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Grant supports research into backdoors in encryption devices
Encryption devices from the last century were designed to keep messages secret, but some contained deliberate weaknesses that allowed intelligence agencies to read them. Stijn Maatje of CWI’s Cryptology group is investigating …
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Winners of the 2026 CWI Best Thesis in Applied Math Award
On 4 November, the finalists for the 2026 CWI Best Thesis in Applied Math Award pitched their research. After careful deliberation, the jury awarded the prize in the HBO Bachelor category to …
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Information about claims worth checking helps AI detect hate speech
Online hate speech often contains factual claims that may be false or misleading. Researchers from CWI and the University of Groningen show that information about which claims are worth checking can help …
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Lisa Kohl receives Vidi grant for secure collaboration on sensitive data
Cryptology-researcher Lisa Kohl is awarded a Vidi grant from NWO for research on secure Multi Party Computation (MPC). The aim is to allow parties that work with sensitive data to share data …
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Bert Zwart named INFORMS Fellow
Bert Zwart, leader of CWI’s Stochastics group, has been named a 2026 INFORMS Fellow, one of the highest professional honours in operations research and analytics. He is recognized for his mathematical work …
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New strategic research and innovation agenda to strengthen European digital sovereignty
To strengthen Europe’s digital sovereignty, a broad coalition of European scientists and businesses has launched the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) for the Future of Software. The initiators are calling on …
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International Symposium on Mathematical Programming (ISMP) in Amsterdam in 2027
CWI researchers Daniel Dadush and Monique Laurent will be co-chairs of the conference.
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Call for proposals Research Semester Programmes 2028-2029
The new Call for Proposals is now open! CWI invites colleagues from Dutch universities to jointly develop proposals for CWI Research Semester Programmes.
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