After studying applied mathematics at the University of Twente, I obtained my PhD at Eindhoven University of Technology. After that, I have worked as a postdoc at the University of Canterbury, as a teacher in primary and secondary schools in Tanzania and Kenya and as a researcher at CWI in Amsterdam. In 2014, I joined TU Delft, where I’m currently an associate professor. I’m co-chair of AIM.
Upcoming events
- Theory, Methods, and Applications of Quantitative Phylogenomics, Sep 4 – Dec 6, 2024, ICERM, Providence, RI, USA.
- Second workshop on AI and Mathematics – Connecting the mathematics clusters. June 1-2, 2023, Twente University. Organised by AIM.
New papers and preprints (a full list is here)
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Leo van Iersel, Mark Jones, Esther Julien, Yukihiro Murakami. Making a Network Orchard by Adding Leaves. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2305.03106.
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Leo van Iersel, Mark Jones, Mathias Weller. When Three Trees Go to War. hal-04013152 (2023).
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Elise Deen, Leo van Iersel, Remie Janssen, Mark Jones, Yukihiro Murakami and Norbert Zeh. A Near-Linear Kernel for Two-Parsimony Distance. arXiv:2211.00378 (2022).
- Leo van Iersel, Vincent Moulton and Yukihiro Murakami. Polynomial invariants for cactuses. Information Processing Letters, 182:106394 (2023).
- Mark Jones, Mathias Weller and Leo van Iersel. Embedding phylogenetic trees in networks of low treewidth, ESA 2022. 10.4230/LIPIcs.ESA.2022.69. arXiv:2207.00574
- Giulia Bernardini, Leo van Iersel, Esther Julien and Leen Stougie. Reconstructing Phylogenetic Networks via Cherry Picking and Machine Learning, WABI 2022. 10.4230/LIPIcs.WABI.2022.16 (arXiv)
- Leo van Iersel, Remie Janssen, Mark Jones and Yukihiro Murakami. Orchard Networks are Trees with Additional Horizontal Arcs. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, 84:76 (2022).
- Rosanne Wallin, Leo van Iersel, Steven Kelk and Leen Stougie. Applicability of several rooted phylogenetic network algorithms for representing the evolutionary history of SARS-CoV-2. BMC Ecology and Evolution, 21:220 (2021).
- Elizabeth Gross, Leo van Iersel, Remie Janssen, Mark Jones, Colby Long and Yukihiro Murakami. Distinguishing level-1 phylogenetic networks on the basis of data generated by Markov processes. Journal of Mathematical Biology, 83:32 (2021). (arXiv)
Recent student theses (a full list is here)
- Yukihiro Murakami, On Phylogenetic Encodings and Orchard Networks (PhD)
- Remie Janssen, Rearranging Phylogenetic Networks (PhD)
- Frank Janisse, Encoding level-k phylogenetic networks (MSc)
- Rosanne Wallin, Applicability of phylogenetic network algorithms for representing the evolutionary history of SARS-CoV-2 (blog post) (MSc)
- Bryan Versendaal, Improving algorithms in phylogenetics using machine learning (MSc)
- Leonie Nipius, Rooted binary level-3 phylogenetic networks are encoded by quarnets (BSc)
- Leonie Nipius, Encoding undirected and semi-directed binary phylogenetic networks by quarnets (MSc)
- Robbert Huijsman, Treewidth based algorithms for Tree Containment in phylogenetics (MSc)
In Dutch:
- Leo van Iersel. Hoe zijn ze verwant? Nieuw Archief voor Wiskunde, 5/16 (3): 174-178 (2015).
Research projects
- “Identifiability of evolutionary histories” funded by NWO ENW-M2 grant with Steven Kelk and Mark Jones.
- “Optimization for and with Machine Learning” funded by NWO ENW-GROOT grant, co-applicant. https://optimal.uva.nl/
- “Treewidth Parameterizations of Network Construction Problems in Phylogenetics” funded by NWO ENW-KLEIN grant with Mark Jones.
- “Encoding, reconstructing and comparing complex evolutionary scenarios” funded by NWO Vidi grant.
- “Bringing phylogenetic networks to life” funded by NWO Veni grant.
Organized events
- Guarantees for AI. Track at ICT.OPEN, Jaarbeurs Utrecht, 2023
- AIM Networking Event, December 1, 2022, NWO Utrecht.
- First workshop on AI and Mathematics – Connecting the mathematics clusters. June 9-10 2022, CWI Amsterdam. Organised by AIM.
- Distinguishability in genealogical phylogenetic networks, 13 – 17 August 2018, Lorentz Center, Leiden.
- Utilizing Genealogical Phylogenetic Networks in Evolutionary Biology: Touching the Data, 7-11 July 2014, Lorentz Center, Leiden.
- The Future of Phylogenetic Networks, 15-19 October 2012, Lorentz Center, Leiden.
Program Committee memberships
Other
I’m recommender for Peer Community In Mathematical & Computational Biology.
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