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Exploring hidden links in neuroscience literature with augmented reality

Neuroscience researchers must often decide which experiment is worth months of work before the evidence is fully clear. In her PhD, Boyu Xu shows how augmented reality can help scan vast amounts …

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Enhancing near-term quantum computing

Can quantum computers already do more than their fragile hardware seems to allow? PhD student Marten Folkertsma (CWI, QuSoft) shows that by interleaving partial quantum measurements with classical processing, even the most …

Marten Folkertsma (A&C and QuSoft) behind his computer. Picture by Ivar Pel for CWI, 2022.

FastLanes: redesigning data files for faster analytics

Computer scientist Azim Afroozeh redesigned data compression and storage so large datasets can be analyzed faster while taking less space. His work led to FastLanes, a new file format tuned for modern …

Portrait of computer scientist Azim Afroozeh

Prestigious European grant to improve calculations of turbulent flows

Senior researcher Benjamin Sanderse has received a major European grant to tackle a problem that defeats even supercomputers: reliably predicting turbulent flows. Turbulent flows are critical not only in the energy transition, …

Benjamin Sanderse standing in front of CWI and the Congress Centre

NWO grant for UNIQUE project: enhancing wave-based imaging

A joint research project of CWI and the University of Amsterdam called UNIQUE (Unified framework for wave-based Inversion, Quantification of Uncertainties, and Experimental design) was awarded a grant from NWO’s Open Technology …

Tristan van Leeuwen sitting in front of a computer, studying the x ray image of the inside of an apple

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 …

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Exploring the limits of quantum computation

How do quantum and classical computational resources compare? PhD student Jordi Weggemans (CWI, QuSoft) hopes to answer this question in his thesis ‘Quantum versus Classical Resources in Computational Complexity’, which he defended …

CWI PhD student Jordi Weggemans (A&C) by Ivar Pel (2022).

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 …

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