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National ACCESS consortium launched to improve acute care for patients across the Netherlands
The national ACCESS consortium, led by University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) and the University of Groningen, has received nearly €1 million to develop an integrated digital triage platform for acute care. The …
Better coordination can ease pressure on care for older adults
Mathematical models can help identify vulnerable older people earlier and reduce bottlenecks between hospitals, home care and nursing homes. In his PhD research, CWI researcher Tim de Boer shows that better coordination …
Transporting waste by water proves cheaper and cleaner
When the A7 near Purmerend was closed to heavy traffic for many months, freight transport came to a standstill. The Province of North Holland wanted to know whether transport by water could …
Major NWO grant to build world’s largest digital twin for energy-system studies
A cutting-edge consortium project called ‘Understanding Large and cOmplex Power sYstems’ (UTOPYS) will enable researchers to build the world’s largest research cluster for real-time energy system studies. The initiative, led by TU …
Planning for reality: NWO Vidi for robust decisions with wild data
Senior researcher Bart Van Parys (CWI’s Stochastics group) has received an NWO Vidi grant of €850,000 for his project 'Robust decisions with wild data'. Over five years, he will develop tools that …
Outsmarting digital intruders with AI
Universities, hospitals, businesses, and even government institutions have in recent years faced cyberattacks that paralyzed their systems. These incidents highlight how vulnerable our digital infrastructure is. Etienne van de Bijl (CWI’s Stochastics …
Deep learning exposes vulnerabilities in video streaming
Artificial intelligence can make communication smarter, faster, and more secure – but it can also reveal vulnerabilities. This is demonstrated in the doctoral research of Arwin Gansekoele (CWI/VU). His work shows that …
Project to reduce waiting times in healthcare moves into practice
A mathematical model that reduces waiting times in elderly care by intelligently matching supply and demand will soon be tested in practice in the Amsterdam region.
