TCS in Amsterdam

TCS in Amsterdam

This website provides an overview of the academic research in theoretical computer science (TCS) carried out at various institutions in Amsterdam.

TCS in Amsterdam

TCS Researchers in Amsterdam

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Permanent Members

Ali Mehrabi

Ali Mehrabi

Assistant Professor

computational geometry

Balder ten Cate

Balder ten Cate

Associate Professor

data management, artificial intelligence, computational learning theory, logic in computer science

Christian Schaffner

Christian Schaffner

Full Professor

quantum cryptography, cryptographic protocols, (quantum) information theory

Daniel Dadush

Daniel Dadush

Senior Researcher

convex optimization, lattice algorithms, algorithms for integer programming, convex geometry

Divya Ravi

Divya Ravi

Assistant Professor

Secure Multi-party Computation, Distributed Computing

Femke van Raamsdonk

Femke van Raamsdonk

Assistant Professor

logic, rewriting

Florian Speelman

Florian Speelman

Assistant Professor

quantum information, complexity theory, quantum cryptography, quantum communication

Frank S. de Boer

Frank S. de Boer

Senior Researcher, Full Professor

semantics and proof-theory of (concurrent) programming languages, computer-aided specification and verification, component-based software engineering, multi-agent systems

Gregor Behnke

Gregor Behnke

Assistant Professor

automated planning, boolean satisfiability, artificial intelligence

Guido Schäfer

Guido Schäfer

Group Leader CWI, Full Professor

algorithmic game theory, combinatorial optimization, algorithms, complexity

Guus Regts

Guus Regts

Associate Professor

combinatorics, graph polynomials, approximate counting

Harry Buhrman

Harry Buhrman

Distinguished Research Professor

quantum computing, complexity theory, quantum cryptography, Kolmogorov complexity, computational biology

Jeroen Zuiddam

Jeroen Zuiddam

Assistant Professor

computational complexity, quantum information theory, discrete mathematics

Jo Ellis-Monaghan

Jo Ellis-Monaghan

Full Professor

algebraic combinatorics, applied graph theory

John van de Wetering

John van de Wetering

Assistant Professor

quantum computing, quantum foundations

Jonas Helsen

Jonas Helsen

Senior Researcher

quantum computing, quantum information theory

Jop Briët

Jop Briët

Senior Researcher

additive combinatrics, geometric functional analysis, quantum information, coding theory

Jörg Endrullis

Jörg Endrullis

Assistant Professor

term and graph rewriting, automata theory

Klaus von Gleissenthall

Klaus von Gleissenthall

Assistant Professor

programming languages, formal verification, security

Koen Groenland

Koen Groenland

Quantum Innovation Officer

Quantum Technology, Quantum Key Distribution

Kristina Sojakova

Kristina Sojakova

Assistant Professor

programming languages, security and privacy, formal verification, type theory

Krystal Guo

Krystal Guo

Assistant Professor

algebraic graph theory, quantum computing

Malvin Gattinger

Malvin Gattinger

Assistant Professor

epistemic planning, modal logic, model checking, functional programming

Māris Ozols

Māris Ozols

Associate Professor

quantum computing, quantum Information, quantum algorithms

Monique Laurent

Monique Laurent

Senior Researcher, Full Professor

combinatorial optimization, semidefinite programming, combinatorics

Nicolas Resch

Nicolas Resch

Assistant Professor

coding theory, cryptography

Rebecca Reiffenhäuser

Rebecca Reiffenhäuser

Assistant Professor

algorithmic game theory, algorithmic fairness

Ronald de Haan

Ronald de Haan

Assistant Professor

parameterized complexity theory, knowledge representation & reasoning, computational logic

Ronald de Wolf

Ronald de Wolf

Senior Researcher, Full Professor

quantum computing, complexity theory

Ross J. Kang

Ross J. Kang

Associate Professor

probabilistic and extremal combinatorics, random discrete structures, graph colouring, geometric graphs, algorithms

