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Is this the first physics problem that the quantum computer will solve?

Joris Kattemölle (UvA/QuSoft/CWI) proposes a physical problem that could be the first one for a quantum computer with 100 qubits to solve. On Wednesday 30 June ...

Jop Briët awarded Andreas Bonn medal

Jop Briët, former researcher at the Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) in Amsterdam, was awarded the Andreas Bonn medal for his thesis `Grothendieck ...

Jordi Weggemans wins Lorentz Graduation Prize

CWI PhD student and QuSoft researcher Jordi Weggemans has won the Lorentz Graduation Prize for Theoretical Physics 2021 for his master thesis on a new quantum ...

It was exciting to learn that €615 million is awarded to Quantum Delta NL to accelerate Quantum Technology. But what will they do with this? Listen to ...

Mathematical tools reconstruct ancient genetic code

The genetic code of the last universal common ancestor of all present life on earth, appears to be surprisingly advanced. In his PhD thesis, Peter van der ...

Maths helps understand information processing on quantum systems

On 26 January Farrokh Labib (CWI, QuSoft) defended his thesis on quantum information theory. His research helps to map out how information can be processed on ...

Ming Li and Paul Vitanyi's textbook on Kolmogorov complexity receives a 2020 McGuffey Longevity Award

Paul Vitányi (CWI) and Ming Li (University of Waterloo) have received one of seven 2020 McGuffey Longevity Awards from the Textbook & Academic Authors ...

National Agenda on Quantum Technology released

The Dutch National Agenda on Quantum Technology is presented to State Secretary Mona Keijzer this afternoon by physicist Robbert Dijkgraaf. The Agenda provides ...

Nature does not allow secure computation between rivals

It is impossible to devise a cryptographic system that guarantees secure computation between two rivals.