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Human-Centric Modeling of 3D Data: the Future of 3D Video Compression?
How we can model the quality of 3D content from a user viewpoint, so it can be compressed and streamed without noticeable impact? This question is at the core of Xuemei Zhou …
Dutch consortium Stage IX awarded grant to transform Immersive Art
A grant of €1.3M has been awarded to Stage IX: a consortium in which the Distributed and Interactive Systems (DIS) group at CWI collaborates with Ruimtetijd, 4DSOUND, Amsterdam University of the Arts, …
Blending physical and digital worlds: CWI develops a PhysioDrum
How can physical objects be enhanced by digital features to create new experiences in areas like cultural heritage and the performing arts? In his PhD thesis Rômulo Vieira provides a theoretical framework …
How can we make AI explainable and trustworthy for healthcare?
Imagine getting health advice or therapy from an Artificial Intelligence (AI). While Large Language Models (LLMs) —the powerful AI behind tools — are becoming incredibly smart, would you trust them with your …
ACM Multimedia Conference 2025: significant contributions of CWI’s DIS group
The Distributed and Interactive Systems (DIS) group from CWI delivered significant contributions to the ACM Multimedia Conference (ACM MM 2025). This worldwide premier event for scientific achievements in the multimedia field took …
New way to measure group dynamics in eXtended Reality (XR): DIS Wins the Best Paper Award
Postdoctoral researcher Sam Van Damme has won the Best Paper Award at the 17th International Conference on Quality of Multimedia Experience (QoMEX’25). QoMEX is an annual international conference that focuses on research …
SURF Tech Trends: how CWI contributes to the use of XR for education and research
The new SURF Tech Trends report was published today. This bi-annual trend report helps CIO’s, policymakers, teachers, researchers and IT architects by providing them with insight into the most important digital trends …
The TRACTION story: EU-funded research that makes a difference
In the EU-funded TRACTION project, opera became a platform for inclusion. With digital tools built by CWI, a whole neighbourhood in Barcelona co-created and performed their own stories. The project has been …