Sabine Oechsner

Sabine Oechsner

Assistant Professor

secure multiparty computation, cryptography

Solon P. Pissis

Solon P. Pissis

Senior Researcher, Associate Professor

algorithms, data structures, bioinformatics

Stacey Jeffery

Stacey Jeffery

Senior Researcher

quantum algorithms, quantum cryptography

Steven de Rooij

Steven de Rooij

Docent

theoretical computer science education

Ulle Endriss

Ulle Endriss

Full Professor

computational social choice, artificial intelligence

Wan Fokkink

Wan Fokkink

Full Professor

concurrency theory, protocol verification, supervisory control, distributed algorithms

Yasamin Nazari

Yasamin Nazari

Assistant Professor

Graph algorithms, Dynamic algorithms, Distributed and Parallel algorithms

Yde Venema

Yde Venema

Full Professor

modal logic, algebra, coalgebra

Postdocs

Patrick Lederer

Patrick Lederer

Postdoc

computational social choice, algorithmic game theory

Sebastian Verschoor

Sebastian Verschoor

Postdoc

(Quantum) cryptography, Cryptographic protocols

Théo Delemazure

Théo Delemazure

Postdoc

computational social choice, artificial intelligence

PhD Students

Ailsa Robertson

Ailsa Robertson

PhD student

Quantum Safe Cryptography, Quantum Impact on Societal Security

Alp Adnan Başar

Alp Adnan Başar

PhD Student

Arie Soeteman

Arie Soeteman

PhD Student

automated reasoning, machine learning

Ben Bals

Ben Bals

PhD Student

Graph algorithms, String algorithms

Daan Planken

Daan Planken

PhD student

quantum key distribution, post-quantum cryptography, side-channel analysis

Dmitry Grinko

Dmitry Grinko

PhD Student

quantum algorithms

Galina Pass

Galina Pass

PhD Student

quantum algorithms

Garazi Muguruza Lasa

Garazi Muguruza Lasa

PhD Student

quantum cryptography

Gina Muuss

Gina Muuss

PhD student

quantum cryptography, cryptography

Haitian Wang

Haitian Wang

PhD Student

Category Theory, Type Theory, Theorem Proving, Functional Programming, Model Checking

João Sá

João Sá

PhD Student

automated planning

Jordi Weggemans

Jordi Weggemans

PhD Student

quantum algorithms

Llorenç Escolà Farràs

Llorenç Escolà Farràs

PhD Student

quantum cryptography

Luís Ferreirinha

Luís Ferreirinha

PhD Student

formal verification, security, assembly language, type systems

Lynn Engelberts

Lynn Engelberts

PhD Student

quantum algorithms

Manideep Mamindlapally

Manideep Mamindlapally

PhD student

Quantum Algorithms

Marten Folkertsma

Marten Folkertsma

PhD Student

quantum algorithms, quantum complexity theory

Martijn Brehm

Martijn Brehm

PhD student

Maurice Dekker

Maurice Dekker

PhD Student

multi-agent path finding, epistemic planning

Mingrui Zou

Mingrui Zou

PhD student

Cryptography, Secure Multi-party Computation

Niels Neumann

Niels Neumann

PhD Student

quantum computing, quantum applications

Parnian Naderi

Parnian Naderi

PhD Student

mathematical logic, proof assistants, formal methods, hardware security

Quinten Marcus Tupker

Quinten Marcus Tupker

PhD Student

quantum algorithms

Rajath Rao

Rajath Rao

PhD Student

graph algorithms

Robin Webbers

Robin Webbers

PhD Student

type checking

Sarah Li

Sarah Li

PhD student

Quantum circuit characterization, synthesis and optimization, Quantum error correction, Fault-tolerant quantum computing

Sebastian Zur

Sebastian Zur

PhD Student

quantum query/time complexity, quantum algorithms, quantum cryptography

Tsz Fung Wind Wong

Tsz Fung Wind Wong

PhD Student

Yanlin Chen

Yanlin Chen

PhD Student

quantum algorithms

Seminars

The following TCS seminars are held regularly at various places in Amsterdam (some of them also online):

Furthermore, there also are the following one-off talks:

