Education @LIACS

These webpages contain information on the various educational programmes and courses offered at or by the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS), the computer science and artificial intelligence department of Leiden University.

Master Computer Science

This page is for internal use at LIACS only. The only authoritative source for students is the official university prospectus (study guide). No rights can be deduced from this page.

Academic year

Programme

This page gives an overview of all specialisations of the Master Computer Science, but only courses coordinated and/or taught by LIACS are shown. For full curricula, refer to the prospectus.

Master Computer Science — Generic information

Study coordinator: Marielle Tijmensen & Judith Janssen (mastercs@liacs.leidenuniv.nl)
Study advisor: Nadia van der Valk & Marisa Beunk (master-studyadvisor@liacs.leidenuniv.nl)
Programme committee: oc-msc@liacs.leidenuniv.nl

Advanced Computing and Systems - required

Required courses for the Master Computer Science: Advanced Computing and Systems specialisation.

Course	uSis code	Institute	ECTS	Level	Location	Teachers
Multimedia Systems	4343MMSY6	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Bakker, dr. E.M., Lew, prof.dr. M.S.K.
System and Software Security	4343SYSSS	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Gadyatskaya, dr. O., Mentens, prof.dr.ir. N.
Cloud Computing	4343CLCMX	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Rietveld, dr. K.F.D.
Distributed Systems	4343DISYX	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Nieuwpoort, prof.dr. R.V. van
Embedded Systems and Software	4343EMBSS	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Stefanov, dr. T.P.
High Performance Computing	4343HIPX6	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Werkhoven, dr. B.J.C. van

Artificial Intelligence - required

Required courses for the Master Computer Science: Artificial Intelligence specialisation are Evolutionary Algorithms, Introduction to Deep Learning, Modern Game AI Algorithms, and Reinforcement Learning. In addition, students choose either (1) the Algorithmic AI component, consisting of Automated Machine Learning and Multicriteria Optimization and Decision Analysis, or (2) the Human-Centred AI component, consisting of Computational Creativity and AI in Society.

Course	uSis code	Institute	ECTS	Level	Location	Teachers
AI in Society	4343AISOC	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Kripe, dr. Z.
Automated Machine Learning	4343AUTMX	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Rijn, dr. J.N. van
Computational Creativity	4383COMCR	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Saunders, dr. R., Verhoef, dr. T.
Evolutionary Algorithms	4343EVALX	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Wang, dr. H.
Introduction to Deep Learning	4343INDLX	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Pelt, dr. D.M.
Modern Game AI Algorithms	4343MGAIX	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Preuss, dr. M.
Multicriteria Optimization and Decision Analysis	4343MOADX	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Wang, dr. H.
Reinforcement Learning	4343RINLX	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Plaat, prof.dr. A.

Artificial Intelligence - electives

Electives available (only) to students in the Master Computer Science: Artificial Intelligence specialisation. Students can also take electives from Elective Courses and Seminars Computer Science.

Course	uSis code	Institute	ECTS	Level	Period	Location	Teachers
Agentic Large Language Models	4343ALLMO	LIACS	6	500		Leiden	Duijn, dr. M.J. van, Meer, dr. M. van der, Plaat, prof.dr. A., Stein, dr. N. van
Artificial Creatures	4383ARCR3	LIACS	3	500		Leiden	Putten, dr. P.W.H. van der

Business Studies - required

Required courses for the Master Computer Science & Business Studies specialisation.

