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Research department
Department of Data Science and Knowledge Engineering (DKE)
Founded in 1992, DKE is a fast-growing department undertaking research to advance the fields of artificial intelligence, data science, computer science, applied mathematics and robotics. Furthermore, DKE maintains a large network of industry partners through the award-winning KE@Work programme and through our research collaborations.
The department provides education through one bachelor’s programme and two master’s programmes.
Fast facts
- Established in 1992
- Focus on artificial intelligence, data science, computer science, applied mathematics and robotics
- ± 60 researchers and PhD students active in 9 research themes
- ± 800 students in 1 bachelor’s and 2 master’s programmes
Research
Research at the Department of Data Science and Knowledge Engineering spans the disciplines and interfaces of artificial intelligence, data science, computer science and applied mathematics.
We develop new tools and methodologies to advance these fields. At the same time, we collaborate with a wide range of institutes both within and outside of Maastricht University and work on diverse applications, including in the fields of health and medicine, logistics, biology, art, physics, cybersecurity, neuroscience and education.
Education
Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (BSc)
A 3-year bachelor's programme offering a unique combination of artificial intelligence, computer science and mathematics.
Artificial Intelligence (MSc)
A 2-year master's programme with a focus on simulating human intelligence for a wide variety of applications: from game design to patient diagnosis.
Data Science for Decision Making (MSc)
A 2-year master's programme with a focus on extracting valuable information from large datasets for widespread applications such as: scheduling customer service agents and optimising supply chains or modelling biological processes.
We also offer an exchange programme for students looking to study abroad.
News
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NWO awards first ‘Stairway to Impact’ prize to Dr. Kateřina Staňková
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Mathematics Centre Maastricht launches successfully
Friday, November 20, 2020Read moreMathematics in Maastricht? Why yes – for more than 30 years already! The recently-established Mathematics Centre Maastricht (MCM) is a first, however, and has already seen over fifty researchers from across the university join its ranks.
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An algorithm-mad surfer
Wednesday, October 21, 2020Read moreIn 2016 Marta Dávila Mateu, now a graduate of Data Science and Knowledge Engineering, moved to Maastricht, a city completely unknown to her. Her choice turned out to be a double-edged sword. She found the lack of skate culture depressing, but enjoyed her studies, especially the focus on the mathematics behind data.
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Maastricht University to enter quantum computing collaboration with IBM
Monday, October 5, 2020Maastricht University will become the first Dutch university to enter the IBM Q Network. The goal of the collaboration is to develop the high-performance computation power required for two next-generation advanced physics detectors.
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Mathematics to help achieve bite-sized evolutionary trees
Friday, September 11, 2020The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) has awarded a KLEIN-1 grant to Dr. Steven Kelk. He will explore the mathematics behind shrinking the sometimes impossibly huge evolutionary trees.
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Data Science and Knowledge Engineering bachelor's programme changes name
Tuesday, September 1, 2020As of 1 September 2020, the programme is named Data Science and Artificial Intelligence.
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First-year bachelor’s students rescue kidnapped professor
Friday, August 28, 2020150 unsuspecting students took part in an alternate reality game last Monday. Within 30 hours of starting their introduction to the bachelor’s programme at the Department of Data Science and Knowledge Engineering, they collectively defused a bomb and emerged as heroes.
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“I try to make the world a better place”
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Don't stop me now
Monday, August 24, 2020Dr. Kateřina Staňková and Prof. Yvonne van der Meer each secured millions of euros in research funding during UM’s cyberattack. What was that like? And how does the post-Brexit, pandemic reality now affect them as newly-established coordinators of European research networks?
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European network to train new generation of mathematicians to model biology
Wednesday, July 22, 2020 Read more
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