Teaching

Bachelor study programmes

Master study programmes

Some Alumni

[the following are incomplete lists of people who graduated / left / retired in the last years]

Permanent Members

Name Institution Years Current Affiliation
Andrés Goens University of Amsterdam 2023-2025 TU Darmstadt
Jasmin Blanchette Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam 2017-2023 Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Leen Torenvliet University of Amsterdam 1975 - 2022 retired
Inge Bethke University of Amsterdam 2001-2022 retired
Alban Ponse University of Amsterdam 1995-2022 retired
Viresh Patel University of Amsterdam 2015-2022 Queen Mary University of London
Michael Walter University of Amsterdam 2017-2021 Ruhr Universität Bochum

Postdocs

Name Advisor Years Current Affiliation
Subhasree Patro Tanja Lange,Stacey Jeffery 2023-2024 Eindhoven University of Technology
Yfke Dulek Harry Buhrman,Christian Schaffner 2020-2022 ASN Bank
Nikhil Mande Ronald de Wolf 2020-2022 University of Liverpool
Mehrdad Tahmasbi Christian Schaffner 2020-2022 Renaissance Technologies LLC
Léo Colisson Stacey Jeffery 2018-2022 Université Grenoble Alpes
Jonas Helsen Michael Walter 2019-2021 CWI / QuSoft
Christian Majenz Christian Schaffner 2019-2021 DTU Compute
Alex Grilo Stacey Jeffery 2018-2021 CNRS at LIP6
Yinan Li Michael Walter, Ronald de Wolf 2018-2020 Wuhan University

PhD Students

Name PhD Advisor(s) Year of PhD Current Affiliation
Visa Nummelin Jasmin Blanchette 2025
Aloïs Rosset Joerg Endrullis, Helle Hvid Hansen, Wan Fokkink 2025 École Suisse d'Allemand
Anne Baanen Jasmin Blanchette, Sander Dahmen 2024 Mathlib Initiative
Roy Overbeek Wan Fokkink, Jörg Endrullis 2024
Estéban Gabory Solon P. Pissis, Leen Stougie 2025 University of Wrocław
Harold Nieuwboer Michael Walter, Eric Opdam 2024 University of Copenhagen
Rene Allerstorfer Harry Buhrman 2024 PsiQuantum
Philip Verduyn Lunel Harry Buhrman 2024 Sorbonne Université
Hans-Dieter Hiep Frank S. de Boer 2024 NLnet Foundation
Arjan Cornelissen Māris Ozols 2023 Simons Institute, UC Berkeley
Subhasree Patro Harry Buhrman, Florian Speelman 2023 Eindhoven University of Technology
Freek Witteveen Michael Walter 2022 QuSoft
Petar Vukmirovic Jasmin Blanchette 2022 Mendix
Farrokh Labib Jop Briët 2022 Unitary Foundation
Jan Czajkowski Christian Schaffner, Harry Buhrman 2021 Shell
Alexander Bentkamp Jasmin Blanchette, Wan Fokkink, Uwe Waldmann 2021 Cryspen
Zoi Terzopoulou Ulle Endriss 2021 GATE, Saint-Etienne School of Economics
Joris Kattemölle Jasper van Wezel, Kareljan Schoutens 2021 University of Konstanz
Yfke Dulek Christian Schaffner, Harry Buhrman 2020 QuSoft
Joran van Apeldoorn Ronald de Wolf 2020 Institute of Information Law, UvA
Koen Groenland Harry Buhrman, Kareljan Schoutens 2020 UvA and QuSoft
András Gilyén Ronald de Wolf 2019 Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics, Budapest
Sander Gribling Monique Laurent, Ronald de Wolf 2019 Tilburg University
Srinivasan Arunachalam Ronald de Wolf 2018 IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
Giannicola Scarpa Ronald de Wolf 2013 Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Umberto Grandi Ulle Endriss 2012 IRIT, University of Toulouse
Stephanie Wehner Harry Buhrman 2008 QuTech, TU Delft
Troy Lee Harry Buhrman 2006 University of Technology Sydney