Course	uSis code	Institute	ECTS	Level	Location	Teachers
Global Business Game	4343BSGBG	LIACS	0	400	Leiden	Visser, prof.dr.ir. J.M.W., Schilt, drs. J. (extern)
Marketing Science	4603BSMX3	LIACS	3	500	Leiden	Rest, prof.dr. J.I. van der
Operations Management	4603BSOX4	LIACS	4	500	Leiden	Amat Lefort, dr. N.
Strategic Financial Management	4603BSSFX	LIACS	3	500	Leiden	Mooren, M.P.
Strategy and Technology	4603BSS5T	LIACS	5	500	Leiden	d’Huyvetter, dr. P.R.L., Kemp, dr.mr. R.K.
Software Development and Product Management	4343BSSDP	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Leeuwen, drs. P. van
Business Research Methods	4603BSBRM	LIACS	5	500	Leiden	Rezaei, dr. B.
Enterprise Architecture	4343BSEA6	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Kruiswijk, J.B.
Model-Driven System Development	4343BSMDS	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Ramackers, dr. G.J.
Business Studies Internship	4603SBBSI	LIACS	0	600	Leiden	Zohrehvand, dr. A.H.
Capstone Cases	4343BSCC4	LIACS	4	500	Leiden	Stettina, dr. C.J.
Master Class (Computer Science & Business Studies)	4343BSMAC	LIACS	0	600	Leiden	Heijstek, dr. W., Visser, prof.dr.ir. J.M.W.
Master's Thesis Research Project	4343MRP22Y	LIACS	22	600	Leiden	—

Business Studies - electives

Electives available (only) to students in the Master Computer Science and Business Studies specialisation. Students can also take electives from Elective Courses and Seminars Computer Science.

Course	uSis code	Institute	ECTS	Level	Location	Teachers
Integrated and Digital Organizational Development	4343BSIDO	LIACS	3	500	Leiden	Tockenburger, prof.dr. L. (extern)
Machine Learning for Business Analytics	4343BSMLB	LIACS	3	500	Leiden	Hilbert, dr. M.
Management Science	4603BSMSX	LIACS	3	500	Leiden	Pickl, prof.dr. S.W.
Behavioural Business Economics	4603BSBBE	LIACS	5	500	Leiden	Lent, dr. M. van
Data Science in Practice	4343DASPR	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Reisen, prof. dr. M. van
Leading and Managing People	4603BSLMP	LIACS	5	500	Leiden	Morozova, dr. D.
Regulatory Governance for Data Science	4343BSRGD	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Reisen, prof. dr. M. van
Cyber Security Management	4343BSCSM	LIACS	3	500	Leiden	Makri, dr.ir. E.
Data-driven Policy making	4343BSDPM	LIACS	3	500	Leiden	Giest, prof.dr. S.
System Optimisation	4603BSSOX	LIACS	3	500	Leiden	Amat Lefort, dr. N.
Entrepreneurship and Innovation	4603BSENI	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Lameij, R.
Managing Digital Transformation in Society	4343BSMDT	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Young, dr. M.M. (extern, FGGA)
Managing Software Evolution	4343BSMSE	LIACS	3	500	Leiden	Visser, prof.dr.ir. J.M.W.
Marketing Analytics	4603BSMA4	LIACS	4	500	Leiden	Weeren, drs. N. van
AI for Strategy	4603BSAS3	LIACS	4	100	Leiden	Zohrehvand, dr. A.H.
Financing Technology Ventures	4603BSFT3	LIACS	3	100	Leiden	Pereiro, dr. ing. L.E.

Education

The Master Computer Science and Education specialisation consists of 30EC Elective Courses and Seminars Computer Science, the thesis research project listed below, and the 60 EC Education component (see prospectus).

Course	uSis code	Institute	ECTS	Level	Period	Location	Teachers
Master Class	4343MACLA	LIACS	0	600		Leiden	Blank, drs. A., Preuss, dr. M.
Master's Thesis Research Project	4343MRP30Y	LIACS	30	600		Leiden	—

High-Tech Innovation

The Master Computer Science and High-Tech Innovation specialisation consists of the required courses and thesis project listed here, 12 EC Elective Courses and Seminars Computer Science, and the 60 EC High-Tech Innovation component (see prospectus).

