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Themes

 

Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) is the national research institute for mathematics and computer science in the Netherlands.

To give focus to our efforts, we concentrate on five broad, societally-relevant themes:

We conduct pioneering research in mathematics and computer science, and transfer the results of this to industrial and societial partners.

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Sharing Knowledge

Results of mathematics and computer science research are the invisible driving forces behind our economic growth and welfare. CWI contributes by sharing its fundamental knowledge with public and private partners, starting spin-off companies and developing innovative software tools and standards.

The institute also plays a central role in several (inter)national programs and organizations.

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21-03-2013
New database architecture exploits power of modern network hardware

SciLens computer cluster at CWI, picture Guido Benschop

Researchers from Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) challenged the common belief that network is your bottleneck in Big Data. They have developed a novel database architecture where the most relevant data flows continuously through a ring network composed out of many machines.

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Highlight

 

CWI Lexures: Discrete Mathematics and Optimization

The CWI 'Lexures' are organized on 25 April 2013 in honour of prof dr. Alexander Schrijver.

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Cum laude for Benjamin Sanderse

Benjamin Sanderse (CWI) developed advanced mathematical methods for simulation of wind farms. His research, carried out for ECN, can give a significant boost to wind power. He graduated with honours on 19 March at TU/e.

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