Background
Van der Vaart was born in Vlaardingen.
mathematician university professor
Van der Vaart was born in Vlaardingen.
He earned his Doctor of Philosophy at Leiden University in 1987.
Before starting at Leiden van der Vaart was a professor at the VU University Amsterdam. In 2015 he was one of four winners of the Dutch Spinoza Prize and received a 2.5 million euro grant. He was awarded the prize for his research on mathematical models that help track genes for cancer research.
On being awarded the prize Van der Vaart stated that 2.5 million euro was too much, claiming he could have 35 postdoctoral and Doctor of Philosophy students work with the grant.
He was also the recipient of an European Research Council Advanced Grant in 2012.
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.