Course	uSis code	Institute	ECTS	Level	Location	Teachers
Automated Machine Learning	4343AUTMX	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Rijn, dr. J.N. van
Evolutionary Algorithms	4343EVALX	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Wang, dr. H.
Introduction to Deep Learning	4343INDLX	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Pelt, dr. D.M.
Master Class	4343MACLA	LIACS	0	600	Leiden	Blank, drs. A., Preuss, dr. M.
Master's Thesis Research Project	4343MRP30Y	LIACS	30	600	Leiden	—

Science Communication and Society

The Master Computer Science and Science Communication and Society specialisation consists of 30 EC Elective Courses and Seminars Computer Science, the thesis project listed below, and the 60 EC Science Communication and Society component (see prospectus).

Course	uSis code	Institute	ECTS	Level	Period	Location	Teachers
Master Class	4343MACLA	LIACS	0	600		Leiden	Blank, drs. A., Preuss, dr. M.
Master's Thesis Research Project	4343MRP30Y	LIACS	30	600		Leiden	—

Data Science - required

Required courses for the Master Computer Science: Data Science specialisation.

Course	uSis code	Institute	ECTS	Level	Location	Teachers
Advances in Data Mining	4343ADVDM	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Knobbe, dr. A.J.
Introduction to Deep Learning	4343INDLX	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Pelt, dr. D.M.
Social Network Analysis for Computer Scientists	4343SNACS	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Jong, R.G. de, Takes, prof.dr. F.W.
Text Mining	4343TXTMX	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Verberne, prof.dr. S.
Information Retrieval	4343INFRX	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Verberne, prof.dr. S.
Reinforcement Learning	4343RINLX	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Plaat, prof.dr. A.
Master Class	4343MACLA	LIACS	0	600	Leiden	Blank, drs. A., Preuss, dr. M.
Master's Thesis Research Project	4343MRP42Y	LIACS	42	600	Leiden	—

Data Science - electives

Electives available (only) to students in the Master Computer Science: Data Science specialisation. Students can also take electives from Elective Courses and Seminars Computer Science.

Course	uSis code	Institute	ECTS	Level	Period	Location	Teachers
Data Science in Practice	4343DASPR	LIACS	6	500		Leiden	Reisen, prof. dr. M. van
Regulatory Governance for Data Science	4343BSRGD	LIACS	6	500		Leiden	Reisen, prof. dr. M. van

Foundations of Computing - required

Required courses for the Master Computer Science: Foundations of Computing specialisation.

Course	uSis code	Institute	ECTS	Level	Location	Teachers
Computational Models and Semantics	4343CMS6X	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Basold, dr. H., Ford, Dr.ing. M.C.
Formal Methods for AI	4343FMFAI	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Yu, dr. E.
Quantum Algorithms	4343QUALG	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Dawid-Lekowska, dr. A.M.
Foundations of Software Testing	4343FSWT6	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Bonsangue, prof.dr. M.M.
Proof Formalisation	4343PROFX	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Kappé, dr. T.W.J.
Software Verification	4343SWVRX	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Laarman, dr. A.W.
Master Class	4343MACLA	LIACS	0	600	Leiden	Blank, drs. A., Preuss, dr. M.
Master's Thesis Research Project	4343MRP42Y	LIACS	42	600	Leiden	—

Elective Courses and Seminars Computer Science

This is a global list of elective courses that can be chosen as part of most specialisations. Always check with the prospectus.

