse. However, banks do not provide this information:…
"A digital app can help reconstruct the virus transmission contact network"
On Tuesday 31st of May the KNAW organized the webinar "Verbonden tegen Covid-19 - Hoe netwerken pandemieën verspreiden en bestrijden"…