Course	uSis code	Institute	ECTS	Level	Location	Teachers
Advances in Data Mining	4343ADVDM	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Knobbe, dr. A.J.
AI and Art	4343AIART	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Soydaner, dr. D.
Audio Processing and Indexing	4343AUDIO	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Bakker, dr. E.M.
Automated Machine Learning	4343AUTMX	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Rijn, dr. J.N. van
Bayesian Optimisation	4343BAYOP	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Raponi, dr. E.
Complex Networks (BM)	4609COMNW	?	6	400	Leiden	Saxena, dr. A., Garlaschelli, prof.dr. D., Hazra, dr. R.S.
Computational Models and Semantics	4343CMS6X	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Basold, dr. H., Ford, Dr.ing. M.C.
Evolutionary Algorithms	4343EVALX	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Wang, dr. H.
Formal Methods for AI	4343FMFAI	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Yu, dr. E.
Hardware Accelerator Design	4343HACDE	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Zidaric, dr. N.
Introduction to Deep Learning	4343INDLX	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Pelt, dr. D.M.
Multimedia Systems	4343MMSY6	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Bakker, dr. E.M., Lew, prof.dr. M.S.K.
Quantum Algorithms	4343QUALG	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Dawid-Lekowska, dr. A.M.
Seminar Advanced Deep Reinforcement Learning	4343SADRL	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Moerland, dr. T.
Social Network Analysis for Computer Scientists	4343SNACS	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Jong, R.G. de, Takes, prof.dr. F.W.
Software Development and Product Management	4343BSSDP	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Leeuwen, drs. P. van
System and Software Security	4343SYSSS	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Gadyatskaya, dr. O., Mentens, prof.dr.ir. N.
Text Mining	4343TXTMX	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Verberne, prof.dr. S.
Urban Computing	4343URBC6	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Baratchi, dr. M.
Applied Quantum Algorithms	4343APQAL	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Dawid-Lekowska, dr. A.M., Tura Brugués, dr. J.
Bio-Modeling	4343BIOMD	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Cao, dr. L.
Causal Inference for Computer Scientists	4343CICSX	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Salehkaleybar, dr. S.
Cloud Computing	4343CLCMX	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Rietveld, dr. K.F.D.
Computational Imaging and Tomography	4343CIMTO	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Batenburg, prof.dr. K.J.
Cryptographic Engineering	4343CRYPE	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Mentens, prof.dr.ir. N.
Data-driven Optimisation for Real-World Applications	4343DDORW	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Fan, dr. Y.
Distributed Systems	4343DISYX	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Nieuwpoort, prof.dr. R.V. van
Embedded Systems and Software	4343EMBSS	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Stefanov, dr. T.P.
Foundations of Software Testing	4343FSWT6	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Bonsangue, prof.dr. M.M.
High Performance Computing	4343HIPX6	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Werkhoven, dr. B.J.C. van
Information Retrieval	4343INFRX	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Verberne, prof.dr. S.
Information Theoretic Data Mining	4343ITDM6	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Leeuwen, prof.dr. M. van, Yang, dr. L.
Modern Game AI Algorithms	4343MGAIX	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Preuss, dr. M.
Multicriteria Optimization and Decision Analysis	4343MOADX	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Wang, dr. H.
Multimodal Models for Ecology and Biodiversity	4343MMEBX	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Pucci, dr. R.
Natural Language Processing for Social Good	4343NLPSG	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Plaza-del-Arco, dr. F.M.
Network Science Seminar	4343NSCSE	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Jong, R.G. de, Saxena, dr. A., Takes, prof.dr. F.W., Bokanyi, dr. E.
Proof Formalisation	4343PROFX	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Kappé, dr. T.W.J.
Recommender Systems	4343RECSX	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Ren, dr. Z.
Reinforcement Learning	4343RINLX	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Plaat, prof.dr. A.
Robotics	4343ROBO6	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Bakker, dr. E.M.
Seminar Advances in Deep Learning	4343SADL6	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Doughty, dr. H.R.
Seminar Combinatorial Algorithms	4343SECAL	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Bergh, dr. M.J.H. van den, Vis, dr. J.K.
Software Verification	4343SWVRX	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Laarman, dr. A.W.
Sports Data Science	4343SPDSX	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Knobbe, dr. A.J.
Video Games for Research	4383VGFR6	LIACS	6	500	Leiden	Barbero, dr. G., Preuss, dr. M.

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